All used with permission by the performers. Recorded remotely and assembled digitally in May 2020Īll recordings, except “Hodie completi sunt” are live recordings. “Hodie completi sunt” à 8 by Hieronymus PraetoriusĬrescendo ‘Virtual’ Vocal Ensemble, directed by Christine Gevert, organ. “Vidi Speciosa” à 6 by Tomas Luis de VictoriaĬrescendo Vocal Ensemble, Hideki Yamaya, theorbo and Christine Gevert, organ. “Sey nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele” à 8 by Johann Michael BachĬrescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra, directed by Christine Gevert, May 2019Įxcerpts of “West Lake Cycle” by John Myers, commissioned for and premiered by Crescendo Chorus, Speaker and instruments, in 2013. Hideki Yamaya, theorbo and Christine Gevert, organ. December, 2019Īllegro from Sonata Op.1 No. Co-directed by Salomé Sandoval and Christine Gevert. October 2019Įxcerpt of Act I of Acis y Galatea by Antonio de LiteresĬrescendo Vocal Ensemble, soprano Catherine Hancock, and Period Instruments. “Alleluia” from Coronation Anthem HWV 260 by George Frideric HandelĬrescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra, directed by Christine Gevert. We will also embark this year in exploring a genre and style that we have not yet performed with Crescendo: compositions by black composers, based on the Negro Spiritual and Gospel music. This season will include “Villancicos” of the Colonial Baroque in South America, by composers such as Juan de Araujo and Matías Durango, and also excerpts of famous Argentinian 20th century’s composer Ariel Ramírez’s Navidad Nuestra.
#Handel hallelujah chorus for organ full
Through a series of regular videos, culminating in a full program on December 19th at 4pm ET, Crescendo will present some of the greatest choruses, arias and recitatives of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, parts I & II. This season, Crescendo will be taking our music online in our Virtual Season of offerings! Who is Crescendo, and what is their story? Join Christine Gevert, Artistic Director of Crescendo, and singers Kathy Drake and Tom Schindler as they share some of their favorite moments from seasons past, and what they’re most looking forward to in this virtual season of music.