Voices of Connection: 03/29 Mondays with Malcolm: The Drinking Gourd

The freedom song, The Drinking Gourd describes a critical journey traveled by many slaves in America…

Voices of AscensionMarch 29, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather

Voices of Connection: 03/28 James Bassi: O lux beata trinitas

James Bassi, a core member of our tenor section for decades, is also a highly noted composer…

Voices of AscensionMarch 28, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/27 Bainton: And I Saw a New Heaven

Edgar Bainton (1880-1956) was an English composer and teacher…

Voices of AscensionMarch 27, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/26 Brahms: How lovely is thy dwelling place

One year ago today, we were supposed to perform the Brahms Requiem…

Voices of AscensionMarch 26, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/25 Voices of Women

Astronautica: Voices of Women in Space, a Voices of Ascension commission of music, voice, and video…

Voices of AscensionMarch 25, 2021Women Composers, Renée Favand-See

Voices of Connection: 03/24 Around the World Wednesdays: Sweden

The Estonian composer Veljo Tormis is famous for his choral compositions…

Voices of AscensionMarch 24, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World

Voices of Connection: 03/23 Melinda Bargreen: Stella Spendens

Over the years Voices of Ascension has given premieres of many, many pieces by women composers…

Voices of AscensionMarch 23, 2021Women Composers

Voices of Connection: 03/22 Cantate Domino

Hassler may have been German, but he studied in Venice…

Voices of AscensionMarch 22, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/21 Gustav Holst: Ave Maria

Holst’s Ave Maria is an impressive vehicle for professional female voices…

Voices of AscensionMarch 21, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/20 Cécile Chaminade: Ronde du Crépuscule

Born in Paris in 1857, Cécile Chaminade was a composer and concert pianist…

Voices of AscensionMarch 20, 2021Women Composers

Voices of Connection: 03/19 Hildegard of Bingen

Throughout this month, we'll be sharing the music of women composers…

Voices of AscensionMarch 19, 2021Women Composers

Voices of Connection: 03/18 Monteverdi Vespers

Today we are pleased to repeat the first music video from our Gala…

Voices of AscensionMarch 18, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/17 Around the World Wednesdays: South Korea

Arirang is a very old and famous Korean Folk song…

Voices of AscensionMarch 17, 2021Around the World

Voices of Connection: 03/16 Pablo Casals

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

Voices of AscensionMarch 16, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/15 Mondays with Malcolm: Take Him, Earth

Take Him, Earth was commissioned for the national conference of the American Choral Directors Association…

Voices of AscensionMarch 15, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather

Voices of Connection: 03/14 Lili boulanger: pendant le tempête

Our concert on International Women’s Day March 8, 2019, was dedicated to female composers

Voices of AscensionMarch 14, 2021Women Composers, Cecilia Rydinger

Voices of Connection: 03/13 Martha Sullivan: Shakespeare's Throat

Martha Sullivan is a well-known person in the New York choral community, both as a composer and professional singer…

Voices of AscensionMarch 13, 2021Women Composers

Voices of Connection: 03/12 Stanford’s Best Piece

Irish by birth, and trained in Germany, Stanford was perhaps the most important church musician in England at the beginning of the 20th century…

Voices of AscensionMarch 12, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/11 Song of the Stars!

This is the only recording ever made of Granados's "Song of the Stars."

Voices of AscensionMarch 11, 2021

Voices of Connection: 03/10 Around the World Wednesdays: Sweden

Great memories from times when meeting and performing together…

Voices of AscensionMarch 10, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World