Gabriel Jackson: A Ship with Unfurled Sails & Other Choral Works
7/28/2023, 13 Tracks, 1:18:19
Featuring
Māris Sirmais
Inese Romancane
Zane Zilberte
Didzis Lielauss
Eduards Fiskovics
Inga Lisovska
Evita Taranda
Valdis Tomsons
Agris Puke
Dita Tarvida
Nora Vitina
Ugis Mengelis
Laila Lineja
Kaspars Zemītis
State Choir Latvija
Gabriel Jackson
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Performer Biography
In 2010, The State Choir Latvija made its New York debut with three concerts at the Lincoln Center's White Light Festival, with The New York Times characterizing their sound as 'exquisite, beautiful and magnificent'.
Performer Biography
The State Choir Latvija, which celebrated its seventieth anniversary in 2012, has received Latvia's Great Music Award six times.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gabriel Jackson's choral music aims to demonstrate the idea of a better world, believing there is an important place for optimism in art.
Performer Biography
Kaspars Zemītis, the electric guitarist on this album, was originally self-taught on guitar and has played with various rock, jazz, and funk bands.
Compositional Technique
Jackson's compositions are characterized by block structures, use of isorhythm, motivic repetition, and clearly defined structures, which serve to magnify their life-affirming joy.
Recording & Production
This album features several 'first recordings', indicated by an asterisk next to the track titles.
Compositional Technique
Jackson's work often features bold textural contrasts and clear juxtapositions of musical ideas, allowing him to vault freely between different emotional affects.
