Name: Singing the primal mystery
Uploaded: 2011-03-25T15:30:00Z
Duration: 10 min 37 s
Description: "The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal." With these words, soprano Claron McFadden invites us to explore the mysteries of breathing and singing, as she performs the intriguing modern song "Aria," by John Cage.

"The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal." With these words, soprano Claron McFadden invites us to explore the mysteries of breathing and singing, as she performs the intriguing modern song "Aria," by John Cage.

Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery

Singing the primal mystery

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