The genesis of the choir's vocal sound derives from a number of different sources including Le MystГЁre des Voix Bulgares, although he has stated that AnГєna are not an expression of their culture in the same way as the Bulgarian choir because, when creating AnГєna, there was no point in his pretending that there had been a culture of part-singing in Ireland. Many of the more classical singers or choral groupies are stuck to the inadequately learned sheet music, while the new people are singing without music and without affectation. The performances are rough, but hugely energetic. There are large, plummy voices favoured by the classically trained singers I had gathered around me for An Uaithne, but now I can hear the вЂњothersвЂќ вЂ“ early music singers, traditional singers and untrained singers. I can now hear two types of singer on the recording. My priority is always to create a choral version that works.' ДЄccording to Stephen Eddins at AllMusic, ' with the intent that it would unite the discipline of classical choral singing with the unaffected spontaneity typical of Irish folk singing.' McGlynn supports this in his blog: I take the songs and reinterpret them in a new way. In fact I have done what has made solo traditional music so viable: I have created a new version. McGlynn has stated: 'People just assume that I have just found a вЂњlivingвЂќ version. These works are not arrangements and they became a feature of An Uaithne's repertoire and continue to be part of the AnГєna canon. The songs that I set are not from a specific collection they are more impressions of the songs I remembered.' McGlynn also created new compositions that could be perceived as arrangements of Irish songs but were, in fact, new melodies composed to traditional texts. The only exposure I had was during my year at ColГЎiste na Rinne in DГєn GarbhГЎn. He has stated: 'One of the misapprehensions about my music is that I am not actually concerned with saving Irish traditional music I am not a traditionalist. ДЄn Uaithne featured a number of traditional music arrangements done by McGlynn as part of their repertoire. McGlynn has said: 'I think that one of the purposes of AnГєna has been to open the door of obscurity to some of the many medieval pieces that we've recorded'. Other reconstructions including 'Miserere Miseris' from the Dublin Troper and 'Quem Queritis' from The Dublin Play continue to feature in the repertoire of AnГєna. These included the 12th century pieces 'Dicant Nunc' and 'Cormacus Scripsit', both of which come from Irish manuscripts and featured in the repertoire of An Uaithne. McGlynn re-set and rearranged historical texts and reconstructions of medieval Irish music. The eclectic repertoire that characterises the music of AnГєna was born in this way'. McGlynn has stated: 'My interest in traditional song stemmed from my schooldays in ColГЎiste na Rinne (Ring College) in Dungarvan, and I also felt a need to explore and communicate my enthusiasm for medieval music, most particularly Irish medieval music, to the general public. Their standard line-up is 12 to 14 singers from a pool of 25 to 30. AnГєna do not work with a conductor in performance, and move throughout the venue at different points in concert. McGlynn reconstructed and arranged a substantial amount of early and medieval Irish music, as well as writing original pieces. The original name of the group, An Uaithne, 'is the collective description for the three ancient forms of Irish music the GoltraГ (song of lament), GeantraГ (song of joy) and SuantraГ (the lullaby)'. Almost all of their repertoire is composed or arranged by McGlynn. Founded in 1987 by Irish composer Michael McGlynn under the name An Uaithne, taking the current name in 1991, and in 2010 becoming 'AnГєna, Ireland's National Choir,' the group has recorded 17 albums, and achieved a high level of international success, including a significant role in Riverdance from 1994 to 1996. Monica Donlon (founder member) ДЄnГєna is a choral ensemble based in Ireland. Miriam Blennerhassett (founder member, Chorus Master) Michael McGlynn (Artistic Director and Composer) DanГє, Gimell, Universal, Koch, Valley, Elevation

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