12 Classical Holiday Masterpieces
Celebrate the 12 days of Christmas by selecting your favorite classical masterpiece: Up vote to decide!
Tag: choral music
Bring on the Choir and Brass! Monteverdi’s “Christmas Vespers”
This monumental choral and orchestral work celebrates the Christmas story in a way that only 17th century liturgical music can.
“Christmas Oratorio”: Bach’s Six-Part Classical Masterpiece
How should you embrace this masterpiece -- Germany's equivalent of the Messiah -- as six separate cantatas, each on its own, or as a single-setting, three-hour work? (Spoiler alert: we suggest both.)
Introduction to Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms”
How well do you know Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms? Explore this Bernstein choral favorite!
Becoming “the kind of musician Lenny wanted us to be”
I first encountered Maestro Bernstein as an elementary school kid growing up in Metuchen, NJ, in the 1960's.
Musical Biography: Who is Leonard Bernstein?
Bernstein—or "Lenny," as he was often affectionately called—was an extravagantly gifted musician with a common touch.
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