In 1973 the British composer Geoffrey Burgon (1941 – 2010), famed for his soundtracks for movies and TV (Life of Brian; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Brideshead Revisited), premiered a choral tour-de-force at the Three Choirs Festival titled “The Fire of Heaven.” Ostensibly scored for (appropriately) three choirs, it actually requires 27 different voice parts. The […]
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Meet Eriks Esenvalds in St. Louis
The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus opens its 71st annual season this Sunday, October 4, with a program titled “A Consuming Fire.” A highlight of the repertoire will be the first performance of a new cycle of Sara Teasdale poems commissioned from the Latvian composer, Eriks Esenvalds. Those attending this concert will have the opportunity to […]
Taneyev regional premiere 117 years after its completion
The choral music of Sergey Taneyev is rarely performed in the USA, but on October 4 the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus will present “Prometheus” in what is surely the regional premiere of a work written in 1909. Its technical challenges and demand for a thick choral texture put this piece beyond the reach of many […]
All Haydn Concert in Kansas City This Saturday, August 15
The 125-voice Summer Singers of Kansas City & Symphony Orchestra join with soloists Victoria Botero, Karen Kelley, Zachary Devin and Asher Tillman to perform an all-Haydn concert including Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Te Deum in C, No. 2, and Lord Nelson Mass. Music Director Dr. William O. Baker will conduct the symphony and the mass. Associate Music Director Christine Freeman will conduct the Te […]
Northland Summer Singers All Schubert Concert in Liberty, Missouri
Music Director Daniel A, Baker leads the Northland Summer Singers in an all-Schubert concert featuring the Mass in G, Lebenslust, Salve Regina, and other favorites. The seasonal community chorus will be joined by soloists Anita Smith, Chip Handrich, and TJ Blodgett, along with organist Dr. Jacob Hofeling. Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM, Second […]
Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit, MO – The Gospel Truth
The Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit, a seasonal community chorus in suburban Kansas City, Missouri, will present their 12th annual concert on Sunday, July 26, 4:00 PM, in the nave of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 416 SE Grand Avenue in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Titled The Gospel Truth the concert will feature Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass, […]