Jeff Hamburg: Songs Along The Way
Helena Van Heel; The New European Ensemble
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Helena Van Heel; The New European Ensemble
Description
Jeff Hamburg, born in 1956 in Philadelphia, is a successful composer based in the Netherlands since 1978. His compositions range from chamber music, vocal, and orchestral to opera and music theatre.
Performances of his music in recent years include premieres in the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam to BBC recordings to commissions for Australian Orchestras.
Composed in 2018, Songs Along the Way is scored for Mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and harp and is performed here by Helena van Heel and The New European Ensemble.
The New European Ensemble was founded in 2009 in the Netherlands by dedicated and passionate musicians from across Europe. The ensemble has built a reputation for imaginative programming as well as ‘fantastic’ (NRC) and ‘excellent performances’ (de Volkskrant) and has been called one of the ‘Netherland’s leading ensembles’ (Nieuwe Noten).
The Swedish-Dutch mezzo-soprano Helena van Heel has a wide-ranging repertoire from Baroque to contemporary music. She has sung with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Residentie Orkest The Hague.
Mysticism in the broadest sense of the word has fascinated Jeff Hamburg his entire life. Many of his compositions are about the mysterious underpinnings of creation and existence as well as the sense of connection between man and nature. It is therefore no surprise that Hamburg has also made a serious study of hypnosis and trance, becoming a certified hypnotherapist along the way.
His more recent compositions reflect this journey, being either meditative or exploring electronic trance-invoking music.
Tracklisting
Mathias Coppens, Justus Grimm, Barbara Baltussen, Roeland Hendrikx, Sergei Redkin, Mathis Rochat, S
Carlos Damas, Ruben Lorenzo
Franches Dhont, Lukas Huisman
Elias Agsteribbe, Samuel Van De Velde
Madoka Nakamaru, Wouter Dekoninck
Ensemble Les Alizes, Clemence Comte
Mihai Cocea, Oana Zamfir
Musica Gloria, Nele Vertommen, Beniamino Paganini
St Martin's Voices; Andrew Earis (director)
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet
Alain Altinoglu; Thierry Escaich; Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris; NFM Choir; Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Vox Clamantis; Ene Salumae; Jaan-Eik Tulve
The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music; Matthew Martin
Mari Eriksmoen; Kristina Hammarstrom; Mark Milhofer; Christian Senn; Zurcher Sing-Akademie; Kammero
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas; Consort Musica Vera; Choeur de l'Opera Royal; Choeur de la Maitrise du CRR d
Carlotta Colombo; Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri; Giulio Prandi