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Phoenix Chorale: Hymn to St Cecilia - Britten
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, Artistic Director
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Text: WH Auden (1907-1973)
Performed at 'unCLOUDED day', a concert to celebrate the return of live choral music following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Solo... morePhoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, Artistic Director
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Text: WH Auden (1907-1973)
Performed at 'unCLOUDED day', a concert to celebrate the return of live choral music following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Soloists:
Lies’l Hill, soprano
Nina Garguilo, soprano
Julia Powers, alto
Thomas Strawser, tenor
Christopher Herrera, bass
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Video Direction: Andrew Staples
Sound Engineering: Sound Mirror
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In a garden shady this holy lady
With reverent cadence and subtle psalm,
Like a black swan as death came on
Poured forth her song in perfect calm:
And by ocean's margin this innocent virgin
Constructed an organ to enlarge her prayer,
And notes tremendous from her great engine
Thundered out on the Roman air.
Blonde Aphrodite rose up excited,
Moved to deLight by the melody,
White as an orchid she rode quite naked
In an oyster shell on top of the ... less
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State Academic Choir of Belarus n.a. R. Shirma
the oldest choral collective of the Republic of Belarus, the State Academic Choir named after its Creator, Rygor Ramanavich SHIRMA, is a genuine keeper and propagandist of the value of folk music, creations of modern composers, masterpieces of the world c... morethe oldest choral collective of the Republic of Belarus, the State Academic Choir named after its Creator, Rygor Ramanavich SHIRMA, is a genuine keeper and propagandist of the value of folk music, creations of modern composers, masterpieces of the world classical music.
the collective was organized in 1939 in Belostok, its first program was prepared in 1941. Now the staff of the Choir consists of gifted musicians who serve selflessly to the Great Art.
the artistic side of the Choir is distinguished by the high musical culture, vivid emotionality, richness of the dynamical scale of sounding, high feeling of ensemble, purity of intonation, expression and naturality of singing and its organicity with the word.
the collective has merited a high praise from the side of both critics and audience. "the gentleness and beauty of the sounding voices, purity of intonation and spirituality in the interpretation of the musical material appear very subtly", V.S.Fomin, the pri... less
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Harmonia Mundi / O Music
Allegra and Ensemble perform a tribute to music with a medley of "Harmonia Mundi", a German Hymn tune and "O Music" by Lowell Mason.
video:
CWU Chamber Choir: Alexander Gretchaninov, Svete Tihiy
Svete Tihiy (Alexander Gretchaninov) is sung by the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director)
"Hail, Gladsome Light" was sung in mid-April, 2011. This video was recorded in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall at Central Washington ... moreSvete Tihiy (Alexander Gretchaninov) is sung by the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director)
"Hail, Gladsome Light" was sung in mid-April, 2011. This video was recorded in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall at Central Washington University, using 5 HD cameras.
Other YouTube videos of the Choir include music by Claudio Monteverdi, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, tomás Luis da Victoria, and Ola Gjeilo (in which the composer joins the choir on Piano)
Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8
the rest of the videos can be found on CWU Music Department's YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CWUMusicdept
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All CWU Chamber Choir videos found on YouTube are posted only after an agreement is reached or a contract is signed with the composer and/o... less