A'Cappella ExpreSSS
A'Cappella ExpreSSS | |
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| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | A cappella, Vocal jazz |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Members | Ruslan Mustafin Viktoriya Shirokova Ekaterina Nadareishvili Andrey Tunik Max Kostra Alla Goloviznina |
| Past members | Eteri Beriashvili Alexey Zavolokin Diana Polenova Elena Nazarova Tatiana Barnysheva Narine Jinanyan Kseniya Penkovskaya |
| Website | www.ae-vocal.com |
A'Cappella ExpreSSS is a professional a cappella group from Moscow, Russia, consisting of six members: soprano Viktoriya Shirokova, tenor Max Kostra, soprano Ekaterina Nadareishvili, baritone Ruslan Mustafin, сontralto Alla Goloviznina and bass Andrey Tunik.[1] The ensemble was founded in 2002, and recorded their debut album, entitled Magic Moment, the following year.
Discography
[edit]2003 Magic Moment
[edit]- Intro
- Not Today (Не сегодня)
- My Favorite Things
- People
- Jazzed MozArt
- Monotonously Rings the Handbell (Однозвучно гремит колокольчик)
- Magic Moment Bossa
- Katyusha (Катюша)
- C Jam Blues
- A`cappella ExpreSSS
2005 Middle of the River
[edit]2005 Voice meSSSage
[edit]- Middle of the River (Based on Henry Longfellow's lyrics)
- Around the World ExpreSSS
- Moscow Nights (Подмосковные вечера)
- Love Me Do
- Georgian Choral
- A'Cappella Lounge
- Magic Moment Bossa (bonus)
- Copernicus
- Steppe (Степь)
- Not Today
- Hit the Road Jack
2011 - DVD "Live in Moscow"
Joint works
[edit]- Two songs for Andrey Makarevich's tribute to Bulat Okudzhava: "Song About a Nightly Moscow (Песенка о ночной Москве)" and "Prayer (Молитва)"
- Magic Moment recorded for Jazz Province compilation
- Three songs for Venyamin Golubitsky's album Bus (Автобус) (music written by Alexander Pantykin): "People Cry at Night (Люди плачут по ночам)", "I Forgot (Я забыл)" and "Little Orchestra (Оркестрик)"
- Four songs for Mystery Sound's Christmas compilation: "Jingle Bells (Бубенцы)", "Little Fir is Born (В лесу родилась ёлочка)", "White Christmas (Иней Рождества)", "Brahms' Lullaby (Баю-бай)"
- Two songs for the Golden Melodies of Moscow (Золотые мелодии Москвы) compilation: "Moscow Nights (Подмосковные вечера)" and "Do You Hear, Moscow (Слышишь, Москва)"
- Three songs for Vitaly Moskalenko's film "One Life (Жизнь Одна)" "Oh, This Life Without Tomorrow (О, жизнь без завтрашнего дня)", "La Vie Ensemble" and "White Dog-Rose (белый шиповник)"
- Song "Thank You, Music (Спасибо, Музыка, тебе)" recorded for composer Mark Minkov's tribute album А знаешь, все еще будет...
Awards
[edit]- "Ward Swingle Award" (2003) — first prize in the international a cappella competition "Vokal Total" (Jazz Category) in Graz, Austria[2]
- CARA ("Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award") for "Best Jazz Album 2004" — "Magic Moment"[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "АКАПЕЛЛА ЭКСПРЕСС | A'cappella ExpreSSS". www.ae-vocal.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Vokal total, A Cappella Competition 2003 — winners". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ CARA winners for 2004
External links
[edit]- A'Cappella ExpreSSS official site (in Russian)
- Interview on Radio Mayak, few songs included
- Ensemble's profile on Universal Music Group site