Voices of Connection: 05/11 Manuel Oltra “Eco” and “Preludio”

Manuel Oltra was one of Catalonia’s most distinguished composers and teachers…

Voices of AscensionMay 11, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/10 Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer

Composed in 1844 and first performed the next year in England, this work is much like a miniature cantata…

Voices of AscensionMay 10, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/09 Berlioz: Te Deum - Final Movement

Last weekend we had a conductus for just two sopranos. Well, today we go as far in the opposite direction as possible…

Voices of AscensionMay 9, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/08 Holst: I Vow to Thee, My Country and Parry: Jerusalem

I hope these two English favorites will brighten your day!

Voices of AscensionMay 8, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/07 Pablo Casals: Nigra Sum

Most people know Pablo Casals as one of history’s greatest cellists…

Voices of AscensionMay 7, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/06 Ernest Bloch: Movement IV from Sacred Service

I have loved and performed this inspired work for over 40 years and was blessed to study it with the composer’s daughter…

Voices of AscensionMay 6, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/05 Monteverdi: Vespers - Magnificat

Published in 1610, Monteverdi’s Vespers stands as one of the greatest creations of Western Music…

Voices of AscensionMay 5, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/04 Duruflé: Requiem - Agnus Dei

We are so fortunate to collaborate with the best organists in the business…

Voices of AscensionMay 4, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/03 13th Century English Conductus: O Maria Virgo Pia and Tallis: If Ye Love Me

After the immensity of yesterday’s Ives Psalm 90, I thought it would be nice to go the opposite direction…

Voices of AscensionMay 3, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/02 Charles Ives: Psalm 90

One of my favorites I have heard live at Ascension is Charles Ives’ Psalm 90…

Voices of AscensionMay 2, 2020

Voices of Connection: 05/01 Rachmaninoff: Vespers - Blessed is the Man

Some of my favorite moments while singing with Voices of Ascension are when the basses are featured…

Voices of AscensionMay 1, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/30 Josquin Desprez: Tu Pauperum Refugium

One of the greatest masterpieces of the Early Renaissance, this “Refuge of the Poor” motet is a prayer in a time of great distress.

Voices of AscensionApril 30, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/29 Bruckner: Os Justi

Something different today! This is one of the greatest choral pieces of the late 19th century…

Voices of AscensionApril 29, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/28 Sweelinck: Hodie Christus Natus Est

Today we have another request, this time from Toronto, Canada!

Voices of AscensionApril 28, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/27 Grigory Lvovsky: Lord, Have Mercy

Lvovsky’s "Lord, Have Mercy" is quite a celebrated work and very evocative of an actual Russian Orthodox Liturgy.

Voices of AscensionApril 27, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/26 Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music

Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music is one of his most beautiful and beloved works.

Voices of AscensionApril 26, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/25 Bora Yoon: Light Will Someday Split You Open

Last year Voices of Ascension commissioned composer and ensemble member Bora Yoon to write a new work…

Voices of AscensionApril 25, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/24 Palestrina: Tu es Petrus

Another member of our audience, Ro Sheffe, requested this terrific ceremonial motet,

Voices of AscensionApril 24, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/23 Fauré: Requiem - Sanctus

A member of our audience, Helen Whitney, wanted to hear something from Fauré’s Requiem…

Voices of AscensionApril 23, 2020

Voices of Connection: 04/22 Bernstein: Chichester Psalms - Movement 2

I love the middle movement of the Chichester Psalms generally because of the juxtaposition of innocence and violence…

Voices of AscensionApril 22, 2020