This musical advent calendar from Oxford University’s leading mixed-voice choir is its second release on the Stone Records label, following a highly-successful recording of Duruflé’s Requiem and Milford’s Mass for Five Voices. The beautifully-presented album is a countdown to Christmas of 24 tracks (with a bonus track for Christmas Day) featuring wonderful performances of some of the […]
New Recordings
documentary DVD on project Placebo
Documentary film PLACEBO english subtitles Documentary film about the making of stage concert in 14 tableaux PLACEBO or Is There One Who Would Not Weep by Karmina Šilec. Direction, camera and editing: Rudi Uran The documentary follows the creation and realization of the musical and scenic project and offers an interesting insight into the background and formation of the […]
Music That Shouldn’t Exist
Quire Cleveland’s new CD, Madrigalian Motets from Jacobean England, includes music by the great composers of the day — William Byrd, Thomas Weelkes, Alfonso Ferrabosco, Jr., et al. These are exquisite Latin motets, written at a time when it was dangerous — sometimes fatal — to be a practicing Catholic. So this is music that shouldn’t […]
Nashville Sinngers New CD “Christmas”
Nashville Singers Releasing New Christmas CD The Nashville Singers, Inc. is a nonprofit performing arts organization founded in November of 2008 by a handful of men committed to excellence in vocal and choral performance. Coinciding with the group’s 5th anniversary, concerts in Davidson and Rutherford County, and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s designation of November 23rd […]
Chanticleer releases new genre-bending album – Someone New
Someone New is the ground-breaking new album from Chanticleer. Chanticleer has teamed with some of today’s most brilliant arrangers to craft a collection of Jazz, Pop, Indie-Rock and Gospel songs that has stunned the a cappella world. Someone New features works by Dave Brubeck, June Carter Cash, Elbow, Peter Gabriel, Gotye, Freddie Mercury, M83, […]
SFGMC Releases the original cast recording of Andrew Lippa’s Oratorio, “I Am Harvey Milk.”
In celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11, 2013, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus released the original cast recording of Andrew Lippa’s oratorio “I Am Harvey Milk.” Produced by multi-Grammy award winner Leslie Ann Jones in association with Skywalker Sound and Academy award-winning producer Bruce Cohen, the recording features soloists Andrew Lippa, […]