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Started at the beginning of the pandemic in an effort to stay connected with choral fans and share the healing beauty of choral music, Voices of Ascension continues to share choral moments with a new global audience. Many of these moments come from our own archive of professional and live recordings and some also come from guest choirs from distant lands as we celebrate the vast diversity of worldwide choral traditions.


The Voices of Connection blog of choral moments has embarked on an expansion. We have invited guest curators to join us in this special project so that we may all benefit from their unique tastes and perspectives with respect to choral music. Recent curators include Bob Lee, Malcolm J. Merriweather, Cecilia Rydinger, Bora Yoon, Jennifer Jolley, Gilda Lyons, Renée Favand-See, Sebastián Zubieta, James Bassi, Francisco J. Núñez and Melissa Bybee.

Voices of Connection: 02/17 Around the World Wednesdays: Wales
Voices of Connection: 02/17 Around the World Wednesdays: Wales

One of the strongest choral traditions in the world is that of Welsh choruses…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 17, 2021Around the World
Voices of Connection: 02/16 Duruflé and Gregorian Chant
Voices of Connection: 02/16 Duruflé and Gregorian Chant

Maurice Duruflé was more influenced by Gregorian Chant than anything else…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 16, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/15 Mondays with Malcolm: Langlais
Voices of Connection: 02/15 Mondays with Malcolm: Langlais

As a 10-year-old, I was first captivated by Jean Langlais’ Messe solennelle as a boy chorister…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 15, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather
Voices of Connection: 02/14 Love, the essence of all that is divine
Voices of Connection: 02/14 Love, the essence of all that is divine

It is easy to understand why this is Duruflé’s most famous piece..

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 14, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/13 Ives Psalm 90
Voices of Connection: 02/13 Ives Psalm 90

I personally feel this may well be the single greatest masterpiece ever composed by an American…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 13, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/12 Holst and Parry
Voices of Connection: 02/12 Holst and Parry

I hope these two English favorites will brighten your day!

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 12, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/11 Soulful Duruflé
Voices of Connection: 02/11 Soulful Duruflé

This movement represents the most inspired pages of music…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 11, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/10 Around the World Wednesdays: Nicaragua
Voices of Connection: 02/10 Around the World Wednesdays: Nicaragua

In his “Canto de Despedida” (“Song of Farewell”) Carlos Mejía Godoy…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 10, 2021Gilda Lyons, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 02/09 Magnificent Vaughan Williams
Voices of Connection: 02/09 Magnificent Vaughan Williams

This motet is, I believe, Vaughan Williams’ finest composition…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 9, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/08 Gregg Smith: Now I walk in beauty
Voices of Connection: 02/08 Gregg Smith: Now I walk in beauty

Now I walk in beauty is a Navajo ceremonial song…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 8, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather
Voices of Connection: 02/07 13th Century Conductus: O Maria Virgo Pia and Tallis: If Ye Love Me
Voices of Connection: 02/07 13th Century Conductus: O Maria Virgo Pia and Tallis: If Ye Love Me

Today we share two very simple, calm, and pure pieces…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 7, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/06 Victoria: O Quam Gloriosum
Voices of Connection: 02/06 Victoria: O Quam Gloriosum

The great Spanish Renaissance composer Victoria may be…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 6, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/05 Granados: Song of the Stars
Voices of Connection: 02/05 Granados: Song of the Stars

This is a unique, special offering today…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 5, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/04 Duruflé: Requiem - Agnus Dei
Voices of Connection: 02/04 Duruflé: Requiem - Agnus Dei

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

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 4, 2021
Voices of Connection: 02/03 Gilda Lyons: Nahuatl Hymn to the All-Mother
Voices of Connection: 02/03 Gilda Lyons: Nahuatl Hymn to the All-Mother

Having grown up in New York State with half of my family based in Nicaragua…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 3, 2021Gilda Lyons, Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 02/02 Brahms: Gesang aus Fingal
Voices of Connection: 02/02 Brahms: Gesang aus Fingal

Brahms almost never employed the harp in his compositions…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 2, 2021Bob Lee
Voices of Connection: 02/01 Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
Voices of Connection: 02/01 Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern

One of the weirdest vocal/instrumental combinations written before the mid-20th century…

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Voices of AscensionFebruary 1, 2021Bob Lee
Voices of Connection: 01/31 Bruckner: Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
Voices of Connection: 01/31 Bruckner: Ecce Sacerdos Magnus

I hope someday to hear this stunning Bruckner motet live…

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Voices of AscensionJanuary 31, 2021Bob Lee
Voices of Connection: 01/30 Mozart: Requiem - Dies irae
Voices of Connection: 01/30 Mozart: Requiem - Dies irae

The Dies Irae from Mozart’s Requiem is another super favorite…

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Voices of AscensionJanuary 30, 2021Bob Lee
Voices of Connection: 01/29 Handel: Israel in Egypt – “He gave them hailstones”
Voices of Connection: 01/29 Handel: Israel in Egypt – “He gave them hailstones”

I simply adore this piece…

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Voices of AscensionJanuary 29, 2021Bob Lee
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