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Members of the Choir of St. Martin’s Ev. Lutheran Church

St. Martin’s Ev. Lutheran Church (Austin, Texas), a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is about celebration, joy, and continual thanksgiving. For more than 125 years, St. Martin’s has been dedicated to being the body of Christ in …

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Sanctuary Choir of High Street United Methodist Church

This is a small portion of the Sanctuary Choir of High Street United Methodist Church (Muncie, Indiana) who elected to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. They meet for pleasure and prayer and ministry since they are not interacting with in-person …

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Members of the Ball State University Chamber Choir

During the pandemic-restricted Fall 2020 semester, the Ball State University Chamber Choir—the flagship ensemble of a choral program that includes six curricular choirs—was broken into octets for this project. Masked and distanced, the student members of each group worked cooperatively …

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Mosaic United Methodist Church Choir

The purpose of Mosaic UMC Choir is to be a welcoming group of people who love making music in creative ways to enhance our worship within our church and out into the community as we welcome all to experience the …

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Paul Damico-Carper

Paul Damico-Carper is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, church musician, hymn-writer, and composer in Minneapolis/St. Paul. These are solo recordings—all four voices are his. Mozart, OVA Mendelssohn, BARTHOLDY Beethoven, SIDWELL

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The Mirandola Ensemble

The Mirandola Ensemble, established in 2011, is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based professional choral ensemble dedicated to promoting the highest standards of choral music, the idea of choral music as ‘high art’ in the Western tradition, and the aesthetics of the Renaissance. …

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University of Minnesota Chamber Singers: Into the COVID Era

Mozart, OPORTO

Mendelssohn, LADE

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In April 2020, Kathy Saltzman Romey and members of the University of Minnesota’s Chamber Singers (the ensemble’s 2018 recordings also appear in this Showcase) carried this repertoire into the COVID Era, with remote recordings of Mozart’s OPORTO and Mendelssohn’s LADE. These are musical testaments to a world of social distance, but breathe an air of startling intimacy.

Kathy Saltzman Romey, Director

Mozart, OPORTO

Various Locations in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 2020
Katherine Chan, Sound Engineer

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Mendelssohn, LADE

Various Locations in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 2020
Katherine Chan, Sound Engineer

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University of Minnesota Chamber Singers

Haydn, AMBROSE

Beethoven, PASTORIUS

Beethoven, PHILADELPHIA

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The University of Minnesota Chamber Singers are drawn from the ranks of the University Singers, the institution’s flagship choral ensemble. They explore a variety of classical and global repertoire for mixed chorus from the Renaissance through the 21st century. These 2018 recordings of AMBROSE, PASTORIUS, and PHILADELPHIA were the first recordings undertaken in connection with this anthology.

Kathy Saltzman Romey, Director

Haydn, AMBROSE

University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
February 26, 2018
Michael Duffy, Sound Engineer

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Beethoven, PASTORIUS

University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
February 26, 2018
Michael Duffy, Sound Engineer

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Beethoven, PHILADELPHIA

University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
February 26, 2018
Michael Duffy, Sound Engineer

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The purpose of the American Classical Hymns Anthology is to return these hymn tunes to the American public. The purpose of this Choral Showcase is to make audible the public’s return to these tunes. This showcase is a living, growing …