Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo’s “Ubi Caritas”. In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in recording 3 of his compositions. On this video, Gjeilo adds an improvised accompaniment (in a one-take […]
New Recordings
Naxos of America Launches U.S. Distribution for Linn and Collegium Record Labels
FRANKLIN, TN–(Marketwire – Jun 7, 2011) – In June, Naxos of America, the #1 independent classical music distributor in the U.S., will launch partnerships with Collegium and Linn Records to distribute the labels in the United States. Started by composer and conductor John Rutter, Collegium Records was established in 1983 with the aim of presenting […]
CD of new choral works by Ted Vives now available
Esperanza, the new CD of choral and vocal works by Ted Vives is now available. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tedvives Esperanza is the debut CD of composer Ted Vives. Esperanza is a compilation of choral and vocal works all related to the theme of Hope (in Italian, “Esperanza”.) Each work on this album speaks to the spirit […]
Ola Gjeilo / CWU Chamber Choir – In the moment (video trailer)
This 4 minute trailer is an overview of a project which will ultimately yield videos of 3 pieces by composer Ola Gjeilo, with the composer at the piano and sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir The Ground, for mixed choir, piano and optional string quartet was one of the three compositions recorded. […]
CD of new choral works by Ted Vives to be released May 31
Esperanza, a CD of new choral and vocal works by Ted Vives will be available this Tuesday May 31 from the following websites and distributors: CDBaby iTunes Amazon MP3 Rhapsody Napster eMusic MOG Thumbplay Verizon Esperanza includes several new works for choir as well as 2 song cycles for soprano, trombone(s), and piano. Many thanks […]
CWU Chamber Choir – Nirvana Dharma, Einojuhani Rautavaara (Video)
The Central Washington University Chamber Choir has released a video of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara’s “Nirvana Dharma“, for flute (played by Dr. Hal Ott, CWU faculty member), soprano solo (sung by Senior Andrea Hansen) and chorus. Nirvana Dharma was sung by the choir at the NWACDA (Seattle) Conference in 2010. Presenting many challenges, the […]