New Recordings

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

A new You Tube channel timknightmusic has been set up to spread the music of the UK based Composer Tim Knight, it includes some extracts from the new Requiem aeternam recently premiered in Dubuque Iowa, stop by and have a listen to some relaxing choral and Orchestral music!

Stephen Layton conducts the choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, in a new disc of American a cappella works in a Hyperion CD to be released July 1.   http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67832&vw=dc

The Saint George’s Chorale (a semi-professional chorus of 85 voices) and Orchestra performed Lux Aeterna by Robert Shafer.  The work is scored for large chorus, chamber orchestra, orgran, incidental soloists from the choir, and a dramatic soprano.  The piece is challenging, yet accessible.  I know that composer would like to hear from those interested in […]