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The
Kansas City Chorale is a professional vocal ensemble that enriches the
local, national and international communities through its dedication to
excellence in performing music from diverse historical periods.
In
its twenty-seventh season, the Chorale will present seven concerts as
part of their subscription series as well as ten non-subscription
performances.
In the spring of 2000, the Kansas City Chorale
accepted the ASCAP - Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming
in recognition of its 1999 season. The Chorale is honored to have been
recognized for its challenging and diverse programming.
In the
spring of 2001, the Chorale was invited to perform at the national
convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Houston, and
was the only professional American choir performing for an audience of
6,000. In April 2003, the Chorale performed in Coolidge Auditorium in
the Library of Congress's "I Hear America Singing" series.
The
Chorale has recorded for Nimbus Records, and is the first North
American group signed by that label. Their six CDs are: Nativitas, a
collection of American Christmas carols; Fern Hill, an anthology of
American Choral Music; Rachmaninoff's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom,
about which the New York Times stated "...a project that must be rated
a serious contender for record of the year...the chorus is everywhere
remarkable"; Songs Ring Out to the Heavens, a recording of the choral
music of Johannes Brahms; Alleluia: An American Hymnal, a collection of
anthems, hymns and spirituals; Words and Music, the music of James
Mulholland. The Chorale's newest recordings, Grechaninov's Passion
Week, Music of Josef Rheinberger and Eternal Rest featuring Frank
Martin's Mass, have been released on the Chandos label.
The
Chorale was recently honored by the Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences with a Grammy award for its 2007 release, Passion Week.
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