ChoralNet reader Michael Zaugg recommended this video to me but didn't tell me what the work was about.
It is an impressive piece of videography, especially on my 27'' monitor! Can you help me figure it out?
Since first posting this, I found out a little more about the choir:
- Männerstimmen is a male choir from Basel, Switzerland, a new formation under Oliver Rudin
- They do traditional male choir repertoire and portray the swiss (alpine, rural) style of the late 1800 to 1950, i.e. their outfit and manners,
- It is a bit like the movie 'les choristes' most members come from the Knabenkantorei Basel
- They won several prices in Switzerland and a couple at the CORK festival
Update #2:
A little more information: Oliver, the director of the choir, comments: The clip is a trailer for a concert this 9th of October n Basel, Switzerland. The concert is an audio-visual journey through Switzerland, with music for male choir from 1600 to today (not all music is Swiss though). The concert, and the visual material will be available as DVD after the concert.
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