Sezoni
Mara! with Martenitsa Choir
Sydney based choir Martenitsa was formed by Mara Kiek in late 1990 with the assistance of the Australia Council's Performing Arts Board. Modelled on the magnificent Bulgarian state choirs, Martenitsa has become one of the most highly regarded and innovative choirs in Australia.
In 1988 Mara travelled to Bulgaria for six months to study folk music, choral music and conducting (Plovdiv Higher Institute of Music). On her return, she recruited about 40 singers around the core group Mesana Salata, of which she was a founding member in May 1983.
One of Martenitsa's first concerts was at WOMADelaide in 1992. The choir has since performed in many major concert halls in eastern Australia and has toured with the legendary Trio Bulgarka and Balkana.
In 1993 the ground-breaking work 'Sezoni' was written by Bulgarian Stefan Kozuharov and members of the Mara! band. Performed, broadcast and recorded by Martenitsa and Mara!, 'Sezoni' was first released on Rufus Records through Polygram and was a final nominee for the ARIA award's Best World/Folk/Traditional CD release of 1997.
Guest soloist Silvia Entcheva, formerly with Bulgaria's most famous choir, Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, began performing with Martenitsa in 1994. Silvia appears on the 'Sezoni' recording.
Add To Basketmore info£9.82Sezoni - CDplay Call From The South (Povik Ot Iug) Mara! 6m 17s play To My First Love (Na Pbrvo Libe) Mara! 2m 11s play A Curse On You Strange Places (Pusta Chuzhbina) / Harvest (Zhetva) Mara! 4m 42s play All Summer (Part One) (Tsyalo Lyato) (Pbrvi Pbt) Mara! 3m 43s play Hey Harvesters (Part Two) (Ei Zhetvarki) (Vtori Pbt) Mara! 57s play A Shepherd Plays (Ovchar Sviri) Mara! 1m 57s play He Plays (Part Three); Sviri Toi (Treti Pbt) Mara! 1m 22s play Travelling Light (Pbtuvame Leko) Mara! 9m 51s play Autumn (Essen) / Grape Picking (Grozdober) Mara! 4m 53s play On The Grapevines (Part One) (Po Lozyata) (Pbrvi Pbt) Mara! 3m 7s play Sorrow Suppressed (Part Two); Zhal Spotaivat (Vtori Pbt) Mara! 56s play Eyes Like Berries (Ochi Kato Zbrna) Mara! 1m 48s play Tomorrow (Part Three) (A Utre) (Treti Pbt) Mara! 1m 43s
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