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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: 11/15 Palestrina: Canite Tuba
Voices of Connection: 11/15 Palestrina: Canite Tuba

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

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Voices of AscensionNovember 15, 2021
Voices of Connection: 11/13 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Ave Maria
Voices of Connection: 11/13 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Ave Maria

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

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Voices of AscensionNovember 13, 2021
Voices of Connection: 11/10 Traditional Spiritual: Were You There
Voices of Connection: 11/10 Traditional Spiritual: Were You There

In 1992 I first sang what to this day remains my absolute favorite spiritual arrangement…

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Voices of AscensionNovember 10, 2021Neil Farrell
Voices of Connection: 11/08 Schoenberg - Friede auf Erden
Voices of Connection: 11/08 Schoenberg - Friede auf Erden

There are literally dozens of individual concerts in my history with Voices of Ascension…

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Voices of AscensionNovember 8, 2021
Voices of Connection: 11/6 Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via
Voices of Connection: 11/6 Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via

Many, if not most of the members of Voices of Ascension over the years have stories…

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Voices of AscensionNovember 6, 2021Neil Farrell
Voices of Connection: 11/3 William Byrd: Justorum anime
Voices of Connection: 11/3 William Byrd: Justorum anime

Byrd's unique combination of sturdy, rigorous construction, and a knack for harmonic surprises…

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Voices of AscensionNovember 3, 2021Neil Farrell
Voices of Connection: 11/1 Lili Boulanger: Psaume 24
Voices of Connection: 11/1 Lili Boulanger: Psaume 24

As a 20+ year vet (and charter member) of Voices of Ascension, now emeritus…

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Voices of AscensionNovember 1, 2021Neil Farrell
Voices of Connection: 10/30 English Renaissance
Voices of Connection: 10/30 English Renaissance

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

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Voices of AscensionOctober 30, 2021
Voices of Connection: 10/27 A Renaissance Rarity
Voices of Connection: 10/27 A Renaissance Rarity

There is debate about who composed this wild piece…

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Voices of AscensionOctober 27, 2021
Voices of Connection: 10/25 Cécile Chaminade: Ronde du Crépuscule
Voices of Connection: 10/25 Cécile Chaminade: Ronde du Crépuscule

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

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Voices of AscensionOctober 25, 2021Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 10/24 Palestrina: Agnus Dei II
Voices of Connection: 10/24 Palestrina: Agnus Dei II

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

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Voices of AscensionOctober 24, 2021Dennis Keene
Voices of Connection: 10/23 Palestrina: Agnus Dei I
Voices of Connection: 10/23 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 AscensionOctober 23, 2021Dennis Keene
Voices of Connection: 10/22 Palestrina: Sicut Cervus
Voices of Connection: 10/22 Palestrina: Sicut Cervus
Voices of AscensionOctober 22, 2021
Voices of Connection: 10/21 A world premiere for a world premiere
Voices of Connection: 10/21 A world premiere for a world premiere

In this world premiere performance of “Light Will Someday Split You Open,”

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Voices of AscensionOctober 21, 2021
Voices of Connection: 10/20 1 day to lift-off!
Voices of Connection: 10/20 1 day to lift-off!

The music of Woods came to me whole, as a gift…

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Voices of AscensionOctober 20, 2021Renée Favand-See, Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 10/19 2 days to lift-off!
Voices of Connection: 10/19 2 days to lift-off!

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

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Voices of AscensionOctober 19, 2021Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 10/18 3 days to lift-off!
Voices of Connection: 10/18 3 days to lift-off!

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

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Voices of AscensionOctober 18, 2021
Voices of Connection: 10/17 4 days to lift-off!
Voices of Connection: 10/17 4 days to lift-off!
Voices of AscensionOctober 17, 2021Women Composers, Bora Yoon
Voices of Connection: 10/16 5 days to lift-off!
Voices of Connection: 10/16 5 days to lift-off!

Prisoner of Conscience is a work that continues to grow in its importance to me.

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Voices of AscensionOctober 16, 2021Jennifer Jolley, Women Composers
Voices of Connection: 10/15 Renaissance Duo
Voices of Connection: 10/15 Renaissance Duo

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

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Voices of AscensionOctober 15, 2021
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