RECORDINGS TO TREASURE
All Delos recordings of Voices of Ascension are available from classical music retailers and their online services. For more information, call (212) 358-1469.
HEAR MY PRAYER
Voices of Ascension's latest Delos International recording, Hear My Prayer, with soprano Hei-Kyung Hong, has received rave reviews.
Originally issued as AVE MARIA. Works by Palestrina, Victoria, Bruckner, Fauré, Holst, Casals, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Duruflé, Bach-Gounod. "... an exquisite debut recording ..." The New York Times
"Dennis Keene and one of New York's finest all-professional choirs perform 16 sacred choruses. All are sung to near perfection. A classy seasonal offering and a memorable recording debut." The Daily News
FROM CHANT TO RENAISSANCE
Renaissance masterpieces by Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin, Tallis, Byrd, Palestrina and others.
BERLIOZ TE DEUM
Recorded live July 9, 1996, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. "Tremendous ... with as much sensitivity as power ... Dennis Keene ... brings out one subtlety after another. The cumulative effect is truly overwhelming." Stereo Review
Including Missa Papæ Marcelli, Motets and Offertories.
"There is glorious music a plenty here, and this is a good starting point for Renaissance choral listening. Keene's choir consists of 21 beautifully balanced singers ... refined and technically superlative." American Record Guide
THE DURUFLE ALBUM
"A gorgeously blended and fully transparent sound. Recordings of the Requiem are plentiful, but few are as transporting as this one." The New York Times "a stunning performance" Choral Journal
VOICES OF ANGELS: MUSIC of HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
"... sung by the remarkable women of Voices of Ascension, whose purity and beauty of tone are celebrated internationally. Unlike other recordings, instrumental or vocal counterpoints have not been added to Hildegard's pure lines. Dennis Keene and Voices of Ascension have chosen to sing this beautiful, spiritual music without any modern adornments. The result is an experience both personal and transcendent."Delos
CAN'T HELP SINGING -- A NEW LOOK AT JEROME KERN CLASSICS
A celebration of one of America's favorite composers. Choral arrangements by Donald Fraser, Jim Bassi and Dennis Keene.
HEIGH-HO! MOZART
Voices of Ascension with Dennis Keene take part in this presentation of favorite Disney themes in the styles of great classical composers.