Last week’s performance of the Verdi Requiem, featuring special Italian soloists and conductor, is already available in a two-CD set, said Bradley Ellingboe, who directed the nearly 300 performers from the UNM University Chorus and UNM Concert Choir. Also featured is the UNM Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jorge Pérez-Gómez.
The live recording can be purchased for $18 at the UNM Bookstore and Music Mart of Albuquerque, 3301 Carlisle NE. All proceeds benefit the UNM Music Department, Ellingboe said.
The UNM performers were joined by an Italian guest conductor, Stefano Vignati, and soloists Ilaria De Francesco, soprano; Laura Brioli, mezzo soprano; Gian Luca Pasolini, tenor; and Mirco Palazzi, bass.
“We record all our performances for archival purposes, but because of the special guest artists and the combination of the chorus and concert choir, we used eight microphones to capture the event. The sound quality is exceptional, especially for a live performance,” Ellingboe said.
Ellingboe said that they created the CDs quickly so that they would be available as holiday gifts.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at December 13, 2007 03:13 PM