Providence Singers
The Providence Singers is a chorus of nearly 100 singers that was established in 1971 in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] Throughout its existence, The Providence Singers have performed a variety of choral works by more than 230 composers.[2] Annually, they perform Handel's Messiah with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra during the Christmas season.[3][4] They performed the world premiere of jazz musician Dave Brubeck's The Commandments with Russell Gloyd conducting in September of 2005 at Lincoln Center.[5] In 2006, they were one of seven choral groups in the United States to win a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to hold a three-day choral festival in Providence, Rhode Island.[6] They received positive reviews for their live performance of Lou Harrison's La Koro Sutro with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project in 2009 as well as their performance on the 2014 recording.[7][8]
Works commissioned by or for the Providence Singers include Westminster Bridge by Ola Gjeilo, Different Ways to Pray by Michael Galib, Bears by Elena Ruehr, Sonnet 116 and Two Emily Dickinson Songs by Nancy Galbraith, Where All Is Buried by Tarik O'Regan, O Now the Drenched Land Wakes by Christopher Trapani, O Daedalus, Fly Away Home and Ma’at Musings by Trevor Weston, Jubilate Deo and Sometimes I Feel Alive by Julian Wachner, Proud Music of the Storm by Carlyle Sharp and The Magdalene Passion by Elaine Bearer.[9]
Musical Leadership Timeline[edit]
- 1971: Providence Singers are established by Robert Molison, Glenn Giuttari and John Duffy
- Fall of 1973: Charles Fasset becomes artistic director and continues in that position for 22 seasons
- 1996-97 season: Julian Wachner is appointed artistic director after Fasset retires
- 2006-07 season: Andrew Clark becomes the artistic director
- Summer of 2011: Betsy Burleigh is appointed the fifth artistic director
- 2013-14 season: Christine Noel begins her appointment as artistic director[10][11]
Discography[edit]
- Lukas Foss: The Prairie (2008)
- Dominick Argento: Jonah and the Whale (2010)
- Lou Harrison: La Koro Sutro (2014)
- Dan Forrest: Requiem for the Living (2017)
References[edit]
- ↑ "About the Providence Singers".
- ↑ "Providence Singers Perfomances by Composer".
- ↑ http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20171216/review-ri-philharmonic-providence-singers-strike-right-balance-in-messiah
- ↑ http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20161207/providence-singers-strives-for-fresh-messiah
- ↑ Skoog, William M. (May 2009). "An Interview with Dave Brubeck". Choral Journal: 29.
- ↑ Gray, Channing (29 April 2006). "The Providence Singers win $50,000 NEA grant". Providence Journal. Newsbank.
- ↑ https://www.secondinversion.org/2014/10/27/album-of-the-week-lou-harrisons-la-koro-sutro/
- ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/09/13/lou-harrison-coro-sutro/YCdB3w9V46BMZEthGQcK9K/story.html
- ↑ "Commissions and world premières by The Providence Singers".
- ↑ "Providence Singers:A Very Brief History".
- ↑ Gray, C (20 November 2014). "Providence Singers add contemporary edge to traditional program". Providence Journal. Newsbank.
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