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Messiaen: Offrandes Oubliées

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Offrandes Oubliées (1930)
When asserting that Messiaen was one of the most influential composer of the 20th century, there is very little danger of overstating the matter. There is simply no other composer that had such a profound influence over such a broad spectrum of artists. Stockhausen, Boulez, Pärt, Grisey, Takemitsu and [...]

CD Review: Surprised By Beauty

SURPRISED BY BEAUTY: MINIMALISM IN CHORAL MUSIC Brave Records 2007
Boston Secession | Jane Ring Frank, director

GAVIN BRYARS: And so ended Kant’s travelling in this world
ARVO PÄRT: The Beatitudes
RUTH LOMON: “Transport”, from Testimony of Witnesses
WILLIAM DUCKWORTH: Selections from Southern Harmony
WILLIAM WALKER: Selections from The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion (bonus tracks)

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Passions Old And New

Setting the Passion to music is a tradition nearly as old as the story itself. As early as the fifth century, the liturgy for Holy Week included plainchant settings of the Gospel accounts. It was the task of a single deacon to present the entire Passion, distinguishing between the narrative portions, the words [...]

Review: Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers/Dyck

Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers | Waterloo | Howard Dyck, baton (in today’s Record)
Saturday evening’s Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers concert was billed as a choral odyssey with the program containing pieces from different countries and in different languages, really related only on the basis of their sacred provenance. This strategy can sometimes end in tears but [...]