Featuring:The Rochester Oratorio Society Chorus, Eric Townell, Artistic DirectorBach Children’s Chorus, Karla Krogstad, DirectorKevin Nitsch, Piano ROS’s glorious, rich sonority is showcased in this program of great choral works by Aaron Copland, R. Nathaniel Dett, Randall Thompson, Jean Ford, and Norman Dello Joio with keyboard accompaniment. Be there for the NY premiere of “We Are […]
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Arts Connexions presents Freedom Song: When Gospel Came to the Empire
FeaturingResonanz Ensemble and Guests A poignant and moving account of the Fisk University Singers’ historic tour through the US and New York, the UK, and the Continent, told through their original songs for soloists, narrator, Gospel choruses, and jazz combo. Resonanz and special guests present the first US performance of this amazing piece with music […]
1/28, Songs Against War: Ukrainian Folksinging Workshop with Mariana Sadovska
“Ukraine’s Bjork” Mariana Sadovska is a folk song collector, vocalist, actress, composer, and an indefatigable cultural activist for a free Ukraine. Mariana Sadovska and members of Kitka will join forces for a short performance of songs from Ukraine, followed by a brief presentation about the humanitarian aid work that Sadovska and Leleka Foundation are doing […]
Musica Viva NY Performs BECAUSE: A Choral Concert Featuring Works by Beethoven, Bach, Fauré, Gounod, and The Beatles, March 3
Hailed as “a treasured institution (Front Row Center),” New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents a one-night only concert on Sunday, March 3, 2024, 5:00 p.m., at Manhattan’s All Souls. Performed by 30+ singers, conductor and pianist Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and organist Trent Johnson, the beautifully interwoven program centers on adaptation—works that repurposed harmonies and […]
World premier of FIRE & ICE in Oklahoma
The University Singers of Northeastern State University, under Dr. Jeffrey Wall, will close the Thursday evening Choral Honors Concert with the world premiere of my SATB setting of the Robert Frost poem, Fire and Ice, January 18, at 7 pm, at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association Winter Conference, at First Baptist Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma. A […]
Liszt premiere in St. Louis (MO)
Written in 1865, the year Liszt took holy orders, his “Missa Choralis” requires a spacious acoustic and majestic physical setting to be appreciated to its fullest advantage. On Sunday, February 18, the ideal setting for this stirring expression of faith is to be found in St. Louis (MO), and The Shrine of St. Joseph: Google […]