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Leaders In Early Music Face A Final Curtain, With Grace

The Hilliard Ensemble, active in the early music world since 1973, will end its long tenure in 2014 with one last world tour. Marco Borggreve/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Leaders In Early Music Face A Final Curtain, With Grace

December 19, 2013 • The world-renowned vocal chamber group Hilliard Ensemble will disband in 2014 after 40 years of performing. Host Arun Rath speaking with founding member David James about their final concerts and their new album, Il Cor Tristo.

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Hilliard Ensemble: Improvising With Jan Garbarek

The Hilliard Ensemble and Jan Garbarek (center) say they decide nothing before playing a piece. © Paolo Soriani/ECM Records hide caption

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Music Interviews

Hilliard Ensemble: Improvising With Jan Garbarek

November 5, 2010 • A choral group known for its early-music repertoire and a saxophonist steeped in the art of improvisation may not be the most likely musical partners. But the Hilliard Ensemble and Jan Garbarek have worked together since 1993. Officium Novum is their latest collaboration.

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Music Reviews

The Hilliard Ensemble's Machaut Motets

February 14, 2005 • Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was reviews a new recording of motets by the 14th-century composer Machaut. Was finds some very modern elements in the music, performed by the Grammy-nominated Hilliard Ensemble.

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Music Lists

A Look at the Best CDs of the Year

December 31, 2004 • NPR writers and critics pick the best albums of 2004. Included is music by Modest Mouse, Tinariwen, The Hilliard Ensemble, Brian Wilson, Guy Davis and Wilco.

A Look at the Best CDs of the Year

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All Songs Considered

The Best CDs of 2004

December 28, 2004 • 2004 was a year when a handful of artists with their best days long behind them surprised us with their strongest music; Loretta Lynn and Brian Wilson come to mind.

The Best CDs of 2004

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Music Interviews

The Hilliard Ensemble

June 8, 2004 • The Hilliard Ensemble is a Renaissance music group that also applies its talents to modern compositions. The group has a repertoire that spans five centuries. David D'Arcy reports.

The Hilliard Ensemble

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All Songs Considered

Hilliard Ensemble, Percy Heath, The Who

April 12, 2004 • Odd interpretations from Stolen Shack; Folk singer/songwriter Adrienne Young; A new retrospective from The Who; Neo-psychedelia from Circulatory System and more.

Hilliard Ensemble, Percy Heath, The Who

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All Songs Considered

Pancultural Music

April 28, 2003 • It may sound like classical music, but for NPR reviewer Tom Manoff, it's pancultural — an unusual mix of sounds from different cultures, languages and world instruments.

Pancultural Music

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Bjork, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen

December 1, 2001 • On this edition of All Songs Considered: Secret messages from Bach; The imaginary world of Bjork; Sublime harmonies from Music Boxes and more.

Bjork, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen

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