Evening Star by Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Evening Star is Kitka's much-anticipated sequel to Wintersongs, an album praised by NPR as "a refreshing spin on traditional seasonal choral music... thoroughly marvelous!"
"Truly a soundtrack for a season of awe..." San Jose Mercury News
Evening Star's 22-track playlist includes sacred and secular pieces inspired by cosmic wonders and earthly rituals of the winter season. This collection features meticulously researched and creatively arranged songs sung in Bulgarian, Russian, Romanian, Georgian, Yiddish, Latvian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Mingrelian, Svan, Laz, and Greek interspersed with sonic surprises guaranteed to enchant the ear and stir the soul.
The Evening Star physical CD package includes a 16-page booklet with comprehensive liner notes. Physical CDs can be purchased at http://www.kitka.org/shop
Tracklist
| 1. | Collage of Koleda Carols (Bulgarian) | 3:14 |
| 2. | Zapovedi blaženstv / The Beatitudes (Russian) | 5:20 |
| 3. | D-oi roagă (Romanian) | 2:31 |
| 4. | Mze shina da mze gareta (Georgian) | 2:42 |
| 5. | Momci koledarci (Bulgarian) | 3:25 |
| 6. | Three Yiddish Lullabies (Yiddish) | 4:14 |
| 7. | Kur bijāti ziemassvētki (Latvian) | 3:14 |
| 8. | Zamuči se Božja Majka (Serbian) | 3:01 |
| 9. | Što se beli gore Šar-Planina (Serbian) | 3:04 |
| 10. | V hospodaron’ka (Ukrainian) | 2:40 |
| 11. | Zvezda večernica (Bulgarian) | 3:37 |
| 12. | Alilo (Megrelian) | 2:31 |
| 13. | Koledna zvezda (Bulgarian) | 3:25 |
| 14. | Ščo v pana khazjajna (Ukrainian) | 2:06 |
| 15. | K’viria (Svan) | 4:32 |
| 16. | Heyamoli (Laz) | 3:24 |
| 17. | Bel veter due (Bulgarian) | 1:38 |
| 18. | Vetar vee (Bulgarian) | 0:59 |
| 19. | Oj z-za hory (Ukrainian) | 3:54 |
| 20. | Mirangula / Zimuška (Svan/Russian) | 3:56 |
| 21. | Fly, Trembling Spirit (Greek/American) | 5:11 |
| 22. | A gute vokh (Yiddish) | 5:19 |
Credits
Produced by Kelly Atkins, Kit Higginson and Janet Kutulas
Executive Producer: Shira Cion
Recorded and Mixed by David Luke at Opus Studios, Berkeley, CA
Post-Production and Editing: Kit Higginson and Christopher Krotky
Mastering: Gary Hobish at A. Hammer Mastering
Illustrations: Catherine Rose Crowther
Graphic Design: Sara Glaser
The Women of Kitka:
Kelly Atkins
Caitlin Tabancay Austin
Kristine Barrett
Natalie Bartlett
Barbara Byers
Shira Cion
Erin Lashnits Herman
Janet Kutulas
Michele Simon
Corinne Sykes
Accompanied by:
Peter Maund, percussion (tracks 7 and 10)
Dan Cantrell, accordion (track 22)
License
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Kitka is an American vocal arts ensemble inspired by the stunning dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, intricate ornamentation, and resonant strength of traditional Eastern European women’s vocal music. Kitka has earned international recognition for its distinctive sound as well as for its innovative explorations in new music for women’s voices.