This album introduces both a new voice and a new choir to western audiences: the Estonian PÃ¤rt Uusberg (b. 1986) is well known at home as a film actor as well as a composer; and in 2017 Collegium Musicale carried the coveted Silver Rose Bowl of the EBU competition 'Let the People Sing' home to Tallinn. Uusberg's works use many of the devices that have made recent Baltic choral music so popular in the wider world: melodies that unfold calmly over long bass lines, sustained by suspensions and piqued by mild dissonance - reflecting an awareness of the immensity of nature in music that is both exquisitely beautiful and infinitely touching. Endrik Uksvarav graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater as a conductor in 2004. The Estonian chamber choir Collegium Musicale was founded by Endrik Uksvarav in October 2010, with a repertoire extending from Renaissance to contemporary music. A special place in that repertoire belongs to Estonian composers, among them Arvo Part, Erkki-Sven Tuur, Helena Tulve and Part Uusberg. The aim is to act as ambassadors for Estonian music at the same time as delivering an intense emotional experience.

Tracklist:

Psalm Of David No. 121, Pt. 1
Muusika
Miserere
Ilus Ta Ei Ole
Missa Brevis: I. Kyrie
Missa Brevis: II. Gloria
Missa Brevis: III. Sanctus
Missa Brevis: IV. Agnus Dei
Talveõhtul
Ave Maria
Talve Öö
Meie Isa Palve
In Paradisum
Jumalaga!
Psalm Of David No. 121, Pt. 2

UPC: 5060113443311
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 10.5.18
Format: CD

Uusberg / Collegium Musicale / Uksvarav - Choral Music 1 (CD)