Colleagues, the Rochester Oratorio Society (NY) has re-mastered its historic 1954 recording of the Berlioz Requiem, the first American commercial recording of this masterwork, now available for the first time on CD. The source recording, a pristine vinyl master, has been professionally restored and beautifully produced for distribution in a two-CD set with original graphics […]
New Recordings
Olli Kortekangas’s Migrations touches the heart
The recent BIS CD including Olli Kortekangas’s Migrations (a commission from the Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä) has received enthusiastic reviews. The FMQ magazine writes that “Migrations is a deeply impressive cantata… There’s a strong Finnish presence in the Minnesota area, and for his texts Kortekangas turned to the poetry of Sheila Packa, a Minnesotan […]
How Can I Keep from Singing! by Sarah Quartel
Ensemble Laude Women’s Choir directed by Elizabeth MacIsaac have recorded a new arrangement of How Can I Keep from Singing by Sarah Quartel! Hear this piece live at our spring concert April 29!
New Album Release: How to Go On – The Choral Works of Dale Trumbore
Choral Arts Initiative (Orange County, CA) is pleased to announce the release of a new album, “How to Go On: The Choral Works of Dale Trumbore” available on Amazon and iTunes, or wherever else you listen to music. iTunes Amazon Choral Arts Initiative Releases Debut Album Featuring Secular Requiem And Other Choral Works by Dale […]
Out March 17: Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks, Volume 5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blue Heron Releases the Final Disc in 5-CD Peterhouse Set Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks, Vol. 5 (BHCD1007) Anonymous: Missa sine nomine Hugh Sturmy: Exultet in hac die Robert Hunt: Ave Maria mater dei John Mason: Ve nobis miseris Restored by Nick Sandon Blue Heron / Scott Metcalfe, director Street Date: March […]
Marymount Singers of New York CD Release
The Marymount Singers directed by Mario Dell’Olio released “Vivaldi Gloria” featuring music of Hildegard von Bingen and Antonio Vivaldi.