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A charming vision of heaven
A concert by the Madrigirls from London in the Singener Ekkehard
Realschool
Three young and charming women from London visited Germany for
the first time in September to delight their audience with romantic
madrigals of the 16th and 17th centuries. One of these unusual
concerts took place in the new Pausenhalle of the Ekkehard Realschool,
organised by the Friends of the school and the Bodensee Madrigal
choir. In Engen the group had another performance. While unknown
in Germany, the Madrigirls are building a reputation in England
and were described by critics there as "the latest singing
sensation".
Having been described as looking and sounding like a vision
of heaven, they fulfilled our expectations. The three women
conveyed with great passion the beauty and vitality of the four
hundred year old madrigals to the audience in Singen. English
and Italian madrigals deal primarily with pastoral and romantic
themes. The Madrigirls preserve for a contemporary audience
the beauty and power of madrigals as well as interpreting very
different modern pieces; their repertoire includes not only
classical composers such as Thomas Morley, Orlando Gibbons,
Thomas Weelkes and Claudio Monteverdi, but also folk songs like
"She moved through the fair" and the Lennon-McCartney
song "Honey Pie" which they performed with great skill.
They sang not only in the clearest of voices and a capella,
but refined their musical display with skilful acting and interesting
commentary.
The people of Singen have to thank in part Wolfgang Doerr, member
of the Bodensee madrigal choir, for this unique concert. He
came across this phenomenal trio for the first time in Edinburgh
two years ago, and invited them to the Bodensee. The audience
were persuaded that he had landed a remarkable coup. One member
of the audience said "London has again an excellent girl
band - and one that is superior to the Spice Girls."
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