DEBUT ALBUM
Tachitipo
Zosha is excited to announce her debut album, Tachitipo, released on New Focus Recordings!
The album features six eclectic chamber and solo works, both acoustic and electro-acoustic. The performers represent some of the most renowned contemporary artists today: vocal ensemble Ekmeles, Talea Ensemble, JACK Quartet, pianist Julia Den Boer, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, and percussionist Diego Espinosa Cruz Gonzalez in a special bonus video feature you can experience here.
Tachitipo also highlights a unique collaboration with one of the top recording engineer-producers for classical music, Martha de Francisco, and the internationally-recognized conductor, Lorraine Vaillancourt, founder and musical director of the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne in Montreal.
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More info here.
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