Audience members can sit on yoga mats (or chairs) to hear 'Passio' by Arvo Pärt, preceded by Orthodox chants, at the world's largest Gothic cathedral.
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Concert Review (NYC): Clarion Choir Sings Rachmaninoff and World Premiere of ‘Vigil for Peace’ by Alexander Levine
The Clarion Choir's, precision, dynamics, balance, and overall musicality are always at the highest level.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Sebastians with the Yale Voxtet – ‘Voices of Versailles’
I wish more people knew how fun Baroque music can be. The instrumental ensemble The Sebastians and the superb singers of the Yale Voxtet joined forces to prove it.
Read More »Music Review: New York Festival of Song – Paul Bowles, ‘A Picnic Cantata’
Finally, New York Festival of Song has released a recording of this curiosity from 1953.
Read More »Maestro Long Yu, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic Present World Premiere of Aaron Zigman’s Oratorio ‘Émigré’ November 17
This 90-minute oratorio tells the story of Jewish WWII-era refugees finding a home and community in Shanghai.
Read More »Music Review: The Crossing – ‘Sumptuous Planet,’ a Secular Mass by David Shapiro
The composer set out to "advance a scientific, atheistic vision of the world" using the musical structure of a Christian Mass and modern choral idioms.
Read More »Music Review: Ensemble Correspondances – ‘Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuit’ (Christmas Music from 1694)
This recording of the Midnight Mass and other Christmas music by the French baroque master definitely brings some joy to the world, no matter what holidays you may celebrate.
Read More »Concert Review: ‘American Lamentation’ – a World Premiere Oratorio on Slavery, NYC and the Church by Trevor Weston
The oratorio's 12 movements trace American slavery from early colonial times through the modern Church's recognition of its part in the institution.
Read More »Concert Review: Tiburtina Ensemble Makes US Debut with Music of Hildegard von Bingen (NYC, May 7 2023)
The all-female early music vocal group from Prague makes its U.S. debut with a sublime concert of music by Hildegard von Bingen.
Read More »Kids’ Energy, Grown-Up Skills from the National Children’s Chorus at Carnegie Hall
The NCC's impressively accomplished young members presented a spirited multicultural concert in New York.
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