Ingrid Michaelson: Songs for the Season

Ingrid Michaelson: Songs for the Season

Listen to Christmas music by Ingrid Michaelson on her new album Songs For The Season Deluxe Edition. This is a new version of her earlier 2018 album with 5 additional songs.

Album

Songs for the Season Deluxe Edition – 17 songs, 53 min 2 sec

Enjoy more music from Ingrid Michaelson.

Photo credit: Songs for the Season Deluxe Edition @ Amazon (album cover)

Mackenzie Tolk: Silent Path

Mackenzie Tolk: Silent Path

Listen to music by Mackenzie Tolk on her latest album Silent Path. I also included a earlier albums, and some singles. Also see the albums from her father David Tolk.

Peaceful Inspirational Music with Celtic Influences

Albums

Silent Path (2018) – 10 songs, 37 min

Believe (2012) – 12 songs, 46 min

Singles

Silent Night (2020) – 1 song, 3 min 38 sec

Evening Sky (2020) – 1 song, 3 min 35 sec

Winter Lullaby (2020) – 1 song, 3 min

Still, Still, Still (2019) – 1 song, 3 min 33 min

Cliff of the Dawn (2019) – 1 song, 4 min 11 sec

Videos

Silent Path (2020) – 4 min

Rock Of My Heart (2020) – 4 min

Photo credit: Silent Path – album cover @ Amazon.

Enya: Christmas Secrets

Enya: Christmas Secrets

Listen to Christmas music by Enya on her album Christmas Secrets. I have also included her earlier Christmas albums, as well as a video with Adeste Fideles, The Spirit of Christmas Past, and Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night).

Christmas Albums

Christmas Secrets (2015) – 12 songs, 46 min

And Winter Came (2008) – 12 songs, 45 min

Amarantine (Christmas Edition) (2005) – 16 songs, 1 hr

Video

Christmas Carols from Cork (2016) – 15 min

Photo credit: Christmas Secrets – album cover @ Amazon.

Conspirare: Holiday Big Sing at Home

Participate in the joy of singing with Conspirare for Holiday Big Sing at Home presented on December 22, 2020 at 5:30 pm Central.

Experience the joy of singing as we come together from our homes. For this special Holiday Big Sing at Home, Craig leads the singing from the piano and with a mix of cherished holiday favorites, pop songs, and the Hallelujah Chorus. Conspirare Symphonic Choir continues to serve as hosts and we also welcome singers from our national roster, guitarist Mitch Watkins, and percussionist Thomas Burritt. Lyrics will be on-screen, and you can converse in real-time with the artists in the chat feature.

You can view the Conspirare Holiday Big Sing at Home program on the event webpage, including a PDF booket with lyrics. Click on this link to view this live streaming program, which will still be available through Jan 6, 2021.

Holiday Big Sing at Home – Dec 22, 2020 – 46 min

Please consider a contribution to help engage the power of music to change lives, as well as heal, transform, and elevate the human spirit. Your investment provides the gift of Conspirare’s music to everyone and keeps their nationwide roster of artists employed. There is also a link to go directly to the concert without any donation. Thank you.

Videos

These video recordings from the recent Conspirare Christmas 2020 virtual concert, as well as previous live concerts at The Tobin Center in San Antonio are also available for you to watch.

Conspirare Christmas 2020 – 1 hr 30 min

Conspirare Christmas 2019 – 2 hr

Conspirare Christmas 2018 – 1 hr 57 min

Conspirare Christmas 2017 – 1 hr 53 min

Listen to more of their music at my Conspirare post with additional albums, videos, and links.

Conspirare Christmas 2020

Conspirare Christmas 2020

Listen to a Conspirare virtual concert of Conspirare Christmas 2020 presented on December 7, 2020 at 7:30 pm Central. This streaming, in-home concert has free admission and no RSVP is needed.

Begin the holidays with songs that go deep with love, courage, and hope. Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson curates this beloved concert bridging everyday songs with seasonal favorites that speak to our hearts.  This year’s Conspirare Christmas will feature surprise cameos and is a unique virtual choir offering created in the spirit of this beloved annual concert.

Live Concert on Dec 7, 2020 (Mon) @ 7:30 pm Central

Craig Hella johnson and Conspirare are excited to welcome the following special guests:

  • Patty Griffin, multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter
  • Joyce DiDonato and Frederica von Stade, internationally-acclaimed mezzo-sopranos
  • Carrie Rodriguez, singer-songwriter and 2017 guest artist
  • members of African Children’s Choir, Dallas Street Choir and Conspirare Symphonic Choir

You can view the Conspirare Christmas program on the event webpage. A printable Conspirare Christmas 2020 program is also availble.

Click on this link to view the recorded live virtual concert, which will still be available through Jan 6, 2021.

Conspirare Christmas 2020 – 1 hr 45 min

Please consider a contribution to help engage the power of music to change lives, as well as heal, transform, and elevate the human spirit. Your investment provides the gift of Conspirare’s music to everyone and keeps their nationwide roster of artists employed. There is also a link to go directly to the concert without any donation. Thank you.

Videos

These video recordings from previous concerts at The Tobin Center in San Antonio are also available for you to watch.

Conspirare Christmas 2019 – 2 hr

Conspirare Christmas 2018 – 1 hr 57 min

Conspirare Christmas 2017 – 1 hr 53 min

Listen to more of their music at my Conspirare post with additional albums, videos, and links.

Conspirare – Unity: Songs of Invitation

Listen to the a Conspirare virtual concert of Unity: Songs of Invitation presented over the weekend as a streaming event via YouTube.

Unity invites viewers into a reverie that breaks new ground and elevates the virtual concert space from the familiar grid of squares. Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson will ground the concert in two selections of Bach, connecting with the organization’s musical roots and including Conspirare favorites “Requiem,” “1000 Beautiful Things,” and Samuel Barber’s iconic “Agnus Dei.” The timely poetry of Joy Harjo, Erika Fine, N. Scott Momaday, and Herman Hesse complete the program. South African Director Andrew Timm and his team have masterfully combined the elements of the artists’ audio and video recordings and will stage them in a virtual 3-D amphitheater design. Timm and his team were influenced by Kintsugi, the Japanese art of using gold to repair cracks in a piece of broken pottery.

The program is available as a PDF document for viewing and/or printing here. If you prefer to watch this video directly on YouTube in another window (or even full-screen), click on this link or “YouTube” on the bottom right in the embedded player below. If you don’t have time for the entire program, you might just watch them perform God Bless America.

Videos

Unity: Songs of Invitation (Nov 2, 2020) – 1 hr

God Bless America (from Unity) – 3 mins

Listen to more of his music at my Conspirare post with additional albums, videos, and links.

Conspirare: Go Light Your World

Listen to choral music by Conspirare on their latest album Go Light Your World from their Christmas 2018 concert with special guests Ruthie Foster and Matt Alber that was recorded live st the Carillon in Austin, Texas. I also included another recent album.

Albums

Go Light Your World (2020) – 21 songs, 1 hr 11 min

 

The Hope of Loving (2019) – 15 songs, 1 hr 19 min

 

Listen to more of their music at my Conspirare post with additional albums, videos, and links.

Photo credit: Go Light Your World @ Amazon (album cover)

Kim André Arnesen

Kim André Arnesen

Listen to beautiful choral music from Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen.

Albums

Enjoy his albums.

Infinity (2018) – 12 songs, 1 hr 6 min

 

Magnificat – Live fra Haderslev Domkirke (2017) – 7 songs, 41 min

 

Videos

Here are some videos.

Cradle Hymn – performed by Nidaros Cathedral Girls´ Choir on Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir (2013) – 5 min 31 sec

 

Flight Song – performed by St. Olaf Choir for their Spring Concert (2015) – 3 min 56 sec

 

Magnificat 4. Et misericordia – recorded at the Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway (2015) – 5 min 36 sec

 

His Light in Us – performed by St. Olaf Choir on St. Olaf Christmas (2016) – 5 min 52 sec

 

Even When He Is Silent – performed by St. Olaf Choir at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway (2013) – 6 min 23 sec

 

Making or Breaking – 4 min 43 sec

 

Holy Spirit Mass, Mvt 4 – Blessed – performed by National Lutheran Choir at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC (2017) – 8 min 11 sec

 

Dormi Jesu – performed by National Lutheran Choir at Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis MN (2016) – 5 min 9 sec

 

O Sacrum Convivium – performed by Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Chuch of Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark (2016) – 7 min 26 sec

 

Sing the Earth (World Premier)– performed by Southwestern University Singers and Festival Mass Choir during Southwestern Music Festival at Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas (2018) – 6 min 7 sec

 

Requiem (First Italian Execution) – performed by Brescia Philharmonic Choir for Concert in Memory of the Fallen of Piazza Loggia at Church Santa Maria del Carmine – Brescia (2016) – 48 min 59 sec

 

Links

These are links to his website, social media, general information, and music stores.

Photo credit: InfinityAmazon (album cover).

Conspirare: Christmas 2017

Listen to the Conspirare Christmas concert with Austin singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez as special guest that was recorded live on Dec 10 at 7:30 pm CST from the Tobin Center in San Antonio, Texas.

It was streamed on their YouTube channel at Conspirare Christmas, but it is still available so you can watch it whenever you have time to enjoy it.  Sometimes it’s not easy to catch these live events, especially during this busy time of the year. Please see  the Conspirare website for more information. A PDF version of the printed program is available here.

Conspirare is a Grammy® award-winning choral ensemble that creates exceptional concert experiences and world-class recordings under the incomparable direction of Craig Hella Johnson. A repertoire as diverse as our talent showcases our artists’ rigorous classical training while expressing the voices of distinctive composers from Bach to Barber, Handel to Kyr, Lassus to Lang.  Inspired by the power of music to transform lives, Conspirare performances are musical magic.

If you have never experienced listening to Conspirare, they are absolutely wonderful!  Truly amazing.  This is your opportunity to hear them live.  If you have a smart TV, Apple TV, or Roku, you can enjoy the event on a large screen and high-quality  speakers.

They were excited to share this program with friends around the world. Please invite your friends and family to watch too!

Christmas 2017 – Tobin Center in San Antonio, Texas (Dec 10, 2017) – 1 hr 55 min

 

Albums

Enjoy their Christmas albums recorded live at The Carillon in Austin, Texas..

Beautiful City – Christmas 2016 – 28 songs, 1 hr 11 min

 

Singing Heart – Christmas 2015 – 29 songs, 1 hr 12 min

 

Unclouded Day – Christmas 2013 – 32 songs, 1 hr 17 min

 

One Voice – Christmas 2012 – 27 songs, 1 hr, 13 min

 

Love Again – Christmas 2007 – 29 songs, 1 hr, 18 min

Listen to more of his music at my Conspirare post with additional albums, videos, and links. This new album has been included there as well along with an updated playlist.

Photo credit: Beautiful City – Christmas 2016 @ Amazon (album cover)

Carpenters: Christmas Portrait

Carpenters: Christmas Portrait

Listen to pop vocal Christmas music by the Carpenters.

Christmas Portrait (Special Edition) (1978) – 21 songs, 1 hr 9 min

 

Photo credit: Christmas Portrait @ Amazon (album cover)