A Kartvelian chorus is notable for its unusual way of singing songs without words, a factor that hooked Vrinda Chidambaram when she heard a collection of Georgian songs for the first time. The chorus, ...

WASHINGTON -- As the voices of 80 choral singers filled a Washington, D.C., church with music this past weekend, a master Georgian composer's spirit was raised in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Editor’s note: To listen along as you read, click the links in the text. These pieces were performed for The Economist by the choir of Jesus College, Cambridge. IN 1605 Charles de Ligny, a Frenchman, ...