Ventis Vocal Ensemble

Ventis Vocal Ensemble

Clementine Thompson soprano
Eve Codman soprano
Niamh O’Connor soprano
Eibhlin Eddy mezzo
Nia Edwards mezzo
Midia Kalou mezzo

Formed in 2023, Ventis Vocal Ensemble is an upper voice sextet of soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music. Inspired by the winds that carry music across cultures, they explore a wide range of traditional and contemporary folk music through a blend of harmonies and tones that transport audiences from country to country. Bringing trained classical voices into the folk genre, they bring a fresh approach to sharing the rich diversity of its cultural and musical heritage.

Programme 

Programme to include Traditional Folk songs and arrangements of the world, hailing from the regions of Ireland, Bulgaria, Greece, China, Africa, Georgia, Catalonia, Belarus and many others.

Kaval Sviri Trad. Bulgarian Folk Song arr. Petar Lyondev
Mă luai, luai Trad. Romanian Carol arr. Nia Edwards
Heyr, himna smiður, Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson arr. Nia Edwards
Sztoj pa moru Trad. Belarus Folk Song arr. Laboratorium Pieśni
Zavírání Lesa and Hlásání Pasaček from Czech Nursery Rhymes by Bohuslav Martinů
Lauliku Lapsepõli from Songs About Song And The Singer, Trad. Estonian Folk Song from the Põlva Parish by Veljo Tormis
To Yiasemi Trad. Cyprus Folk Song arr. by Midia Kalou
The Maid of Culmore Trad. Irish Folk Song arr. Eibhlin Eddy
Mouth Music Arr. Dolores Keane, John Faulkner
Lars Persson Trad. Swedish Folk Song arr. Kraja
Dindaru, Dandaru Latvian Folksong by Laura Jekabso
Kato stin Rodo from Songs the Dodecanese, Arr. by Philippos Tsalachouris
Ipne pou pairneis ta paidia Trad. Greek Folk Song from Drama, Arr. by Christos Samaras
Asherombasma Trad. Cypriot Folk Song Arr. Midia Kalou
Sakura, Sakura Trad. Japanese Folk Song arr. by Xiao Chunyuan
A Trenc D’Alba Catalan Folk Song by Marala
Ergen Deda Trad. Bulgarian Folk Song arr. Petar Lyondev
Svatba (Wedding Party) Trad. Bulgarian Folk Song arr. Petar Lyondev
Ndikhokhele Bawo Trad Xhosa Prayer arr. Nia Edwards