Saturday, June 25, 2011

YouTube: 'Leo Brouwer: Cuando tuve, yo te tuve - Entrevoces, Havana, Cuba' Chamber Choir Competition June 12, 2011



[Leo Brouwer; Entrevoces]

Entrevoces is a 20-voice choir from Havana, Cuba. This video is a live performance of Leo Brouwer's Cuando tuve, yo te tuve (2:58) in Germany on June 12, 2011:

“12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, http://www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network http://www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 2, June 12"

ModFestivals.org
“Ever since 1989, connoisseurs of the international choral scene have met every two years in Marktoberdorf to attend one of the most famous chamber choir competitions in the world. In the ten events which have been held to date, more than 160 choirs from 36 countries have demonstrated in exciting competitions and outstanding concerts the very best of choral music to be heard in the world today. Choral experts and the concert public are unanimous in their praise and enthusiasm: 'Many thanks for allowing this to happen and for working so hard to keep this competition on this very high artistic level.' (Maria Guinand, jury member from Venezuela).” [The Afro-Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) is profiled at AfriClassical.com]

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