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The Clarion Choir delivered a revelatory performance of Rachmaninoff's choral masterpiece inspired by traditional Russian Orthodox chant.
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Tag Archives: a capella
Concert Review: New York Polyphony – ‘Tallis Lamentations’ (NYC, 24 Feb 2018)
The a capella singers presented a succinct, enlightening survey of Thomas Tallis's groundbreaking 16th-century music. The concert also offered a reminder of why the composer's best-known works, such as the 'Lamentations,' remain popular after more than four centuries.
Read More »Music Reviews: Vivaldi Concerti from Gli Incogniti, Sacred Motets by Giaches de Wert from Stile Antico
Two new releases show the continuing vitality of music of centuries past.
Read More »Concert Review: The Tallis Scholars – ‘A Renaissance Christmas’ (NYC, 12/10/2016)
One of the world's greatest early music ensembles graced the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Times Square with Christmas-themed music by Palestrina, Taverner, and other great composers of the Renaissance.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914’ is a Moving, Musical Memory Piece
This affecting musical tribute to the soldiers of World War I provides a welcome message of peace just in time for the holidays.
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