ALEXANDER SHCHETYNSKY (b.1960): Know Yourself for Mixed Choir, Light to Lighten for Mixed Choir and 2 Bells (Cantus Chamber Choir, Uzhhorod; Emil Sokach, Alexander Thomchuk, Alexander Shchetynsky [bells]), Requiem for Mixed Choir and String Orchestra (Gloria Chamber Choir Leopolis Chamber Orchestra;  Roman Rewakowicz).

Description: This Ukrainian composer makes use of old and new Orthodox chant, Ukrainian song melodies, Gregorian Chant, early polyphony, baroque elements, 19th-century operatic styles and innovative 20th-century techniques (yes, you'll find Pärt as one of them) within a framework of rhythmic and structural flexibility to produce music of haunting luminosity and sublime spirituality.