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On this new ATMA CD, Meine Seele (My soul), Canadian countertenor Matthew White breathes new life into sacred cantatas by German composers who preceded Bach. Listeners are invited to rediscover forgotten works by such 17th-century German masters as Franz Tunder, Christoph Bernhard, and Philipp Heinrich Erlebach.Matthew White is currently the Artistic Director of Early Music Vancouver and programming director of Montreal’s Les Voix Baroques. Operatic engagements have included work with the New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Cleveland Opera, Opera Atelier, Modern Baroque Opera, the Boston Early Music Festival and the Pacific Opera Victoria.