Art choral vol. 6: Moderne Ensemble ArtChoral & Matthias Maute

• Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978):
• 1 Gjeilo: Unicornis Captivatur 06:07
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934):
• 2 Elgar: Lux Aeterna (Arr. by John Cameron for Choir) 03:06
• Ambrož Čopi (b. 1973):
• 3 Čopi: Quatuor Antiphonae Marianae Selectae: II. Regina caeli 02:32
• Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943):
• 4 Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium 05:43
• Ambrož Čopi:
• 5 Čopi: Quatuor Antiphonae Marianae Selectae: IV. Ave, Regina caelorum 03:19
• Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981):
• 6 Barber: Agnus Dei (Version for Mixed Choir) 05:42
• Jake Runestad (b. 1986):
• 7 Runestad: Nyon Nyon 02:48
• Uģis Prauliņš (b. 1957):
• 8 Prauliņš: Missa Regensis : I. Kyrie eleison 03:54
• Andrew Balfour (b. 1967):
• 9 Balfour: Praeter rerum seriem 04:52
• Aaron Copland )1900 - 1990):
• 10 Copland: Four motets: I. Help Us, O Lord 02:53
• Pablo Casals (1876 - 1973):
• 11 Casals: O vos omnes (Antífona del Nocturno 3º de Sábado Santo) 03:30
• Total Runtime 44:26

Info for Art choral vol. 6: Moderne

Ensemble ArtChoral and Mécénat Musica are proud to present Art choral, vol. 6: Moderne with Ensemble ArtChoral under the direction of Matthias Maute. Volume 6 surveys modern choral repertoire from 20th and 21st century composers, including Canadian Andrew Balfour (Præter rerum seriem), Americans Samuel Barber (Agnus Dei), Aaron Copland (Help Us, O Lord), and Morten Lauridsen (O magnum mysterium), and English composer Edward Elgar, among others. The album features outstanding works in the modern choral repertoire, some of which have become a reference point for any choir open to contemporary music.

The ART CHORAL series is a unique and ambitious project surveying the history of choral singing over six centuries, from the Renaissance to the present day. Consisting of 15 volumes, the series will roll out over seven years and will feature works by 70 composers from the 16th to the 21st centuries, as well as 15 webcast concerts and 150 videos.

Ensemble ArtChoral
Matthias Maute direction

Ensemble ArtChoral
(formerly Ensemble vocal Arts-Québec) is a professional choir whose mission is to present the great tradition of choral singing in Quebec, Canada, and abroad. Following almost 40 years of leadership by founder Yves Courville, in 2018 the choir appointed two-time JUNO Award winner Matthias Maute as its artistic director. The Ensemble received the Opus Award for Musical Event of the Year in 2020.

Since Matthias Maute’s nomination as its artistic director in 2019, the choir has increased the number of its concerts from three to a dozen per year in Québec and Canada, making a stellar impression in performances in the Maison symphonique with soprano Karina Gauvin (including an album recorded with ATMA Classique) and concerts at the Montréal Baroque Festival and Ottawa’s Music and Beyond festival.

From its inception, Ensemble ArtChoral has chosen to perform works from the great masterpieces of the repertoire for the choir. Following upon the success of its performances of Handel’s oratorio The Triumph of Time and Truth, the choir was chosen to take part in Ensemble Caprice’s 30th-anniversary celebration performances of Bach’s B Minor Mass in Bourgie Hall. Since 2018, the choir has been touring widely in Québec and Canada.

In 2019, Ensemble ArtChoral celebrated 40 years of musical excellence.

In 2020, Ensemble ArtChoral cofounded the initiative Mini-Concerts Santé. 4,900 free Mini-Concerts Santé were delivered from door-to-door to 36,000 children, adolescents, seniors, adults, and families suffering impacts from the pandemic (isolation, loneliness, psychological distress) in 648 disadvantaged streets in 97 regions, cities and neighbourhoods of Québec and Ontario.

From 2021 to 2023 Ensemble ArtChoral, is undertaking project like no other in the world: Art Choral, the history of choral singing through six centuries. Works by 50 composers from the 16th to the 21st century, with 12 albums, 12 streaming concerts and 120 videoclips distributed in 170 countries, in partnership with ATMA Classique and Mécénat Musica.

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