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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: 05/08 Madame Duruflé’s 100th Birthday
Voices of Connection: 05/08 Madame Duruflé’s 100th Birthday

Today I would like to honor my dear teacher and friend, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé…

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Voices of AscensionMay 8, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/07 Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria
Voices of Connection: 05/07 Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria

One of the greatest composers of all time, Josquin…

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Voices of AscensionMay 7, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/06 A mention in the New York Times
Voices of Connection: 05/06 A mention in the New York Times

We're thrilled that our recording of Randall Thompson's "Alleluia" was selected by New York Times Chief Classical Music Critic…

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Voices of AscensionMay 6, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/05 Around the World Wednesdays: Mexico
Voices of Connection: 05/05 Around the World Wednesdays: Mexico

Today we're doing something a little different in celebration of Cinco de Mayo…

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Voices of AscensionMay 5, 2021Around the World
Voices of Connection: 05/04 Brahms: Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren
Voices of Connection: 05/04 Brahms: Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren

Today, for Part 2 of my reflections on high school choral singing…

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Voices of AscensionMay 4, 2021James Bassi
Voices of Connection: 05/03 Francisco J. Núñez: liminality
Voices of Connection: 05/03 Francisco J. Núñez: liminality

I want to share a video of Liminality, a piece I wrote for the Young People’s Chorus of New York City…

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Voices of AscensionMay 3, 2021Francisco J. Núñez
Voices of Connection: 05/02 Vivaldi: Magnificat
Voices of Connection: 05/02 Vivaldi: Magnificat

I love Vivaldi and the Venetian color his music has…

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Voices of AscensionMay 2, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/01 Bruckner: Os Justi
Voices of Connection: 05/01 Bruckner: Os Justi

Today we feature one of the great motets of the 19th century…

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Voices of AscensionMay 1, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/30 Make Believe
Voices of Connection: 04/30 Make Believe

Here is one of my favorite songs from Show Boat…

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Voices of AscensionApril 29, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/29 Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Voices of Connection: 04/29 Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater

Today’s exquisite piece is the opening track on our very first CD…

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Voices of AscensionApril 29, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/28 Around the World Wednesdays: North Karelia, Finland
Voices of Connection: 04/28 Around the World Wednesdays: North Karelia, Finland

It might not be a coincidence that this video was created during the pandemic year 2020…

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Voices of AscensionApril 28, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 04/27 welcome guest curator james bassi
Voices of Connection: 04/27 welcome guest curator james bassi

The first piece is by Samuel Barber, one of our greatest American composers…

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Voices of AscensionApril 27, 2021James Bassi
Voices of Connection: 04/26 Rare Lassus Motet
Voices of Connection: 04/26 Rare Lassus Motet

This short, simple motet perfectly expresses the strong…

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Voices of AscensionApril 26, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/25 Rothko Chapel
Voices of Connection: 04/25 Rothko Chapel

Today we offer something completely different. This transcendent piece…

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Voices of AscensionApril 25, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/24 Poulenc Gloria Finale
Voices of Connection: 04/24 Poulenc Gloria Finale

The great final movement of Poulenc’s Gloria begins with a fascinating dialogue…

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Voices of AscensionApril 24, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/23 Unique Stravinsky Mass
Voices of Connection: 04/23 Unique Stravinsky Mass

Stravinsky composed a wonderful body of choral music, including this unique Mass…

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Voices of AscensionApril 23, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/22 Guillaume Dufay
Voices of Connection: 04/22 Guillaume Dufay

Dufay was born (ca. 1400-1474) in Cambrai, France…

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Voices of AscensionApril 22, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/21 Around the World Wednesdays are back!
Voices of Connection: 04/21 Around the World Wednesdays are back!

One of the most beautiful examples of the Swedish national romantic era…

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Voices of AscensionApril 21, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 04/20 O for the Wings of a Dove!
Voices of Connection: 04/20 O for the Wings of a Dove!

“O for the wings of a dove!” is certainly one of Mendelssohn’s most famous vocal works…

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Voices of AscensionApril 20, 2021
Voices of Connection: 04/19 Most Unusual Palestrina Motet
Voices of Connection: 04/19 Most Unusual Palestrina Motet

This is one of Palestrina’s most unusual motets…

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Voices of AscensionApril 19, 2021
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