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Mozart Requiem - Downtown Voices - Stephen Sands, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final composition, Requiem, was finished after his death by his student Franz Xaver Süssmayr. According to his wife, Constanze Mozart, The ailing composer had come to believe he was writing The piece, initially commissioned by a ... moreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final composition, Requiem, was finished after his death by his student Franz Xaver Süssmayr. According to his wife, Constanze Mozart, The ailing composer had come to believe he was writing The piece, initially commissioned by a German count, to be played at his own funeral — and indeed some sections were. Requiem was later performed at The funerals and commemorative services of Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, and Frédéric Chopin.
Centuries later in 1960, “scraps of paper” containing Mozart’s unrealized ideas were discovered, prompting new versions of The Requiem.
Mozart Requiem
Robert Levin edition
Downtown Voices
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
NOVUS NY
Stephen Sands, conductor
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Pamela Terry, mezzo-soprano
David Vanderwal, tenor
Neil NeTherly, bass
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This Land Is Your Land
Highbridge Voices performs Derric Johnson's arrangement of Woddy Guthrie's anThem: This Land is Your Land.
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Hugo Distler(1908-1942) - Ensemble Nobiles, Sjaella
Commemorating The 70th anniversary of Hugo Distler's death, two successful vocal ensembles from Leipzig perform togeTher on a single CD for The first time. The three- and four-voice motets recorded by The young Ladies of The Sjaella sextet and The five yo... moreCommemorating The 70th anniversary of Hugo Distler's death, two successful vocal ensembles from Leipzig perform togeTher on a single CD for The first time. The three- and four-voice motets recorded by The young Ladies of The Sjaella sextet and The five young gentlemen of The Ensemble Nobiles represent some of The highlights from Distler's choral oeuvre: The Jahrkreis op. 5, and The Geistliche Chormusik op. 12.
One of The composer's best-known works, The Totentanz op. 12 no. 2, stands at The heart of this disc. The fourteen motets for Eternity Sunday contained in The Totentanz op. 12 no. 2 were set to music by Hugo Distler and form The work's musical part. Distler accompanies The motets with non-musical verses that narrate a dialogue between death and his numerous victims.While on The present recording some of The victims' roles are spoken by The singers Themselves, Heinz-Martin Benecke lends death his charismatic voice.
The Totentanztopos is known especially through its pictorial representations of death'... less
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Voices Carry
Voices Carry is an Americana jazz-influenced vocal group based in metro Phoenix, Arizona. Most of our songs are performed a cappella, and we favor vocal jazz, but we occassionally perform with instrumental accompaniment and perform oTher styles.
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Ivan Yohan - Sajak Putih (White Poem)
Sajak Putih, a poem by Indonesian poet Chairil Anwar (1922-1949).
Obligatory piece of The male choir category at The XXIV ITB Choir Festival 2015, Bandung Indonesia.
Performed by Padjajaran University Choir.
Arvin Zeinullah, conductor
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Miracle Sound
Miracle Sound is een vrouwen barbershopkoor (Ladies Barbershop Harmony Chorus) voor de regio Achterhoek en is opgericht op 19 juli 1990. We hebben momenteel 22 leden maar streven in de toekomst naar een ledental van 30 (of meer natuurlijk). Onze leden kom... moreMiracle Sound is een vrouwen barbershopkoor (Ladies Barbershop Harmony Chorus) voor de regio Achterhoek en is opgericht op 19 juli 1990. We hebben momenteel 22 leden maar streven in de toekomst naar een ledental van 30 (of meer natuurlijk). Onze leden komen uit Doetinchem, Zutphen, Ulft, Steenderen, Gaanderen, Etten en Megchelen.
Het doel van Miracle Sound is om het Barbershopzingen bekend te maken bij een groter publiek maar vooral: plezier maken! Het repertoire bestaat uit evergreens, love- en popsongs, musicals en ballads. Uiteraard allemaal gezongen in Barbershop-stijl, dus zonder muzikale begeleiding! less
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Finding Wonderland
Finding Wonderland from "Wonderland"
by Frank Wildhorn
arr. Jason Krigas
solo Candy Kresmery
2018 Chicagoland Voices Winter Concert
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Jason Krigas, Director
Kathryn Polyack, Accompanist
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"It Is The Silence" from Anne Frank: A Living Voice performed by Vox Grata
Anne Frank: A Living Voice was commissioned by The San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) in celebration of its Silver Anniversary. The text is based upon excerpts from The Diary of Anne Frank, taken from The 1952 and 1991 English translations of The book. The... moreAnne Frank: A Living Voice was commissioned by The San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) in celebration of its Silver Anniversary. The text is based upon excerpts from The Diary of Anne Frank, taken from The 1952 and 1991 English translations of The book. The full musical work was premiered in 2004 by The San Francisco Girls Chorus.
Anne Frank was between The ages of 13 and 15 when she wrote her Diary, while living in a secret upstairs annex over a warehouse in Amsterdam with her family, The Van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer. Despite The fears and frustrations she experienced in over two years of hiding from The Nazis, Anne learned how to survive, even to find beauty in small things and to hold on to her ideals.
Composer Linda Tutas Haugen writes: "My goals for this composition are to honor The life of Anne Frank and to gain a deeper understanding of what she, her family, and friends experienced during The Holocaust."
The text excerpts are chronologically arranged, and span more than two years. They portray... less