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New Choir
The New Choir was founded by the Music Director and Conductor, Eileen Chang, in August, 2000 and is composed of about twenty five Singers from the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The New Choir is an auditioned Chamber choir performing choral works from al... moreThe New Choir was founded by the Music Director and Conductor, Eileen Chang, in August, 2000 and is composed of about twenty five Singers from the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The New Choir is an auditioned Chamber choir performing choral works from all genres. The choir has been conducting regularly scheduled performances in the Bay Area since its founding.
The members of the New Choir have been brought together by their common love for the making of beautiful music. The New Choir is dedicated to the study and performance of quality choral literature and sharing the joy and the spiritual enhancement inherent in the making of music.
The New Choir has been recognized for their performances of thoughtfully prepared programs. The choir receives frequent requests for guest performances in the San Francisco Bay area and, in March 2006, was honored with an invitation to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Western Division Convention where the choir's performance was received very warml... less
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Sounds of Summit
Sounds of Summit is a group of the best Singers, students, musicians, and citizens that Lee’s
Summit High School offer. They have been auditioned and selected from a program of 250
Singers and identified as the cream of the crop based on their beauty of... moreSounds of Summit is a group of the best Singers, students, musicians, and citizens that Lee’s
Summit High School offer. They have been auditioned and selected from a program of 250
Singers and identified as the cream of the crop based on their beauty of vocal tone, musical
intelligence, sight reading ability and academic achievement. They are also instrumentalists,
actors, athletes, student leaders and ambassadors of LSHS. Most importantly, they are
students who are DEDICATED to being the best they can be.
As a result of these high standards, Sounds of Summit has developed a reputation in Lee’s
Summit and around the nation as one of the elite high school level performing ensembles.
We are frequently asked to perform with UMKC’s Conservatory, as well as multiple appearances
at the Missouri Music Educators Convention. We are also in high demand with community
groups for performances around Christmas time. Most recently we were given the
distinction being selected to perform at the Piccolo Spoleto Festiv... less
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CWU Chamber Choir: Gjeilo - "Luminous Night of the Soul"
"Luminous Night of the Soul" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty).
In May, 2013, composer Ol... more"Luminous Night of the Soul" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty).
In May, 2013, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus, joining the choir in recording 4 of his pieces. This performance of Gjeilo's "Luminous Night of the Soul" is from that session.
The other pieces were "Sanctus" for a cappella choir, and "Across The Vast, Eternal Sky", also with the composer at the piano and joined by the Kairos Quartet.
The final piece, "Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages", was recorded both in an unaccompanied rendition (how it is written and published) and in a version with Mr. Gjeilo improvising an accompaniment to the choir.
This was Ola's second time on CWU's campus. His first visit was in the spring of 2011 and yielded 5 videos of his music, a wide-ranging interview with the composer and other bonus material... less