Choral Mix
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Choral Hit Parade
On this season finale of The Choral Mix, we celebrate with a choral hit parade of heavy hitting works from Mahler, Handel, and Bruckner.
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A Benjamin Britten Centennial
Today on the Mix, join us for samplings from Britten's earliest compositions like A Hymn to the Virgin to some of his final works, like Sacred and Profane.
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Historically Black College Choirs
On today?s Mix, we sample some of America?s leading black college choirs: music from the Tuskegee Institute, Morehouse College, Morgan State University and Winston Salem State University.
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Civil War-Era Choral Masterworks
Brahms' Requiem, Franz Liszt's Christus and Rossini's Messe Sollenelle have an intriguing connection: they were composed while America waged its devastating Civil War.
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In Choral Music, It's Not Only a Man's World
Today we focus on the music of women over the last century. Works by two contemporary ladies, Elena Ruehr and Abbie Bettinis, make an appearance, as do works by Amy Beach and Imogen Holst.
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Survey of New Releases
Today, Kent Tritle takes stock of new releases in the choral arts. Tune in for works of Alma Mahler, Purcell and Rachmaninoff, performed by groups from Australia, Belgium and Germany.
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Recording a Chorus
A sampler of new recordings from the last year. Out of dozens of worthy new releases, we've plucked out the ones which really demonstrate the vibrancy of the choral music world.
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