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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: 05/28 Grigory Lvovsky: Lord, Have Mercy
Voices of Connection: 05/28 Grigory Lvovsky: Lord, Have Mercy

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

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Voices of AscensionMay 28, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/27 Palestrina: Tu es petrus
Voices of Connection: 05/27 Palestrina: Tu es petrus

A member of our audience, Ro Sheffe, requested this…

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Voices of AscensionMay 27, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/26 Around the World Wednesdays: Barcelona
Voices of Connection: 05/26 Around the World Wednesdays: Barcelona

I received this email from the conductor of “Veus” in Barcelona…

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Voices of AscensionMay 26, 2021Francisco J. Núñez, Women Composers, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 05/25 Fauré: Requiem - Sanctus
Voices of Connection: 05/25 Fauré: Requiem - Sanctus

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

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Voices of AscensionMay 25, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/24 Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, 3rd Movement
Voices of Connection: 05/24 Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, 3rd Movement

Today is the final installment of my five-part listening series…

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Voices of AscensionMay 24, 2021James Bassi
Voices of Connection: 05/23 Bernstein: Chichester Psalms - Movement 2
Voices of Connection: 05/23 Bernstein: Chichester Psalms - Movement 2

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

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Voices of AscensionMay 23, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/22 Jerome Kern: All the Things You Are
Voices of Connection: 05/22 Jerome Kern: All the Things You Are

During the mid-1990s when our Delos recordings were found all across the country…

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Voices of AscensionMay 22, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/21 Meredith Monk: Shing Way from “Dancing Voices”
Voices of Connection: 05/21 Meredith Monk: Shing Way from “Dancing Voices”

Iconoclastic composer and performer Meredith Monk looks to the future…

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Voices of AscensionMay 21, 2021Francisco J. Núñez, Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 05/20 Palestrina: Exultate Deo
Voices of Connection: 05/20 Palestrina: Exultate Deo

One of Palestrina’s best and most joyous motets…

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Voices of AscensionMay 20, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/19 Pablo Casals: Eucaristica
Voices of Connection: 05/19 Pablo Casals: Eucaristica

Pablo Casals was one of the most revered cellists in history…

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Voices of AscensionMay 19, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/18 William Byrd: Sing Joyfully
Voices of Connection: 05/18 William Byrd: Sing Joyfully

William Byrd was the greatest British composer of the late Renaissance, and just maybe the greatest British composer ever…

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Voices of AscensionMay 18, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/17 Mendelssohn: Die Nachtigall
Voices of Connection: 05/17 Mendelssohn: Die Nachtigall

As I continue to reflect on my experiences in high school chorus…

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Voices of AscensionMay 17, 2021James Bassi
Voices of Connection: 05/16 Schubert: Psalm 23
Voices of Connection: 05/16 Schubert: Psalm 23

Schubert composed 6 Masses and a good deal of miscellaneous choral music…

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Voices of AscensionMay 16, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/15 Lili Boulanger: Sous Bois
Voices of Connection: 05/15 Lili Boulanger: Sous Bois

This exquisite piece is virtually unknown and was out of print for decades…

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Voices of AscensionMay 15, 2021Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 05/14 Duruflé: Gloria from Messe Cum Jubilo
Voices of Connection: 05/14 Duruflé: Gloria from Messe Cum Jubilo

Composed for a choir of baritones in unison with organ and orchestral accompaniment…

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Voices of AscensionMay 14, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/13 You’ll Never Walk Alone
Voices of Connection: 05/13 You’ll Never Walk Alone

In March, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City partnered with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts…

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Voices of AscensionMay 13, 2021Francisco J. Núñez
Voices of Connection: 05/12 Around the World Wednesdays: South Africa
Voices of Connection: 05/12 Around the World Wednesdays: South Africa

Today’s piece by the young Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds…

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Voices of AscensionMay 12, 2021Around the World
Voices of Connection: 05/11 Berger: The Lord to Me a Shepherd Is
Voices of Connection: 05/11 Berger: The Lord to Me a Shepherd Is

By now it is clear that much of my motivation for presenting this listening series…

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Voices of AscensionMay 11, 2021James Bassi
Voices of Connection: 05/10 Fauré: Tantum Ergo
Voices of Connection: 05/10 Fauré: Tantum Ergo

This piece was practically unknown until it appeared on our very first recording…

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Voices of AscensionMay 10, 2021
Voices of Connection: 05/09 Mendelssohn: Happy and Blessed Are They
Voices of Connection: 05/09 Mendelssohn: Happy and Blessed Are They

This is my single favorite chorus of Mendelssohn…

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Voices of AscensionMay 9, 2021
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