This is a different way to listen to the Vierne Mass which has been admirably recorded by some wonderful choirs already. For this recording we have recreated the context in which it was originally sung : a solemn high Mass with all the Propers in what was known in France as a Concert Mass. […]
Britain’s Got Talent singer files discrimination complaint
Piers Morgan hit the buzzer before she had even completed the first line of the power ballad You Raise Me Up, as did Simon Cowell. The third judge, Amanda Holden, hung on until she reached the chorus. Czikai is so aggrieved at her treatment – and in particular at what she sees as the […]
Bach’s Arabian Passion
How does the Arabian Passion According to J.S. Bach featuring Arab musicians, two jazz saxophonists, a string quartet and a Lebanese singer grab you? The Arabian Passion is the brainchild of Vladimir Ivanoff, who is the Bulgarian founder and music director of the culture straddling ensemble Sarband. Ivanoff sees parallels between the story of occupation and persecution in the Middle East […]
Music Returns To Port-au-Prince
Amid the desperation and despair in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-prince, musicians from Haiti’s national chorus, jazz band and philharmonic gave their first post-quake concert. The musicians were able to rescue some instruments from the rubble, and they held the concert in the devastated neighborhood of Bell Aire to bring hope to the displaced. Audio report on […]
Composer John Leavitt @ MidAmerica Nazarene University
Composer, conductor, teacher, and church musician are all titles familiar to John Leavitt. To the students of MidAmerica Nazarene University, he is the new choir director. Just days before the end of the fall semester, Professor Juan Hernandez stepped down as the Director of Choral Activities to take the position of Assistant Dean of Music […]