KUNE

For choir, soloists and symphony orchestra

Genre : Classical

Catalogue: Phasma-Music 081

UPC: 731093480621

Recorded on October 9, 2023 at S.Lyudkevych concert hall, Lviv (Ukraine)

Sound engineer: Marian Lesiuk

Choir master: Vasyl Chuchman

Artistic director: Volodymyr Syvokhip

Project coordinator : Iwona Glinka

Art work: Arnaud Fillion

Premiere: May 6, 2024

Arnaud Fillion composer & french original texts

Lviv Chamber Choir “Gloria”

Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra 

Serhiy Khorovets conductor

Soloists :

Halyna Honcharova Soprano (10)

Anastasiia Vivchar Mezzo-Soprano (10)

Kwiatoslawa Trojanowska Alto (2, 7)

Maksym Salnikov Tenor (2, 7, 10)

KUNE (which means « Together » in Espéranto) is a unique songbook, which combines dozens of languages from all over the world to sing about peace and common concerns of humankind. Original texts were written by french composer Arnaud Fillion. Mostly poetic, with various levels of interpretation, they primarily focus on peace, fraternity, ecology, and the interconnectedness of individual actions to the greater whole, transcending differences and boundaries. A hundred of  volunteers from all over the world joined this project to translate this material  into about 50 languages. In the writing process, Fillion used those translations and let them interact through the division of the choir: each translation is used in fragments, and the vocal arrangements are always taking into consideration the common and distinct sounds of the languages. To aid in pronunciation and contribute to the realization, all translations have been recorded, read by translators or native volunteers, with the intention of serving as phonetic references for singers.

This recording is a world premiere.

    Product details

    01. Tara udayo (Des étoiles naissent)  [5’43]

    02. Yalnız değiliz (Jamais seuls)  [4’30]

    03. Bukhnees iluu (Au-delà de tout)  [5’06]

    04. Jituwa (Harmonie)  [3’06]

    05. Ima to yu toki (Le présent)  [2’41]

    06. Das Übel soll weichen von hier (Que le mal s’en aille ailleurs)  [4’22]

    07. Lemah cai (Terre promise)  [6’35]

    08. Ainga vaovao (Souffle salvateur)  [4’18]

    09. Maytan risunchis (Là où nous allons)  [5’50]

    10. Occhi chiusi (Les paupières closes)  [6’30]

    11. Kokoma putulu (Devenir poussière)  [3’25]

Total time : [52’10]