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Show In Concert April 5 Wondrous Harmonies Drive Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares 0 n AprilS, Utahns will have the rare pleasure of seeing one of the world's oddest top-forty groups perform at Symphony Hall: The Bulgarian Women's Choir. The group's success was part genius and part luck. The genius lay in wrapping this group of 24 middle-aged folk singers in a shroud of mystery that matched their bewitching voices. Someone at Elektra!N onesuch Records discarded the title "The Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir" which had accompanied them since they were established in 1952 and invented "Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares." The luck resulted from off-hand comments that a number of musicians made to writers about this "amazing" album that they had discovered. George Harrison said the album was his favorite record. Pat Metheny named it as one of his favorite records in the last five years. Linda Ronds tadt called it some of the most wonderful music she had ever heard. Graham Nash said, "Every musician that considers himself accomplished should listen to this record and re-think everything he knows." When Maestro Maurice Abravanel heard the album he declared that it was 'wondrously different.' Jerry Garcia said something very complimentary but not quite coherent or printable. As the album's fame spread by word of mouth, it began to climb Britain's pop charts and actually earned a spot in the top-twenty. Critics and audiences leave feeling that they have experienced something bordering on a religious experience. Rick Mason of the St. Paul Dispatch summed up by saying, " ... the music was remarkable in its bristling energy and spiritual, even soulful depth, astonishing in its complex and sophisticated harmonic devices, and so eerily beautiful that it managed to draw even the most jaded into its mysteries. The choir, which usually sings acapella but occasionally is accompanied by a trio playing mandolin, flute and fiddle, was founded to seek out and popularized folk songs from various regions of Bulgaria. Judging by the sold out crowds on its 1988 tour (including dozens of rock 'n roll venues) and the success of their recordings, the Bulgarian Women's Choir has done just that. The Bulgarian Women's Choir will perform at Symphony Hall on Thursday, AprilS at 8 PM. Tickets are $16.50, $12.50 and $9.50. They are available at the Salt Palace, 363-7681, or at all Smith's Tix locations, 467-5996 or 1-800-888-TIXX. The Bulgarian Women's Choir is welcomed to Salt Lake City by KUED-TV 5 |
