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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5099951935405
Format: Enhanced
Label: Emi Classics
Manufacturer: Emi Classics
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Emi Classics
Release Date: September 02, 2008
Sales Rank: 2430
Studio: Emi Classics
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Album Description:
Enya's Orinoco Flow and Bach's Air on a G string; the disc also includes a track penned by Brian Wilson called 'Love and Mercy'. This is the song Libera performed to a star-studded audience in Washington DC before Christmas at the Kennedy Centre Honours, an audience which included President Bush, Robert De Niro, Cameron Diaz and Brian Wilson himself. The talented singers of Libera come from a variety of different schools and backgrounds in London and join together at a church in South London where they rehearse and perform for many hours each week. The youngest is seven and the oldest members are fourteen. Alongside their unique Libera music, the boy singers enjoy a wide repertoire from classical and cathedral pieces to works for pop and media productions. In recent years they have sung on films like 'Romeo & Juliet' and 'Hannibal' and with singers like Bjork, Elton John & Pavarotti. Libera is directed by Robert Prizeman, the well respected musical advisor to the BBC religious TV programme Songs of Praise. Robert arranges, if not writes all of the music that Libera perform. Sales of Libera's albums worldwide are now over 300,000 and the boys have a strong following of fans.
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This was the first time I had heard the Libera group as I was sent the CD as a gift. To begin with I really didn't care for some of the music - remember I hadn't heard this style of choral singing before and it took a bit of getting used to, but I sat down on Saturday and listened right through and by the time it was finished I was hooked. I loved the setting of Bach's Air on a G String in particular, and then right at the end the performances of Blake's Little Lamb and the In Paradisum are exquisite. ... Read More
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Libera continues to put out great music. Though the music is basically the same type of music as their other CD's. This CD has a slightly different feel to it in my opinion. Their music is part ethereal and part just plain fun. They sound like they enjoy singing together and being part of Libera. It would be great to be able to see them live in concert to see that joy and enthusiasm that they put into their singing on the CD's. Anyone who is a fan of boy treble singers and boy's choirs should buy ... Read More
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The latest Libera CD to add to my collection, "New Dawn," is slightly different than previous Libera CDs, in my opinion. This does not diminish the quality and artistry of the music in this CD in any way. Among the classic Libera style tracks are two tracks that one would classify as "pop" and "new age." One of the tracks I'm referring to is, "Love and Mercy" which was written by Brian Wilson and was performed by Libera on December 2007 at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. The other track ... Read More
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A few years ago, one reviewer wrote this of "Luminosa":
"Classical purists will be aghast at Handel and Debussy sharing space with digital sound sculpting, which leaves "Luminosa" free to find a home as easily accessible, superior background music."
"New Dawn" continues Libera's tradition of producing communicative, superior vocal music to the infuriation and befuddlement of the "purists" and establishment snobs. In other words, this is classical--and not-so-classical--music for people ... Read More
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I have been a fan of Libera since they were on a PBS fundraising program last year, and have waited anxiously for this new CD to be released in the US. The range and vocal techniques of these young men will literally bring tears to your eyes. You will not hear any music more like angels than this!
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