"Having already been acknowledged as the best young Latvian group
in the first year of its existence, vocal group Cosmos' first album
received an award as best pop album of the year 2003 and achieved platinum
status in sales. Their distinctive a cappella performance without instruments,
a vocal style previously unfamiliar in Latvia, gave these six young
musicians the chance to skyrocket into the forefront of Latvian popular
and academic music scenes."
"Drawing on a professional musical education and with a very broad
range of voices, Cosmos give full expression to their talents across
a broad range of musical styles and genres from medieval chant to modern
jazz and pop music. In the three years since their formation, Cosmos
has already released four albums.
To underpin the continuing development of their musical education, Cosmos
devote much time to workshops with world-leading a cappella music professionals
such as The Hilliard Ensemble, Take 6, The Real Group, The New York
Voices, The Flying Pickets and M-Pact."
Every performance by Cosmos attracts a full house not only in Latvia
but in other Baltic States, Russia and Ukraine and, as a fresh and vibrant
musical project Cosmos is regularly invited to represent Latvia and
accompany the President of the Republic of Latvia Vaira-Vike Freibrega
at a range of international events. The Mayor of Washington D.C. Anthony
A. Williams admitted that after listening to Cosmos he was amazed by
the unlimited possibilities of the human voice – nature’s
most incredible musical instrument.
|