Arnaud Fillion: Kune
Phasma-Music 081 (Phasma-Music, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (14 August 2024)
Playing time: 52'10"
Tracks: 11
℗ 2024 Phasma-Music
© 2024 Phasma-Music
Main country of recording: Ukraine
Reviewer: Keith Bramich
Review of Arnaud Fillion: Kune published on 5 October 2024
Halyna Honcharova, soprano (track 10)
Anastasiia Vivchar, mezzo-soprano (track 10)
Kwiatoslawa Trojanowska, alto (tracks 2 and 7)
Maksym Salnikov, tenor (tracks 2, 7 and 10)
Lviv Chamber Choir 'Gloria'
Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Serhiy Khorovets, conductor
Arnaud Fillion (born 1979):
Kune, for choir, soloists and symphony orchestra (first recording)
1 Tara udayo (Des étoiles naissent)
2 Yalnız değiliz (Jamais seuls)
3 Bukhnees iluu (Au-delà de tout)
4 Jituwa (Harmonie)
5 Ima to yu toki (Le présent)
6 Das Übel soll weichen von hier (Que le mal s'en aille ailleurs)
7 Lemah cai (Terre promise)
8 Ainga vaovao (Souffle salvateur)
9 Maytan risunchis (Là où nous allons)
10 Occhi chiusi (Les paupières closes)
11 Kokoma putulu (Devenir poussière)
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. The 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 volunteers from all over the world joined this project to translate this material into about fifty languages. During the writing process, Arnaud Fillion used those translations and let them interact through the division of the choir: each translation is used in fragments, and the vocal arrangements always take into consideration the common and distinct sounds of the languages. To aid pronunciation and contribute to the realization, all the translations have been recorded, read by translators or native volunteers, with the intention of serving as phonetic references for singers.
Recorded on 9 October 2023 at S Lyudkevych concert hall, Lviv, Ukraine.
Watch a complete performance video.