Sierra: Cantares, Loiza & Triple Concerto
Cornell University Chorus, Cornell University Glee Club, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Trío Arbós, Lanfranco Marcelletti
The choral forces, the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club are first-rate. The Trío Arbós plays with great sensitivity and seems to be fully committed to the music. They seem to be comfortable...
Sierra: Cantares, Loiza & Triple Concerto
Cornell University Chorus, Cornell University Glee Club, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Trío Arbós, Lanfranco Marcelletti
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The choral forces, the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club are first-rate. The Trío Arbós plays with great sensitivity and seems to be fully committed to the music. They seem to be comfortable...
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Roberto Sierra’s refined compositional voice is subtly combined with contemporary musical techniques and his Puerto Rican heritage in the three works recorded here. Cantares, commissioned by the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club to celebrate the university’s sesquicentennial anniversary, evokes ancient Peruvian, Aztec and Afro Caribbean voices lost in time. The virtuoso Triple Concierto transforms the popular Caribbean rhythms of salsa, bolero and merengue into complex contemporary expressions, while the polyrhythmic layers of Loíza conjure a Puerto Rican town known for its strong African traditions.
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- Cornell University Chorus, Cornell University Glee Club, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra
- Lanfranco Marcelletti
- Trío Arbós, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra
- Lanfranco Marcelletti
Awards and reviews
Nov/Dec 2020
The choral forces, the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club are first-rate. The Trío Arbós plays with great sensitivity and seems to be fully committed to the music. They seem to be comfortable with the inflections of dance rhythms. The Xalapa Symphony Orchestra is a superb ensemble. Lanfranco Marcelletti provides expert leadership.
