Exaudi
Guillaume de Machaut Donnez, seigneurs
(c.1300-1377)
John Cage (1912-92) The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs (1942)
Nowth upon Nacht (1984) Five (1988)
Machaut Je vivroie liement
Mauricio Kagel (1931-2008) Fünf Vokalisen 1-2 (2004-5)
Georges Aperghis (b.1945) from Récitations (1977-8)
Kagel Fünf Vokalisen (3-5)
Robert Fokkens (b.1975) Flytrap (2012)
Machaut En amer a douce vie
Cage Ear for EAR (1983)
Alvin Lucier (b.1931) Unamuno (1994)
Machaut Gais et jolis
Christopher Fox (b.1955) four-piece (2010-11)
Machaut Tres douce
Douce dame jolie
Cage from Song Books (1970)
Since its debut in 2002, EXAUDI has emerged as one of Britain’s leading contemporary music ensembles. Based in London it draws its singers from among the UK’s brightest vocal talents. The ensemble typically works as a consort rather than a choir – usually one voice to a part, ranging from three to eighteen voices – and draws inspiration for its sound from that of early music ensembles, a strong but focused tone that is ideal for the performance of harmonically intricate contemporary music. The programme includes Flytrap, a new piece for vocal trio by Dr. Robert Fokkens, Lecturer at the School of Music. Flytrap was specially commissioned for EXAUDI's groundbreaking Exposure series. EXAUDI’s special affinity is for the radical edges of contemporary music.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/music/newsandevents/news/schoolnews/12flytrap.html
one of the most sensationally gifted vocal groups performing in the UK at the moment Gramophone Magazine
Cardiff University Concert Hall £9, £7, £3.50