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Trio Mediæval is really a Grammy-nominated vocal trio devoted mainly to medieval and folk repertory. Nevertheless, it has additionally sung a considerable portion of modern functions by such composers as Ivan Moody and Gavin Bryars. Comprising three sopranos, the trio typically sings a cappella or with extremely sparing instrumental accompaniment. When carrying out sacred repertory, that is the largest part of its documented output, it generally sings without accompaniment, offering its harmonies or performing together. In the world of folk music, Trio Mediæval occasionally uses drums or uncommon instruments just like the Jew’s harp. To numerous admirers, the group’s design comes across using the calming and serene beauty of chant, but with a larger feeling of intimacy and color. Trio Mediæval offers frequently performed throughout Norway and somewhere else in Scandinavia, European countries, the U.K., and THE UNITED STATES, and made many extremely popular recordings for the ECM label, included in this a Billboard TOP Classical CD, Terms from the Angel. Trio Mediæval was created in 1997 in Oslo, Norway, from the ensemble’s three users, Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, and Torunn Østrem Ossum. The very first several years had been crucial within the advancement of repertory and design: from 1998-2000 they went to Hilliard summer college workshops, kept in both Britain and Germany, where they fulfilled composers Ivan Moody and Gavin Bryars. The trio also analyzed with mezzo-soprano Linda Hirst and tenor John Potter. In 1998 Moody published Words from the Angel for the Trio Mediæval. It had been this documenting that catapulted the trio to worldwide superstar. In 2003 Trio Mediæval produced its U.S. debut on the International Festival of Arts and Tips in New Haven, CT. The trio could have many additional U.S. travels, with acclaimed concerts at NY (Carnegie Hall); Washington, D.C.; SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA; and elsewhere. It could also show up on PBS radio. The Trio Mediæval’s second documenting, Soir, Dit-elle, was released in 2004 and in addition achieved achievement. It featured an assortment of middle ages and 20th hundred years functions, including music by Moody and Gavin Bryars. 2014’s Aquilones likewise mixed the outdated and the brand new. In 2005 Trio Mediæval provided the premiere from the oratorio Shelter by Michael Gordon, Julia Wolfe, and David Lang, using the musikFabrik Outfit in Cologne, Germany. In addition, it appeared within the U.S. premiere of the task in November, that same yr, in the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Within the being successful years the trio continuing with achievement in both concert hall and documenting studio room. Acclaimed concerts included a 2008 appearance at Corpus Christi Chapel in Manhattan, where it provided an application of early British church music. Another recording going to the charts arrived that year aswell, Folk Tracks, which garnered a Grammy nomination in ’09 2009. The Trio Mediæval’s 2011 concert plan included trips of Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Latvia, as well as the U.S. The 2011 documenting A Worcester Ladymass, which presented middle ages functions and Bryars’ Benedicamus Domino, was another essential success.
