The a cappella edition

“In Tune's nightly playlist celebrates a cappella singing down the centuries, around the world. This is an art form that's perhaps been most affected by the current pandemic: singing together will be one of the last activities to be resumed after lockdown. We start with chant from 16th-century Corsica, followed by a piece from contemporary classical composer Paul Mealor. Then, traditional singing from the Baka people of the Cameroon Rainforest, and a song originally sung by Schubert and friends. Vocal group Blue Murder sing an English sea song, followed by 1960s American male a cappella group (discovered by Frank Zappa) The Persuasions. Male a cappella singing from the Russian Orthodox tradition follows, then an all-female group from France, Zap Mama. We end with the glories of Renaissance polyphony in Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli.”