Going Beyond Words Host, Stan Schmidt invites you to meaningful expressions from the pen of French Culture. This week on ChoralNet and ACDA Radio can hear an hour of music from French Composers, one whom lived over 100 years, studied organ with César Franck and worked as a secretary to Charles Gounod. You can also […]
Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
Going Beyond Words Host, Stan Schmidt begins the new year with some classic choral music including three Renaissance Christmas motets recorded by The Sixteen with Harry Christophers from their newly released 2018 CD. The new disc is spritely and accurate with such composers as Sweelinck, Handel Eccard, Lassus, Dering, Byrd, Guerrero and more………….the feature CD […]
Laud to the Nativity
This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet host Stan Schmidt concludes his four Advent and Christmas programs with a special presentation of an old Capitol LP recording that he brought back in 2004 for Clarion Records, with the help of Paul Salamunovich who worked closely with the noted conductor Roger Wagner. It was […]
Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme
This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet, host Stan Schmidt continues his Advent journey with choral and vocal music from seven countries. Composers represented are Georgi Svridov, Bob Chilcott, Stephen Chatman, John Rutter, Dan Forrest, Giacomo Puccini, Alfred Burt, Enojuhani Rautavaara, Benjamin Britten, Folke Bohlen (Sweden), and Georg Schumann. The choral ensembles used […]
I Wonder as I Wander
This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet, host Stan Schmidt continues his Advent journey moving closer to the Christmas celebration. This visit is titled I Wonder As I Wander. You will hear from Baroque composers J.S. Bach and Dietrich Buxtehude; two new carols by composers from England; “A Coventry Carol” with a new […]
From Chanukah to an Advent Beginning
This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet, host Stan Schmidt begins the first of four Advent/Christmas programs – your chance to hear traditional carols from over the spectrum of music history and to taste the same carols with new music tied to the same texts. You will also engage your listening skills on […]