ENSEMBLE SANGINETO

LIVE AT THE SQUARE | NOV 28, 2024

Vancouver, Canada

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Ensemble Sangineto is an eclectic band which blends skillfully ancient harmonies and sonorities with modern rhythms. The wide-ranging musical experiences of the individual members converge to create fresh arrangements of traditional Irish, Scottish, Breton & Italian tunes and original compositions that display influences from many varied musical genres ranging from classical to folk, from Gregorian chant to musical, from pop to Celtic music.

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The delicate combination of the pure and magic tones of the harp and of the bowed psaltery with the guitar intermingle with the three voice-polyphonic texture evoking dreamlike and airy atmospheres, which are simultaneously joyful and light.

Grand Tour Vol. 1 is the debut album of a 2-part project conceived by Ensemble Sangineto as a tribute to Italian traditional music, with fresh interpretations of a folk tune from each of the 20 Italian regions. The recording focuses on the melding of Italian folk tunes with an international modern flavor, in the perspective of a continuity and renovation of the Italian folk music drawing on other European countries’ traditions (especially, the Irish, French, Breton and Scottish).

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Charming melodies, original and astonishing arrangements, the delicate polyphonic texture of the three voices and punchy vibrant rhythms, an innovative and unpredictable use of the timbral potentialities of the harp, the bowed psaltery and the bouzouki.

THE BUZZ:

“Ensemble Sangineto were one of THE most fantastic acts I have ever hosted!” - Aaron Rowan, Modesto Unplugged, CA

“Ensemble were awesome, and the crowd loved them!”

- Abby Altman, Club Passim, MA

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“A wonderful window into the culture and passion behind their Italian roots in music - the crowd loved it!”

- Laura Hawk, New Spire Arts, MD

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“AMHS members and guests were treated to a wonderful musical journey through the regions of Italy, thanks to a talented, Italian musical group known as Ensemble Sangineto … And they definitely shared the magic with us!”

- Nancy DeSanti, Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society, Wash DC

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“The Ensemble Sangineto performance was a cultural, auditory, and visual extravaganza… Amazing talent and instruments. All my guests asked when they were returning”

- Gary’s House Concerts, MD

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“What they do is off the beaten track from the norm, and I found it refreshing - obviously a very talented trio”

- Bob Hinkle, White Horse Black Mountain, NC​

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