O Listen to the Music of Uros Krek and Else Marie Pade from the internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning Danish National Vocal Ensemble marks an extraordinary milestone in the choir’s history with the appointment of their new Chief Conductor, Martina Batič, and it was clear from the very beginning there was a special connection between her and the choir’s singers!

For her OUR Recordings debut, maestra Martina Batič has chosen the works of two composers, both of whom may well come as revelations to music lovers. Opening the album is a selection of works from one of the musical heroes of her homeland, the Slovenian composer Uroš Krek. Highly regarded in his homeland, Krek’s stylistically accessible, well-crafted music is seldom heard internationally, making this musical encounter particularly valuable. A fluid pan-tonality informed the Three Autumn Songs while the other selections freely draw upon folk-influences and orthodox polyphony.