The three male members of voicemade, Johann Jakob Winter, Friedemann Meinhardt, and Vincent Berger, previously sang together in the Leipzig Thomanerchor.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Volker Bräutigam, a Leipzig composer, incorporated influences from jazz and film music into his motet "Gott ist unsre Zuversicht," which is a trademark of his concise compositional style.
Recording & Production
The recording for this album took place at St. Nicolaikirche, Döbeln, Germany, across two sessions in February and March 2022.
Compositional Technique
Wilhelm Weismann's setting of Psalm 121 features a rare cadenza for the soprano voice at the end of the work, which is unusual in a cappella literature.
Interpretation
For Paul Heller's "Von guten Mächten," the ensemble voicemade moved through the St. Nicolaikirche during recording to create spatial effects, as the piece is designed for a live audience and uses aleatoric elements.
Album & Artwork
The album, titled "Über Glaube - Ein Portrait" (About Faith - A Portrait), features sacred works about faith, particularly psalm settings, alongside pieces that portray faith in different ways.
Performer Biography
This album is the debut CD for the vocal sextet voicemade, which was founded in Leipzig in 2017.
