Amasong

Amasong, founded by Kristina Boerger in 1990, is a highly trained chorus of 60 women who perform folkloric, women-oriented, and classical music. Based in Urbana, Illinois Amasong provides an opportunity for women to gather together in the pursuit of choral excellence. Their repertoire draws most heavily upon folk music from various world traditions, music written by women, and other music reflecting women's experience. Winner of the 2000 GLAMA awards for Best Choral Group and Best Contemporary Classical Composition. The award for Best Choral Group went to "Shenandoah," an American folk song arranged by Boerger for a cappella chorus. The award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition went to "Draum om Nedsnodde Bruer" ("Dream of Snow-covered Bridges"), composed by Boerger for women's voices and double bass accompaniment.

Discography

Laulu Voim: The Power of Song

O Xote das Meninas (trad. Brazilian) Kangding Qing Ge (Trad Chinese / arr. D. Skydell) Laula Voim (Trad Estonian / arr. D. Skydell) Lauliku Lapsepolv (Trad Estonian / arr. D. Skydell) Tantsides (Trad Estonian / arr. Mart Saar) Lailaw (Trad Afghan / arr. M. Rejskind) A Waulking Trilogy: Gone the Boat, Hame oor Bottachan, and Na Himbo (Trad Scottish / arr. M. Rejskind) Taivas on Sininen (Trad Finnish / arr. Donald Patriquin) Song from Cymbeline and Ballade with Christine de Pisan (Kristina Boerger / Text by Sarah White) How Can I Keep from Singing? (Trad Quaker / arr D. Skydell) Puirt a Beul (Trad Scottish Gaelic / arr. D Skydell)

The pride of Champaign-Urbana, IL, premier lesbian/feminist chorus Amasong, over 100 strong, brings us an exuberant collection of 21 folk songs, some accompanied, from many different traditions. "Laulu's" smorgasbord of cultures begins with Brazilian (the joyful "O Xote Das Meninas"), Chinese (the love song "Kangding Qing Ge"), Estonian (the lilting "Tantsides"), Afghani (the mourning dance song "Lailaw"), Scottish ("Gone the Boat"), Finnish ("Taivas On Sininen" The Sky Is Blue), Quaker, Sephardic, Italian, Provencal, Guadeloupe, Bulgarian, American Indian and others. Beautiful, extensive liner notes with all lyrics. Amasong's third excellent CD?"Laulu" is a sumptuous joy!

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Amai

Blood and Gold Women of Ireland Lauluja Merelta Draum om Nedsnodde Bruer Orientis Partibus There is no Rose The Stove Four Russian Peasant Songs On Suuri Sun Rantas Autius Fisher Lid J'ai Fait Mon Idee La Danse de Marti Gras We Will Walk with Mother and Mourn Cradle Me All is Well Shenandoah Keep Your Lamps Job, Job Amai

"Amai", the title of Amasong's second CD release, means "mother" and "woman" from the Shona Language in Zimbabwe. Amasong is a 60 women strong Premier Lesbian/Feminist chorus from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Graced with traditional arrangements from around the world, this CD is both enjoyable and educational. Favorites include; "The Stove," a short and humorous Feminist composition, Four Russian Peasant Songs by Igor Stravinsky, and "Cradle Song," an Amasong original of prayer and inspiration. Intense emotion and sensitivity are generated through dynamic movement and rhythmic expression. Having chosen so many languages the degree of difficulty is incredible, yet these women sing with ease. Their diction and sympathetic perception of the music are right on the money, and their dedication is admirable.

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Over Here The Water is Sweet

Caritas Abundat Dios Te Salve, Maria Ave: Meditation On Two Marian Chants Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern Strange Fruit Poor Man Laz'rus All My Trials Soon I Will Be Done Coventry Carol Greensleeves Grey Funnel Line Doffin' Mistress Hotaru Koi Dig My Grave Both Long And Narrow Todor Todorka Pajdu Vydu Burial Society Song Asikatali Vesle Kari Rud Vesi Vasyy Lumen Alle

Amasong is an inclusive women's chorus that brings together women from all lifestyles and experience in the pursuit of choral excellence. Largely a cappella, though several of the tracks are judiciously accompanied (e.g., the horns, trombones and bells of "Ave: Meditation on Two Marian Chants"), this recording integrates works from a variety of cultures, be it from the World War II Jewish ghettoes of Lithuania ("Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern") or "Strange Fruit," written for Billie Holliday. The interpretation is exclusively Amasong's (as directed by Kristina Boerger, their founder), though thoroughly consistent with classical values in structure and arrangement. A 1998 GLAMA winner.

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