We have completed our introductions to the four Allan Petker Chorale Tours, and you know what that means? No more “Hear My Prayer”! We get to move on to other …
May 30: Tours – Introduction, 2017
This last of the Tour Introductions is the Allan Petker Chorale Tour of Argentina in 2017. The entire tour was in Argentina, with visits to Cordoba, Rosario, Posadas, Iguazu, and …
May 29: Tours – Introduction, 2014
In 2014 our touring moved north to the Baltics: St. Petersburg Russia, Tallinn Estonia, and Stockholm Sweden. Quiz of the DayWhat was the nickname for this tour?(Answer below) Once again, …
May 28: Tours – Introduction, 2011
We continue the Introduction to Allan Petker Chorale tours with our second tour, to the Dalmatian Coast. Each tour will be highlighted using the Pocket Song, “Hear My Prayer” by …
May 27: Tours – Introduction, 2008
Beginning in 2008 Consort members began a series of international tours with the “Allan Petker Chorale”. This chorale was brought together every three years from the choruses that Allan directed. …
May 26: Been in the Storm, 2013
From its beginning Consort has included a wide variety of musical styles and selections from as early as the 16th century to a number of current composers. Many of our …
May 25: Saint-Saens Requiem, 2017
Today we honor Memorial Day with Consort singing the hauntingly beautiful Saint-Saens’ Messe de Requiem. Here are the program notes from our concert in 2017. Camille Saint-Saens, was a composer …
May 24: Composers – Allan, A Song of Joys, 2018
We conclude our first Miniseries with Allan Petker’s “A Song of Joys” which was commissioned by Consort in honor of its 25th Anniversary Concert, 2018. Our fundraiser for the commission …
May 23: Composers – Allan, Contate Domino, 2013
We move ahead to the next video of one of Allan’s creations. But in between, we have also sung his “Peace of God”, “Speak of Peace”, “There is a Season”, …
May 22: Composers – Allan, Touch, 2009
We continue our miniseries about “Composers – Allan Petker” with a story of collaboration across cultures and disciplines. Here to tell us the story is David Irvine: “Touch” was the …
May 21: Composers – Allan, Give Me Words, 2003
Allan has written so much wonderful music, it is difficult to choose just a sampling of his pieces over the years. Unfortunately, prior to 2012, we only have video of …
May 20: Composers – Allan, When Morning Breaks, 1997
Introduction to Miniseries: Throughout the summer we plan to have several short miniseries where we present a group of season events around a common topic. Today we begin the first …
May 19: Opus 1 Invitation, 1994
First a word from Allan: I am so grateful to Jon Curtis for searching the Consort archives and resurrecting musical moments from our past. Consort has been one of the …
May 18: Opus 25 Concert opening, 2018
Today we jump ahead 21 years to our 25th Anniversary Concert. On the one hand, it is quite exciting to see how far Consort has come. On the other hand …
May 17: Opus 4 Concert opening, 1997
We begin these “Season of the Day” moments with what is our earliest known video of Consort, the opening of Opus 4, 1997 filmed where we began, in Stewart Chapel …