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Vocal Quartet Anonymous 4

Four Centuries of Chant is Anonymous 4's new CD, and a wonderful introduction to the sounds of Gregorian chant.
Four Centuries of Chant is Anonymous 4's new CD, and a wonderful introduction to the sounds of Gregorian chant.

Join Jill Pasternak when she brings you the ethereal sounds of Anonymous 4. Dedicated to the performance of medieval chant and polyphony, the ensemble is renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing. Their recordings are a fixture on the shelves of early music collectors. The four women of Anonymous 4 combine musical, literary, and historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition as they create ingeniously designed programs, interweaving music with poetry and narrative.

Four Centuries of Chant is Anonymous 4's new release, which is a great introduction to the sound of Gregorian chant, including monophonic tracks from ten of the group's earlier recordings.

In addition to their unmatched medieval repertoire, Anonymous 4 has often reached out into the realm of contemporary music, and has premiered works by Peter Maxwell Davies, John Tavener, Steve Reich, and Richard Einhorn. The group has most recently expanded their repertoire to include traditional music of the British Isles and America.

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