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Let’s Get to Know Noblesse By Natasha Barbieri Noblesse is a Christian classical crossover trio hailing from Romania. The members are (from left to right) Evelina Manea, Lorena Zeiler, and Ramona Ghioalda. So how did they all meet? "Well, two of When searching for their group’s name us (Lorena and Evelina) met when Lorena's suggest of "Noblesse" and the Lorena was born, as we are sisters," others "immediately agreed". They they joke. "With Ramona, we met when explain, "We liked both the meaning (it’s we were singing in a choir, 'Voces'." a French word and it means nobleness) During a break, their former pianist, and the sound of the word." Anda, started to play the song "In Christ Alone." The girls share that, "All three The girls each have different voice of us came around the piano and started types. Lorena is the highest as a soprano, to sing. That was the moment when we her sister Evelina is a mezzo and clicked with each other and we thought Ramona completes the trio with her alto that we should study that song and sing range. This allows for some interesting it in public. `In Christ Alone` was our combinations. "Usually Lorena, as the first song and since then we never soprano, has the melodic line. But there stopped singing together." are some songs (as `No Orphans of God` or `Yerushalayim`, for example) when the melodic line is sung by Next came the Christmas album entitled Ramona or by Evelina because they "Sounds of Joy." It splits half of the have to sing many solo parts in that songs in English and half in Romanian. song, and Lorena does the harmony with English listeners can start off their the other girl. Or we have some songs collection with a bonus record called when Evelina sings alto and Ramona "Songs from the Heart", which is a mezzo, although the vast majority of the compilation of all the girls recorded songs have the natural division of the English songs. "It also features a bonus voices: Lorena soprano (and the track, which is a song that we sang with melodic line), Evelina mezzo-soprano two great Romanian male voices (Andrei and Ramona alto." Barbu and Claudiu Agapie) and that can be found only on this album. This CD we Their adventures as Noblesse have taken made especially for our international the girls to the United States as well as visits, so the people can buy only our Europe. "We have sung in Germany, English songs." Luckily for fans, the France, Italy, Belgium, and in 2017 we girls are already planning their next plan to go in Portugal and Sweeden. We recording venture. "We hope to start have also sung in the United States, in working on the songs in 2017 and maybe New York, Washington D.C., Florida, finish it in 2018." Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona." Noblesse is clearly a Christian group but stylistically they appeal to fans of The trio's first album was entitled "In the classical crossover genre. "Lorena Christ Alone", named after the first song and Evelina studied a little bit of they sang together. "Most of the songs classical bel canto so the influence of from this album are in English and it this type of music in our voices is was recorded mostly with piano (we understandable. But we always liked were 4 at that time, with Anda) and 3 classical crossover because we songs with violin, played by a very good perceived it closer to our souls than the friend of ours and exceptional violinist, pure classical music." Leonard Furda." They quickly followed it up with "Istoria Mantuirii." They want to continue moving forward with music videos and have plans to "The second album has the vast majority visit Brazil. When asked what their main of the songs in Romanian and it`s a ambition is, they replied, “Above all, we thematic album. It is called (in want to keep singing for the glory of our translation) `The Story of Salvation' and God in every project that we do." the songs are, chronologically, about the creation of our world, original sin, the The girls were further exposed to the incarnation of Jesus Christ, His life on public through their appearances on Earth, His death and Resurrection, the Hope Television. "Our experience with second coming, and Heaven." Hope TV United States is very much related to our visit in Washington DC when we sang at the Annual Council of the Seventh Day Adventist General and we enjoyed working with them." Conference. As they are in the same They have been in talks with the Hope building, those from Hope TV invited us TV director about future collaborations to record three of our songs on their but tell us that "we won`t reveal more at show, 'Let`s Pray! ` It was a beautiful this time. We will come in the future with experience, they are very professional further details." To keep updated with Noblesse visit noblessemusic.ro Let’s Get to Know Natalia krishtopets Natalia Krishtopets is a classical holidays in the village and those crossover soprano from Russia who times will always stay in my is rapidly gaining an online memory when all friends were following. "I live 20 km from gathering around the fire and Moscow in the town of Schelkovo. listening to my singing." Her It is my hometown and I love it very musical tastes changed with age much. Moscow is very close so I am and Natalia no longer plays guitar, able to visit this beautiful city often, but her passion for singing especially to attend theaters and remained. concert halls as a spectator. Russia is a huge country, it has so many Her hobby began to blossom under beautiful towns and places but the attention of Chris Broom. "I shame on me I haven't seen much was lucky to be noticed by the great of it. I dream to visit St Petersburg British composer Chris Broom and one day." he offered to make the CD of his songs. I am extremely happy For her "Music has always been in because of it as his songs are my blood. I remember how happy I absolutely magnificent and was when I heard beautiful songs exquisite." It was an international in my childhood and always tried to collaboration with the remember and sing it." She sang in instrumentals being recorded in her church choir but never had any London and vocals in Russia. The formal musical education. "It has final songs were mixed by sound always been just my hobby. At the engineer Stefano Galante in age of 14 one, my friends taught me Canada! "It is incredible how the to play the guitar a bit, I was Internet helps to make dreams extremely happy that I could sing come true! We have such a and play my favorite songs. Being a wonderful international project. I teenager I spent my summer am so honored to work with such influenced me a lot!), Anna absolutely talented people!" Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Eva Cassidy, Hayley Westenra, Sissel, Natalia's EP "Dreams Blackmore's Night, A-HA, of Tomorrow" is now available but Scorpions, Natasha St-Pier, Josh she promises "We are close to Groban, Loreena Mckennitt, Yanni finishing the whole album." It is and many others." planned for release later this year. As she looks to the future Natalia In addition to her musical "hobby", says, "For sure everyone has Natalia is a philologist-linguist. "I dreams, now at the age of 34 I am a teacher of English, Russian dream of peace in the world, I and literature, I graduated from dream of health and happiness for Moscow Pedagogical University in my family and friends. I dream of 2004. I've been giving private having the opportunity to visit English lessons for many years different places in the world and of already." No doubt her profession not to being afraid that something assists her when it comes to singing bad will happen." When it comes to in multiple languages. "My album music she is excited for the release will contain songs in English and of her debut album. "It will be Italian. I also enjoy singing in indeed an unbelievable event for Spanish. I dream to sing songs in me." French without an accent one day, I think it is the most difficult task At present, she has no plans to for me," she shares good-naturedly. perform in concerts. "I have never She advises singers learning new performed for an audience, so this languages, "only zeal and hard side of the artist's work is unknown work will help you to reach great to me and frightens me a bit but results.' who knows, maybe one day I'll have the opportunity to perform for Natalia draws aural inspiration people in different countries." from many different genres of music but mostly from her own genre. "I can name some of the singers: Sarah Brightman (she Anna Hawkins Bold, Brave and Beautiful I’ve been a fan of Anna Hawkins of the lyrics. It’s not just trite for some time now, so it’s a positive affirmations but a true privilege to review her new album. glimpse into her struggle as an From her first EP, on to her debut artist. It instantly makes you album, and last year’s “Divine,” inspired and places the listener Anna has shown a talent for staying firmly in her corner. true to her own unique sound.

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