by Michele Manzotti, journalist (Firenze)
Italy is known worldwide as the Belcanto country. Unfortunately, even if many Italian singers are famous, a cappella style is not very popular. In fact singing is considered more a practice for a soloist, due to our opera tradition: After the madrigals era, great composers decide to focus their efforts on the opera genre, that in past centuries became very popular. Today Italian groups are not so well followed by audiences as they deserve. The Anglo-Saxon tradition is more appreciated by Mehr…
by Clare Wheeler (The Swingle Singers)
Weekly “Google Search results for the Swingle Singers in my inbox. Can I be bothered? I don’t want to get out of bed yet and this could be a valid excuse to procrastinate…then I see that “Mouth Off!” have done a review of our (The Swingle Singers) new album “Ferris Wheels”, and I wanna know!
Almost 2 years from conception to realisation, this album has been a personal journey for us. Every single person in the group brought songs that were close to the heart, many members of the group did arrangements for this album (including some inspired first time efforts!
Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson’s first arrangement for the group, “No More I Love Yous” has been nominated for CARA best jazz song! You go girl!). So when we’re talking about this album, it’s our hearts on the line. More so probably Mehr…
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