CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO: Ear To Ear: CapRadio Classical Hosts’ Picks For Best Music Of The Decade
CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO: Ear To Ear: CapRadio Classical Hosts’ Picks For Best Music Of The Decade
BY VICTOR FORMAN, KEVIN DOHERTY, JENNIFER REASON
“This is a virtuosic choral piece that sounds as though it’s having a little fun with the musical genre. And you know what? It is. However, it’s not a parody of choral music. What Shaw and the Massachusetts-based choral ensemble Roomful of Teeth have accomplished here is a masterclass in how to utilize the human voice.
At 30 years old, Shaw became the youngest composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for ‘Partita.’ There are some jarring moments in the work, but they are all so well contained that this piece becomes nearly impossible to walk away from. Shaw’s “Partita for 8 Voices” is a unique expression in vocal harmony and technique, and it’s one of the most original pieces of music I’ve heard in a very long time.”