On July 10th we looked at Kevin Memley’s “Magnificat,” which was performed at Carnegie Hall in May of 2015. Today we will hear Allan Petker’s “Te Deum to Music” which …
July 14: Composers – Kevin, Gloria, 2012
You may have guessed it correctly – Kevin’s favorite Consort performance of his work was for Opus 19 in 2012. We sang his “Gloria In Excelsis Deo”, with Kevin at …
July 13: Composers – Kevin, Autumn, 2013
Today we hear Kevin’s second from the top favorite, “Autumn” with words by Thomas Hood. Michele Baroody is the soloist. He also shares with us this description of his composing …
July 12: Composers – Kevin, Moonlight and Rain, 2014
Number three on Kevin’s list is “Moonlight and Rain.” Words and music are by Kevin and it is dedicated to and written “for my wife on our 11th Wedding Anniversary.” …
July 11: Composers – Kevin, Dream Land, 2016
Today we hear Kevin Memley’s “Dream Land” from a poem by Christina Rossetti. It is number four in his pick of his top six favorites. Kevin is currently the full …
July 10: Composers – Kevin, Magnificat, 2012
Number five on Kevin’s favorites list is “Magnificat.” Consort sang it for Opus 19, in 2012. Then many of us went to New York to sing it again at Carnegie …
July 9: Composers – Kevin, Sing Contate Domino, 2015
Since 2010 Consort has sung 12 compositions by Kevin A. Memley, including a number of pieces while on tour with the Allan Petker Chorale. Kevin is our most performed composer …
July 8: Mozart – Vesperae Solennes, Dixit, 2015
We’ve been so busy honoring contemporary composers, black composers, touring around the world, and celebrating holidays, that it’s been over a month since we’ve included a classical composer! So today …
July 7: Tours – Baltics 2014, Brides
We conclude our tour of the Baltics with Kevin Memley’s “Sister Gone,” a poem by William Barnes. It is about a girl left behind after her sister’s wedding. Because we …
July 6: Tours – Baltics 2014, Singing Revolution
Estonia held its first song festival, Laulupidu, in 1869. The grounds where it is held became the focal point of the “Singing Revolution,” which helped win its independence between 1987 …
July 5: Tours – Baltics 2014, Estonia
This is the third day of our miniseries on the tour of the Baltics and the second day of our nested miniseries on freedom and independence. We hope you are …
July 4: Tours – Baltics 2014, to Estonia
This is the second day of our Tour of the Baltics miniseries. In celebration of the Fourth of July weekend we now start a three day nested miniseries on what …
July 3: Tours – Baltics 2014, St. Petersburg
The Allan Petker Chorale’s third tour was to the Baltics including St. Petersburg, Russia, Tallinn, Estonia, and Stockholm, Sweden in 2014. Quiz of the DayIn Croatia we discovered Klapa, traditional a cappella …
July 2: Boulanger – Hymne au Soleil, 2016
The younger sister of noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger was a child prodigy who studied with Gabriel Fauré. She was the first female composer to win …
July 1: Emery – Missa Brevis Boreal, 2015
Missa Brevis Boreal was published by Dr. Matthew Emery at the age of 24. He is perhaps the youngest composer in Consort’s repertoire and a Canadian composer, fitting for today because it is Canada Day, the …
June 30: Composers – Kenneth, Twelfth Night, 2003
For Consort’s Tenth Anniversary we featured three pieces from Los Angeles-based composer Kenneth Neufeld’s “Songs from the Twelfth Night” with texts by William Shakespeare. You learn more about him in …
June 29: Hanson – 150th Psalm, 2016
Consort has also been blessed with several wonderful accompanists. Today’s video, Howard Hanson’s “The One Hundred Fiftieth Psalm,” features Alla Artemova on one of the organs at the First Presbyterian …
June 28: Tours – Dalmatian Coast 2011, Ave Maria
Throughout our tour of the Dalmatian Coast we were impressed by the focus on Mary, mother of Jesus. At times it seemed that she was more revered than her son. …
June 27: Tours – Dalmatian Coast 2011, Lux Aurumque
This is our second Season of the Day piece from that very hot night at Zagreb’s Saint Joseph’s Church. (The first was “Motherless Child” on June 14.) Here are the tour …
June 26: Tours – Dalmatian Coast 2011, Stabat Mater
The Allan Petker Chorale’s second tour was to the Dalmatian Coast, Croatia and Slovenia. Most of the tour was during a heat wave and became known as the “Gelato Tour.” Today’s …