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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: 07/26 Langlais: Messe Solennelle - Kyrie
Voices of Connection: 07/26 Langlais: Messe Solennelle - Kyrie

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

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Voices of AscensionJuly 26, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather
Voices of Connection: 07/25 TABAKOVA: Syng, hevin imperiall
Voices of Connection: 07/25 TABAKOVA: Syng, hevin imperiall

This piece was composed for the Inauguration of the Manton Memorial Organ…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 25, 2021Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 07/24 BLOCH "Yih'yu L'ratzon" from Sacred Service
Voices of Connection: 07/24 BLOCH "Yih'yu L'ratzon" from Sacred Service

Last year, we opened our 30th Anniversary Virtual Season with a new offering…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 24, 2021
Voices of Connection: 07/23 Virtual Sanctus: A Singer's Perspective
Voices of Connection: 07/23 Virtual Sanctus: A Singer's Perspective

It’s funny how things always seem to come full circle, and how circles seem to predominate our lives…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 23, 2021Melissa Bybee
Voices of Connection: 07/22 MacMillan: Cantos Sagratos
Voices of Connection: 07/22 MacMillan: Cantos Sagratos

As a member of the Programming Committee for Voices of Ascension, my primary area of focus is new music…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 22, 2021Melissa Bybee
Voices of Connection: 07/21 Ode to Joy
Voices of Connection: 07/21 Ode to Joy

It’s hard to think about the choral pieces that move me without thinking about…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 21, 2021Melissa Bybee
Voices of Connection: 07/20 Carl Orff: O Fortuna
Voices of Connection: 07/20 Carl Orff: O Fortuna

It’s hard to think about the choral pieces that move me without thinking about…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 20, 2021Melissa Bybee
Voices of Connection: 07/19 Welcome Guest Curator Melissa Bybee
Voices of Connection: 07/19 Welcome Guest Curator Melissa Bybee

It’s hard to think about the choral pieces that move me without thinking about…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 19, 2021Melissa Bybee
Voices of Connection: 07/18 Renaissance Duo
Voices of Connection: 07/18 Renaissance Duo

These two works are so short I thought I would put them on together…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 18, 2021
Voices of Connection: 07/17 BERLIOZ “Christe, Rex Gloriae” from Te Deum
Voices of Connection: 07/17 BERLIOZ “Christe, Rex Gloriae” from Te Deum

The Te Deum is one of Berlioz’s greatest masterpieces…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 17, 2021
Voices of Connection: 07/16 Britten: Procession and Wolcum Yole!
Voices of Connection: 07/16 Britten: Procession and Wolcum Yole!

I first performed Britten’s Ceremony of Carols at a summer camp…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 16, 2021Wesley Chinn
Voices of Connection: 07/15 Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria
Voices of Connection: 07/15 Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria

For today’s clip, we return to our Marian theme…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 15, 2021Wesley Chinn
Voices of Connection: 07/14 I Wander as I Wonder
Voices of Connection: 07/14 I Wander as I Wonder

“I Wonder as I Wander” is actually an original composition by John Jacob Niles…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 14, 2021Wesley Chinn
Voices of Connection: 07/13 Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Voices of Connection: 07/13 Gloria in Excelsis Deo

For today’s clip, we turn to another contemporary composer influenced heavily by music of the past…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 13, 2021Wesley Chinn
Voices of Connection: 07/12 Christmas in July
Voices of Connection: 07/12 Christmas in July

This week we share selections from guest curator Wesley Chinn who curated our holiday season posts…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 12, 2021Wesley Chinn
Voices of Connection: 07/11 Byrd Ave Verum Corpus
Voices of Connection: 07/11 Byrd Ave Verum Corpus

One can certainly understand why this piece is one of the most famous and revered of all Renaissance motets.

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Voices of AscensionJuly 11, 2021
Voices of Connection: 07/10 Honegger’s thrilling Dance Before the Ark!
Voices of Connection: 07/10 Honegger’s thrilling Dance Before the Ark!

Two and a half years ago, Voices and I performed Honegger’s brilliant dramatic oratorio King David…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 10, 2021
Voices of Connection: 07/09 Brahms: Gesang aus Fingal
Voices of Connection: 07/09 Brahms: Gesang aus Fingal

Brahms almost never employed the harp in his compositions…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 9, 2021Bob Lee
Voices of Connection: 07/08 Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
Voices of Connection: 07/08 Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
Voices of AscensionJuly 8, 2021
Voices of Connection: 07/07 Bruckner: Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
Voices of Connection: 07/07 Bruckner: Ecce Sacerdos Magnus

I hope someday to hear this stunning Bruckner motet live…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 7, 2021Bob Lee
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