Sound of Home is the sixth studio album from the Young Voices Brandenburg on the Junge Töne label. The concept for the CD focuses on popular repertoire relating the questions "Where I come from, where I belong and where I feel at home".[1][2]

Sound of Home
Studio album by
Released5 June 2016
Recorded17 – 21 February 2016
StudioGreve Studio, Berlin
Genre
Length1:01:51
LabelJunge Töne
ProducerMarc Secara
Young Voices Brandenburg chronology
1000 Jahre
(2013)
Sound of Home
(2016)
cat. #29767, Junge Töne

Background

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Jack Cooper preparing for Sound of Home recording sessions with Young Voices of Brandenburg, February 2016

The concept of the Sound of Home CD came from director Marc Secara in asking the questions "Where I come from, where I belong and where I feel at home". The repertoire chosen for the album was closely coordinated with 7 arrangers Secara trusted to write cover versions of hit tunes dating back to Antônio Carlos Jobims 1959 composition Chega de Saudade and the tradition Germany folksong Schlaflied. The program for the CD comes all the way forward to songs made popular by more recently artists such as Michael Bublé, Johannes Oerding, and Melody Gardot. Original material from within the ensemble is also included on the release.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by noted

No.TitleWriter(s)arrangerLength
1."Heimat"Johannes OerdingTanja Pannier4:24
2."True Colors"Cyndi LauperFriedemann Matzeit4:07
3."Wide Open Spaces"Susan GibsonNicolai Thärichen4:10
4."Dann bin ich zu Haus"Gregor MeyleJuan Garcia4:08
5."Fields of Gold"StingJuan Garcia6:08
6."Oft gefragt"AnnenMayKantereitWinnie Brückner4:30
7."Home"Bublé/Chang/Foster-GilliesFriedemann Matzeit3:50
8."Place We Belong"Will CzuchNicolai Thärichen4:28
9."Chega de Saudade - No More Blue's"Antônio Carlos JobimJack Cooper2:47
10."Goodnite"Melody GardotWinnie Brückner4:25
11."She's Leaving Home"Lennon–McCartneyJack Cooper3:53
12."Horizantläufer"Marius BergNicolai Thärichen4:50
13."Grandma's Hands"Bill WithersMatthias Knoche5:15
14."Schaflied"Volkslied, anon.Stefan Intemann4:56

Recording sessions

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Personnel

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Musicians

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  • Conductor: Marc Secara
  • Soprano I (female voice): Amelie Schreiber, Josephine Lichel, Karoline Weidt, Sara Spellerberg, Laura Fellhauer
  • Soprano II (female voice): Elisabeth Hannah, Laura Fellhauer, Mirijam Olbrich, Susann Schüler
  • Alto I (female voice): Viktoria Anton, Julenka Werkmeister, Nina Berck, Tina May, Charlotte Haselon
  • Alto II (female voice): Domii R Rose, Mai Linh, Lucy Castle, Josephine Lichel, Susann Students
  • Tenor (male voice): Marius Berg, Mico Wuppermann, Sebastian Sanchez, René Großerüschkamp
  • Bass (male voice): Niklas Lukassen, Willy Tschusch, Stefan Intemann
  • Harmonica: Harry Ermer
  • Guitar: James Scholfield
  • Piano/keyboards: Nicolai Thärichen
  • Bass: Niklas Lukassen
  • Drums/Congas/Percussion: Kai Schoenburg

Production

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  • Producer, conductor, editor-engineer: Marc Secara
  • Editing: Metropolitan Music Studio, Berlin
  • Producer, engineer: Silvio Naumann
  • Assistant-producer/English language consultant: Jack Cooper
  • Digital mastering: Silvio Naumann
  • Production assistant: Steffi Garke
  • Liner Notes: Marc Secara
  • Cover art and design: Stefan Matzdorf

Promotion

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Performance and premiere of the Sound of Home, June 5, 2016 in Berlin Germany at the Heimathafen Neukölln Theatre.[4] A special feature with RBB Kulturradio was broadcast on Saturday, June 4 at 7:10 a.m ("Das Porträt" program) about the "Sound of Home" CD and the release.[5] A tour of the state of Brandenburg was used to promote and the CD through the Summer of 2016; first touring July 30 through August 11.[6][7][8][9] The tour for Sound of Home is featured on a RBB television special (was first aired on September 22, 2016).[10]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format
Europe (Germany) June 1, 2016 Junge Tone CD

See also

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References

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  • Sound of Home at Discogs
  • Sound of Home at MusicBrainz
  • OCLC 956997486
  • Young Voices Brandenburg on Facebook
  • Young Voices Brandenburg
  • Greve Studio, Berlin
  • Heimatsuche ('Sound of Home' documentary) on the RBB network