Delos artist John Alexander gave his final performance with the Pacific Chorale this weekend as he retires from leading the ensemble. The Orange County Register offers a rave review of the emotional performance: “Saturday night at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, the Pacific Chorale bid farewell to its longtime artistic director, John Alexander,…
“I think of it as sailing away on a new voyage. I’m ending something … but beginning something else.” Internationally-acclaimed choral conductor, pedagogue and Delos artist John Alexander has announced his intention to retire from his 44-year tenure at the helm of the renowned 140-voice Pacific Chorale – one of the largest (and finest) choral…
Nadav Lev: New Strings Attached Contemporary Music for Guitar by Young Israeli Composers An Andrés Segovia Award winner (Música en Compostela, Spain), Israeli-born Nadav Lev has earned his rightful place among today’s most gifted young guitar virtuosos. In this fascinating album (his first for Delos), Lev has assembled a fascinating and highly varied program of…
We’ve all experienced “one of those days.” When everything in the world seems to be set against you, ready to mock and make life more difficult. If only a magic door would open and transport you to a different place. After all, Alice fell into Wonderland, Dorothy barreled to Oz, and Wendy flew with Peter…
Jake Heggie: The Radio Hour Pre-Order The Radio Hour – the world’s first-ever “choral opera” – is a compact work for silent actress, with running narrative and commentary from a choir. The program is rounded out with four mostly art song-based works in varied arrangements, several with choral elements. The vaunted John Alexander Singers perform…
Before the John Alexander Singers and conductor John Alexander’s November release of Jake Heggie: The Radio Hour the ensemble gave the World Premiere performance at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, California: “Heggie, best known for such operas as “Dead Man Walking” and “Moby-Dick,” has come up with what seems to…
Explore The Radio Hour with composer Jake Heggie and conductor John Alexander before the October 9th release: Pre-Order Interview Part One: Interview Part Two:
A fantastic review for American Voices in the December issue of Gramophone Magazine from critic Donald Rosenberg: “The disc is a splendid compendium of songs that soar and vibrate with fresh appeal. … Each song makes a vivid impression through deft setting of text and imaginative unfolding and interweaving of vocal lines. … everything presented…
As we get close to 2015, we’re taking some time to look back on an exciting 2014 filled with fantastic releases! Today we turn to our August and September releases! Make sure to check back here for the rest of the recaps! Sing, Ye Birds, A Joyous Song Simon Carrington, conductor; Yale Schola Cantorum In…
Frank Ticheli: The Shore and other choral works gets a strong recommendation from MusicWeb International‘s Dan Morgan: “Ticheli’s writing, spare but never desiccated, is flecked with lovely instrumental colours. The playing is clean and characterful. … Most striking is the originality of Ticheli’s score, which avoids the usual watery clichés. Even those rippling harp figures…
American Voices John Alexander Singers John Alexander, conductor “Alexander and his singers triumphed with purity, focus, refinement and artistry … (the choir) shone in a cappella sections, captivating with rich, unforced sound, hushed and evocative.” –LA Times Delos’ acclaimed recent release, The Shore and other choral works by Frank Ticheli (DE 3461), featured the vaunted…
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