Voices of Ascension

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Voices of Connection: 05/06 A mention in the New York Times

RANDALL THOMPSON: Alleluia

Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, Artistic Director

from the Delos recording Hear My Prayerâ„— 2004 Delos
The singers in this performance are represented by the
American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.

We're thrilled that our recording of Randall Thompson's "Alleluia" was selected by New York Times Chief Classical Music Critic Anthony Tommasini for the feature "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Choral Music." Tommasini writes, "For the opening exercises of the first summer of the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, in 1940, the Boston Symphony conductor Serge Koussevitsky commissioned the American composer Randall Thompson to write a choral piece... This richly textured, glowing, wistful and subdued piece has been performed at every Tanglewood opening since, and has also become a favorite for church services, concerts and commencement exercises. Rightly so." Read the complete Times article here.