
Most of John Rutter’s fans are familiar with the story about the creation of the Christmas anthem What Sweeter Music, a piece that has become
[In this season of seemingly non-stop Messiah performances, and in the face of a catalog teeming with a bewildering number of recordings of the work,
A picture of an American flag and a (near-microscopic) list of four prominent 20th-century American composers on the cover leaves little doubt about the concept
You hear about huge advance orders for the latest CD by the biggest, hottest pop superstar, or for the most fashionably hip tell-all book–but when
Don’t be surprised if you have to stop and repeat the first two tracks of this musically compelling, beautifully sung program of works–most of them
Poulenc’s a cappella motets are such great pieces it’s unfortunate that we don’t hear them sung (or recorded) more often. It’s not that more choirs
This Christmas collection from the esteemed vocal ensemble Polyphony is a compilation from several of the group’s existing recordings, plus one work–Morten Lauridsen’s O magnum
At this disc’s opening you may believe you’ve stumbled into a Benjamin Britten program–especially surprising if you’re familiar with some of Morten Lauridsen’s more popular
It would be difficult today to be a choral singer and not be familiar with at least one or two works by American composer Morten
For choral musicians and listeners, 19th century German composer Peter Cornelius is best known for the arrangement of his song Die Könige (also known by