Christopher Fox's music is characterized by its focus on ideas and ideals, mediated by a pragmatic, witty, and realist English humanism.
Interpretation
EXAUDI's vocal sound is influenced by the lighter, straighter tone of early music ensembles, which they find ideal for harmonically intricate contemporary music.
Performer Biography
EXAUDI is a young ensemble formed in 2002 by James Weeks (director) and Juliet Fraser (soprano), known for dynamic performances of contemporary choral music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fox's music is influenced by American experimentalism, including figures like Billings, Ives, Cage, and Christian Wolff, and delights in the plain and down-to-earth.
Composer Biography
Christopher Fox, born in York in 1955, is a composer, teacher, and writer on new music, holding a DPhil in Composition from York University.
Compositional Technique
The "American Choruses" explore Fox's relationship to American experimental music, with each movement paying homage to different composers like Charles Ives, Christian Wolff, and John Cage.
Compositional Technique
In works like "A Glimpse of Sion's Glory," Fox uses a musical 'plain-speech' with simple melodic and rhythmic elements to create a democratic harmony of dissonance.
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