Adventist Vocal Ensemble
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The Adventist Vocal Ensemble, also known as AVE, is a British sacred music session choir
which appears regularly on British television. It was founded in 2002 by choral composer and conductor Ken Burton
.
It is not a choir of fixed membership, but is tailored in terms of size and composition according to event. Its singers are mostly current or former members of two of Britain's premier gospel choirs, The Croydon Seventh-Day Adventist Gospel Choir and The London Adventist Chorale.
The choir was formed in order to fill a gap in the UK media world. Session choirs tend to be composed of either proficient music readers from a Classical background, or essentially non-music readers from a pop or gospel-based background. The Adventist Vocal Ensemble is designed to cover both worlds: the free nature and stylistic characteristics of gospel and pop sung by singers who were able to read competently and have a wide experience in several musical styles including Classical, Jazz
, and gospel, and know how to perform them all competently.
The sound the choir makes encompasses the various colours of choral singing.
In order to facilitate the creation and distribution of the recording, a record label was set up, called Ave International Ltd. Many of the singers of the choir are shareholders of the company.
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
which appears regularly on British television. It was founded in 2002 by choral composer and conductor Ken Burton
Ken Burton
Ken Burton is a British chorist, composer and performer.Burton first gained national attention when two of his choirs placed first and second in the prestigious Sainsbury’s Choir of the Year competition sponsored by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
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It is not a choir of fixed membership, but is tailored in terms of size and composition according to event. Its singers are mostly current or former members of two of Britain's premier gospel choirs, The Croydon Seventh-Day Adventist Gospel Choir and The London Adventist Chorale.
The choir was formed in order to fill a gap in the UK media world. Session choirs tend to be composed of either proficient music readers from a Classical background, or essentially non-music readers from a pop or gospel-based background. The Adventist Vocal Ensemble is designed to cover both worlds: the free nature and stylistic characteristics of gospel and pop sung by singers who were able to read competently and have a wide experience in several musical styles including Classical, Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, and gospel, and know how to perform them all competently.
The sound the choir makes encompasses the various colours of choral singing.
Recordings And Record Company
The choir recorded its first album in 2007, after many television viewers sent emails requesting recorded material.In order to facilitate the creation and distribution of the recording, a record label was set up, called Ave International Ltd. Many of the singers of the choir are shareholders of the company.
External links
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