A celebration of women's voices on this week's Choral Showcase, with new recordings offering works by Florence Price, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Imogen Holst, and others. Including Reena Esmail's Exaltations, commissioned and performed by The Cathedral Choral Society.
Show Notes
Imogen Holst: Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow, 6 part songs for female voices and harp
- Corvus Consort
- Louise Thomson, harp
- Freddie Crowley, conductor
Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight
- Sara Swietlicki, soprano; Jan Karlsson Korp, piano; Robert Bennesh, organ
- Malmo Opera Orchestra and Chorus
- John Jeter, conductor
Reena Esmail: Exaltations
- Cathedral Choral Society and Brass Quintet
- Steven Fox, conductor
Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from Rig Veda, Third Group
- Corvus Consort
- Louise Thomson, harp
- Freddie Crowley, conductor
Luise Adolpha Le Beau: Vater unser, Op. 61
Josephine Caroline Lang: Ave Maria, Op. 43
Emilie Zumsteeg: Abedfier
Clara Schumann: Abendfier in Venedig
Fanny Hensel: Schweigend sinkt die Nacht hernieder
Cecilia McDowall: Ave Regina
Galina Grigorjeva: In Paradisum
- Ensemble Horizons
- Matthias Klosinski, conductor