Aberdeen International Youth Festival: Global Voices

Mitchell Hall, Marischal College Star Rating: ***** ALAN COOPER SINGING their entire set from memory, the Christophorus-Jugendkammerchor covered seven languages including Japanese and Hungarian - a real tongue twister of a piece by Kodaly. Their opening motet by Hans Leo Hassler rang as clear as a bell, though more treacherous melodic lines as in Knut Nystedt's Peace I Leave With You tested the choir's ability to keep a firm hold on intonation. Still, their performance was something of a tour de force, and included a glowing Cantique de Jean Racine.