Tag: Robert Istad

Crowning of King Charles III; Yarlung’s connections with the United Kingdom

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As we anticipate His Majesty King Charles’ crowning this coming weekend, Yarlung celebrates its deep connections with Britain.  King Charles commissioned British, American, Algerian composer Tarik O’Regan to write the Agnus Dei for a reflective moment during the service for Saturday’s coronation festivities in Westminster Abbey.  Tarik’s piece mixes Arabic and Irish sounds in this sublime moment in the Anglican mass.    Tarik O’Regan is best known to Yarlung fans as composer for the albums All Things Common and Nostos. To put Tarik’s music and this wonderful honor in perspective, music performed at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2nd in 1953, was written by Purcell, Handel, William Walton,  Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells and of course Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance). And last June 2nd, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II honored Yarlung’s Special Advisor Harry Bicket with Order of the British Empire in recognition of his outstanding contributions in Continue Reading →

Remy Franck comments on Tarik O’Regan’s All Things Common in Pizzicato, Luxumbourg

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Contemporary Choral Works of Great Beauty ♪♪♪♪♪ Yarlung’s CD All Things Common includes Choral compositions by Tarik O’Regan.  Music Director Robert Istad leads the singers of the Pacific Chorale. This is spirited repertoire, often sung with great beauty. The seven largely tonal works, composed between 2011 and 2019, can be heard here in enchanting performances.  Catalog number YAR02592 Read Remy Franck’s comments in German All Things Common album page Yarlung Records · All Things Common: Choral music by Tarik O’Regan

Myles Astor awards audio tape album Nostos PFO Writer’s Award!

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Myles Astor from Audio Nirvana gives the analog tape album Nostos Tes Mousikes his prestigious PFO Writer’s Award! 15-ips reel-to-reel Tape (new) of Nostos, Tes Mousikes (The Homecoming of Music), Cal. State Fullerton Singers, Robert Istad (music director), Yarlung Records $500 (three reels)  Undertaking a choral recording is no easy task. For instance, the hall’s acoustics can make or break the recording not to mention having to carefully balance the direct vs. reflected sound. With that in mind Bob Attiyeh (of Yarlung Records) set out to find just the right venue to record Nostos, and in the end chose the recently finished Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal. State Northridge. (Nostos was also the premiere recording at this new hall.) Fans of the old Decca/Argo choral recording will love this new Yarlung recording. Nostos features the likes of Howell’s Requiem, Brahms’ Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz (Psalm 51), Martynov’s Zapovedi Continue Reading →