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The group’s origins can be traced back to 1996 when Micaela, then a member of the Swingle Singers, was approathe gangched by the London Symphony Orchestra to sing Steve Reich’s Tehillim. She and her three female colleagues formed the ideal combination for a piece requiring a seamless vocal blend and rhythmic agility. The vocals were prepared under Micaela’s direction and Steve Reich was so delighted with the results that he asked her to put together another vocal ensemble for his new piece Three Tales, and for the first European recording and tour of Music for 18 Musicians.
In 1997 Micaela chose the name Synergy for the growing pool of singers and since then the group has developed into a highly respected team, renowned for its vocal blend, rhythmic precision and dynamic performances.
Closely associated with several leading contemporary composers, Synergy has performed in prestigious venues and festivals all over the world – in the UK (including Edinburgh Festival, the BBC Proms and Glastonbury), Europe, the USA, Australia, and the Far East. The group’s long-standing relationship with Steve Reich is well known, and Synergy Vocals is also the favoured vocal ensemble of many other classical and film-score composers.
The group’s recordings include Steve Reich’s Three Tales with Steve Reich & Musicians/Brad Lubman; Music for 18 Musicians with Ensemble Modern; Steven Mackey’s Grammy-winning Dreamhouse with BMOP/Gil Rose; Louis Andriessen’s La Commedia with Asko/Schönberg Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw (winner of Caecilia Prize in Belgium); Andriessen’s De Staat with London Sinfonietta, and Karl Jenkins’ Imagined Oceans.
Their voices can also be heard on an increasing number of films, soundtracks (including the current them tune to ITV’s Home Fires and TV advertisements, as well as pop backing tracks for a variety of bands including These New Puritans, Funeral for a Friend, Example, Hikaru Utada, Kompendium and Henry Priestman.
The group’s origins can be traced back to 1996 when Micaela, then a member of the Swingle Singers, was approathe gangched by the London Symphony Orchestra to sing Steve Reich’s Tehillim. She and her three female colleagues formed the ideal combination for a piece requiring a seamless vocal blend and rhythmic agility. The vocals were prepared under Micaela’s direction and Steve Reich was so delighted with the results that he asked her to put together another vocal ensemble for his new piece Three Tales, and for the first European recording and tour of Music for 18 Musicians.
In 1997 Micaela chose the name Synergy for the growing pool of singers and since then the group has developed into a highly respected team, renowned for its vocal blend, rhythmic precision and dynamic performances.
Closely associated with several leading contemporary composers, Synergy has performed in prestigious venues and festivals all over the world – in the UK (including Edinburgh Festival, the BBC Proms and Glastonbury), Europe, the USA, Australia, and the Far East. The group’s long-standing relationship with Steve Reich is well known, and Synergy Vocals is also the favoured vocal ensemble of many other classical and film-score composers.
The group’s recordings include Steve Reich’s Three Tales with Steve Reich & Musicians/Brad Lubman; Music for 18 Musicians with Ensemble Modern; Steven Mackey’s Grammy-winning Dreamhouse with BMOP/Gil Rose; Louis Andriessen’s La Commedia with Asko/Schönberg Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw (winner of Caecilia Prize in Belgium); Andriessen’s De Staat with London Sinfonietta, and Karl Jenkins’ Imagined Oceans.
Their voices can also be heard on an increasing number of films, soundtracks (including the current them tune to ITV’s Home Fires and TV advertisements, as well as pop backing tracks for a variety of bands including These New Puritans, Funeral for a Friend, Example, Hikaru Utada, Kompendium and Henry Priestman.
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