Ars Nova Copenhagen/Hillier | Edinburgh classical review

Queen's Hall, EdinburghThis programme of American and antipodean choral works, from Ars Nova Copenhagen and director Paul Hillier, certainly tied in with the festival's New World theme – but it also showcased the vocal ensemble's talent for contemporary music. Works by classic American minimalists Steve Reich, Terry Riley and Lou Harrison sat alongside pieces by the New Zealand composer Jack Body and Australian Ross Edwards, whose Sacred Kingfisher Psalms was receiving its UK premiere. There w...

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