Rudolf Innig - In Paradisum / Mater Dolorosa / Christmas Fantasia - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Sofia Vocal Ensemble invites you to step into paradise, courtesy of ten of the most beautiful choral works written by composers of our time. For nearly 25 years, Bengt Ollén has fashioned his chamber choir Sofia Vocal Ensemble into one of the finest and most distinctive ensembles of it's kind in Sweden and the world. Here, the choir presents a selection of it's favourite works of the last half century - music that has inspired and shaped it's sound. We hear works by Swedish, Estonian, Russian, Scottish and Welsh composers, separated by contrasting traditions but united by striking beauty. These masterpieces include Alfred Schnittke's hopeful Three Sacred Hymns, James MacMillan's keening Miserere, Arvo Pärt's meditative Nunc Dimittis, Karin Rehnqvist's shimmering Jag lyfter mina hander, Paul Mealor's consoling Beatitudes and Sven David Sandström's radiant In Paradisum. The works are more than personal favourites. They are each, in different ways, highly suited to Sofia Vocal Ensemble's warm, lyrical sound (and in some instances tailored to it) - a meeting of Swedish choral discipline with Ollén's longstanding work to widen the group's dynamic and expressive range. The sound is embracing and alluring, rooted in finesse of blend and perfection of diction.

This album features two Choral masterpieces by Durufle, with performances for chorus, organs, and soloists. The UNI Concert Chorale is a mixed ensemble of 36 undergraduate and graduate students selected by competitive audition from all academic disciplines at the University of Northern Iowa. Recent performances include requiems by Brahms and Mozart, Ralph Vaughan William's Hodie, and Tarik O'Reagan's Triptych. Concert Chorale has performed for national and regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and tours both domestically and internationally. Founded in 1960, the Glee Club is among the most active and cherished organizations at the University of Northern Iowa. Twice each week, over one hundred students join each other in song to pursue the Excellence, embody the Tradition, and live the Camaraderie of the Glee Club.

Rudolf Innig - Complete Organ Works 6 [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/26/2002