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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: 08/15 Kyrie from Duruflé's Requiem
Voices of Connection: 08/15 Kyrie from Duruflé's Requiem

This movement represents the most inspired pages of music Duruflé ever composed…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 15, 2021
Voices of Connection: 08/14 Palestrina: Canite Tuba
Voices of Connection: 08/14 Palestrina: Canite Tuba

This brilliant motet expresses with excitement the coming of the Saviour…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 14, 2021
Voices of Connection: 08/13 Victoria Ave Maria
Voices of Connection: 08/13 Victoria Ave Maria

This is one of Victoria’s most famous and beautiful motets…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 13, 2021
Voices of Connection: 08/12 James Bassi: O lux beata trinitas
Voices of Connection: 08/12 James Bassi: O lux beata trinitas

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

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Voices of AscensionAugust 12, 2021
Voices of Connection: 08/11 A Renaissance Rarity
Voices of Connection: 08/11 A Renaissance Rarity

There is debate about who composed this wild piece…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 11, 2021
Voices of Connection: 08/10 Martha Sullivan: Shakespeare's Throat
Voices of Connection: 08/10 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…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 10, 2021Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 08/09 English Renaissance
Voices of Connection: 08/09 English Renaissance

Once attributed to John Redford, this is one of the most often performed anthems…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 9, 2021
Voices of Connection: 08/08 Born on this day: Cécile Chaminade
Voices of Connection: 08/08 Born on this day: Cécile Chaminade

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

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Voices of AscensionAugust 8, 2021Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 08/07 Duruflé and Gregorian Chant
Voices of Connection: 08/07 Duruflé and Gregorian Chant

Maurice Duruflé was more influenced by Gregorian Chant than anything else…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 7, 2021
Voices of Connection: 08/06 Finnish Male Choir
Voices of Connection: 08/06 Finnish Male Choir

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

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Voices of AscensionAugust 6, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 08/05 King Lily of the Valley
Voices of Connection: 08/05 King Lily of the Valley

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

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Voices of AscensionAugust 5, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 08/04 Incantatio Marios Aestuosi
Voices of Connection: 08/04 Incantatio Marios Aestuosi

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

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Voices of AscensionAugust 4, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 08/03 Lili boulanger: pendant le tempête
Voices of Connection: 08/03 Lili boulanger: pendant le tempête

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

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Voices of AscensionAugust 3, 2021Women Composers, Cecilia Rydinger
Voices of Connection: 08/02 Jan Sandström: Wind of the Spirit
Voices of Connection: 08/02 Jan Sandström: Wind of the Spirit

Great memories from times when meeting and performing together…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 2, 2021Cecilia Rydinger, Around the World
Voices of Connection: 08/01 Palestrina: Agnus Dei II
Voices of Connection: 08/01 Palestrina: Agnus Dei II

Yesterday we featured Palestrina in his jubilant, extroverted mode. Today’s piece…

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Voices of AscensionAugust 1, 2021Dennis Keene
Voices of Connection: 07/31 Palestrina: Agnus Dei I
Voices of Connection: 07/31 Palestrina: Agnus Dei I

This sublime movement from Palestrina’s most famous Mass is a perfect example of Palestrina’s serene, flowing, spiritually elevated style.

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Voices of AscensionJuly 31, 2021Dennis Keene
Voices of Connection: 07/30 The Drinking Gourd
Voices of Connection: 07/30 The Drinking Gourd

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

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Voices of AscensionJuly 30, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather
Voices of Connection: 07/29 Stucky: Take Him, Earth
Voices of Connection: 07/29 Stucky: Take Him, Earth

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

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Voices of AscensionJuly 29, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather
Voices of Connection: 07/28 Lili Boulanger: Hymne au soleil
Voices of Connection: 07/28 Lili Boulanger: Hymne au soleil

Early 20th century changes in the social and legal status of women…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 28, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather, Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 07/27 Bach Cantata
Voices of Connection: 07/27 Bach Cantata

Johann Sebastian Bach inscribed in every composition: “Soli Dei Gloria”…

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Voices of AscensionJuly 27, 2021Malcolm J. Merriweather
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