Luminous Voices & Timothy Shantz - Ispiciwin (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Ispiciwin, meaning “Journey,” embarks on an unprecedented musical exploration, bridging cultures and perspectives. Winnipeg and Cree composer Andrew Balfour describes it as a dream collaboration, one that deepens the understanding of truth and storytelling from an Indigenous standpoint. With the powerful voices of Luminous Voices, alongside artists Jessica McMann and Walter MacDonald White Bear, Ispiciwin is an evocative testament to the transformative power of music and a small, but important step toward reconciliation.

Luminous Voices, Calgary’s professional chamber choir, was founded in 2012 by conductor and Artistic Director Timothy Shantz. Uniting local, national, and international artists and organizations to illuminate choral music of the past and present, spanning cultures and traditions, we engage audiences in Calgary and beyond through exceptional sonic experiences encompassing live and virtual performances, recordings, workshops, new commissions by contemporary composers, and community education and development. Luminous Voices comprises some of the best ensemble singers in the Calgary area, collaborating with singers and musicians from across North America.

Tracklist:
01. Bear: Native American courting flute
02. Balfour: Music is Vibration
03. Balfour: Ispiciwin: I.
04. Balfour: Ispiciwin: II.
05. Balfour: Ispiciwin: III.
06. Braden: Crooked by Nature
07. Beatch: Girl Hours
08. Bachmann: Weepe you no more
09. Hawley: Rise Up, My Love
10. Antognini: I Am the Rose of Sharon
11. Wadsworth: Far, Far Away
12. Bear: Native American courting flute
13. Sewepagaham: Okawîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth)
14. Sewepagaham: Picikîsksîs (Chickadee) Chant


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