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Upcoming Concerts
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Past Concerts
Shifting Paradigms: Choral Greats of the Modern Era
Sunday, March 10, 2013, 3:00 PM
First Unitarian Universalist Society
109 Waring Rd., Syracuse
Saturday, March 9, 2013, 8:00 PM
St. Charles of Borromeo Church
417 S. Orchard Rd., Syracuse
The ensemble intends to refute the myth that modern choral music is neither likeable nor listenable! SVE will present fresh and sophisticated choral gems by living U.S. composers whose works showcase the power and beauty of new choral music. Notable composers include Abbie Betinis, Morten Lauridsen, Ben Moore, Eric Whitacre and more.
A Mystical Christmas Pie
Sunday, December 9, 2012, 3:00 PM
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
2840 Cold Springs Rd., Baldwinsville
Saturday, December 8, 2012, 7:30 PM
Holy Cross Church
4112 E. Genesee St., Dewitt
Our Christmas Pie concert will explore the ways that composers from the Renaissance to the present day have imbued their music with the mystical elements of the Christmas Story. Come hear wonderful choral works, join in carol singing, and enjoy our traditional pie reception following the concert.
A New Practice: Music of Monteverdi and Schutz
Sunday, October 14, 2012, 3:00 PM
St. Patrick's Church
216 N. Lowell Ave., Syracuse
Saturday, October 13, 2012, 8:00 PM
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse
Our opening concert is devoted to two influential innovators of the 17th century early Baroque. Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi departed from Renaissance polyphony to a "new practice," in which words and emotion played an increasingly important role. Following suit, Heinrich Schütz laid the cornerstone for early Baroque choral musical art in Germany. SVE will present various secular works by Monteverdi and Schütz's sublime requiem, Musikalische Exequien.
LISTEN
to excerpts from:
Rakhmaninov Voskreseniye Khristovo videvshe (from All-Night Vigil)
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"SVE gave a remarkable performance and the mundane concerns of life were transcended ... the audience held its collective breath, hesitating,
unwilling to disturb the intensity of the experience."
The Rakhmaninov Vespers, 2010
Linda Loomis, Syracuse Post Standard
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"The Syracuse Vocal Ensemble is outstanding. The group produces a beautiful, cohesive, and musically authoritative sound, and has made our collaborations truly memorable. Under the inspired leadership of Robert Cowles, this splendid ensemble is sure to provide glorious music-making."
Daniel Hege, Music Director, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
"I have been a heartfelt fan of Syracuse Vocal Ensemble for many years. Every single concert by this fabulous group of singers has been musically engaging and often deeply moving ... I keep coming back to hear great music superbly sung."
Kevin Moore, pianist
"[SVE's concert] was, simply put, the finest choral performance I have ever heard in person."
Crystal LaPoint, composer
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315-637-3899 sve@SyracuseVocalEnsemble.org
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