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evening morning day | Radcliffe Choral Society
"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1.
Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer.
... more"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1.
Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer.
The composer writes: "I wanted to make a piece about the creation story but I didn't want to highlight one religion's or culture's narrative over another."
"It was important for me to try to find something universal, something present in all stories, or common to all cultures. I hit upon the idea of making a kind of checklist of everything that needed to be created to get the world to this point, without each individual culture's stories or myths or exoticisms. I went back to the first chapter of Genesis, to see what I could get out of my own culture's story, and I stripped away all the descriptions, adjectives, connectors and motivators. All that is left of Genesis in my text are the nouns, leaving a dispassionate list of everything created, in the order in ... less
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State Choir Festival 2019 at Mainz
More than 150 choirs, over 5'000 choir actors, 14 stages, more than 30'000 people - that's the state choir festival "Rhineland-Palatinate sings", at 2019, 31st of August in Mainz.
Come to visit and discover for yourself the great variety of R... moreMore than 150 choirs, over 5'000 choir actors, 14 stages, more than 30'000 people - that's the state choir festival "Rhineland-Palatinate sings", at 2019, 31st of August in Mainz.
Come to visit and discover for yourself the great variety of Rheinland-Palatinate choir music.
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CWU Chamber Choir: arr. Gjeilo - "Away in a Manger"
"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director)
ABOUT THE WORK:
W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Car... more"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director)
ABOUT THE WORK:
W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Carols Vol. 1 & 2 (published by Walton Music). Megan McCormick is the soprano soloist on this video.
ABOUT THE COMPOSER:
Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School in New York City.
Ola’s Concert works are performed all over the world, and his debut recording as a pianist-composer, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was followed by its 2012 sequel, Piano Improvisations. Many of Ola’s choral works are featured on Phoenix Chorale’s bestselling Northern Lights album, which is devoted entirely to his music for choir. All three albums are available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc.
A full-time Concert music composer based in New York City, Ola is als... less
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Five Hebrew Love Songs -Whitacre - ECU Singers
The ECU Singers performing the Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre.
Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting
Dr. Starla Hibler, piano
Dr. Lauren Cox, clarinet
Chris Mayhue, tambourine
This performance was recorded during the East Central Univ... moreThe ECU Singers performing the Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre.
Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting
Dr. Starla Hibler, piano
Dr. Lauren Cox, clarinet
Chris Mayhue, tambourine
This performance was recorded during the East Central University Chorale and ECU Singers fall Concert. November 19th, 2012. St Josephs Catholic Church. Ada, Oklahoma.
