From the soaring choral sounds of the 16th century to the vibrant harmonies of today, the Sterling College Choirs will lift ...
Each work is deeply personal, reflecting the composer’s views on faith, doubt, and Christianity itself. Both are compelling explorations of the significance of the Christian tradition in the modern ...
LENOX — For decades after the Bolshevik Revolution, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s reinvention of sacred music from the Russian Orthodox Church went unheard. Tchaikovsky’s composition was a departure from ...
The sound defies mere singing, pulsing though the church sanctuary with sufficient force to put hell on alert. For three days this month singers from the United States, Canada and Britain gathered to ...
Ask Peter Phillips, founder and longtime director of the Tallis Scholars — renowned specialists in a cappella sacred music from the Renaissance — about the global appeal of the group’s sound, and his ...
Divine-worship goal aimed at reviving Catholic arts and music is Bolstered by new endeavor in San Francisco. The San Quentin Scola venue kicked off the Benedict XVI Institute’s new activities in a ...
The word “tradition” – especially if it’s in the same sentence as “religion” – has become deeply suspect, but the other-worldly… The word "tradition" – especially if it's in the same sentence as ...
Oftentimes, it is the unlikely decisions that seem the most obvious in hindsight. When someone suggested to Minnesota composer Carol Barnett that she combine the sacred choral tradition with sparkling ...
Nov. 1, 1911: The Tabernacle Choir of Salt Lake City, one of the top choirs in the United States, made sure to stop and perform in Scranton as it made its way east. The choir’s journey started that ...