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Al Ken Kara (That Is Why It Was Called)

Composer
Biró Dániel Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Al Ken Kara (That Is Why It Was Called)
Foreign language / English title
Al Ken Kara (That Is Why It Was Called)
Subtitle
For seven voices
Dedication
to Christine Fischer and the Neue Vocalsolisten
Year of composition
2014
Type
Solo voice(s) a cappella
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
S., Ms., Ca., Ct., T., Bar., B.
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
biblical
Commissioned by
2013 Eclat Festival as Part of the Mediterranean Voices Prjoect
Premiere information
9 February 2014, ECLAT Festival, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Germany; Neue Vocalsolisten
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
Live video-recording of the premiere, 2014 (Available at www.danielpeterbiro.ca)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2013 - 2014, revised: 2016

Part of the Mediterranean Voices Project with video artist Daniel Kötter and architect Sofia Dona