Critics characterise the vocal ensemble NovoCanto as having an “extraordinary sense of sound, a “highly sophisticated sound”, a “wonderful sound sensuality”, a “well-balanced choral sound”, a “homogenous sound with multi-faceted and transparent interpretations, phrased stylistically appropriate”, “a sense of sound and an ability of interpretation adequate to the genre in question”, and possessing “clean intonation, technically and tonally with astounding versatility”. Th e chamber choir has worked to achieve these qualities by engaging itself in numerous project s. Austrian vocal ensemble NovoCanto was founded in 2000 with the goal to interpret rarely heard literature from the field of Early Music in a stylistically adequate manner. Since then, the ensemble has proven to be competent in interpreting Romanticist and contemporary music as well. Th e members of the choir are from Tyrol, predominantly graduates from the Mozarteum or the Tyrolean State Conservatory. Professionally, they work full-time as music pedagogues. A cornerstone of the project work of the choir is the cooperation with international professionals. In the past, consequently, the choir was conduct ed by specialists such as Frieder Bernius, Attilio Cremonesi, Kasper de Roo or Alois Glaßner. Th e ensemble cooperates with professionals of international renown, such as Brigitte Fassbaender, the Hilliard Ensemble, the French Baroque orchestra Café Zimmermann, the Tyrolean Baroque Instrumentalists, or the Windkraft ensemble. Since its foundation, the choir has not only established itself with its innovative and themed programmes beyond the borders of Tyrol but also proved its stylistic security in live radio and TV broadcasts. Th e ensemble has already been documented on various records. NovoCanto has been invited to several festivals, such as the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, the Baroque Festival Varazdin on multiple occasions. In its strife for coherence, the chamber choir has produced this CD recording, “Transience”, which at the same time gives a current example of the serious, and high-level, work of the ensemble with vocal art of different periods.
