The Choral Mix with Kent Tritle
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Easter Around The (Old) World
Sunday at 8 am, to celebrate Easter, we sample some of the most ebullient and transcendent works for choir. Apr 20, 2014
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French Masterworks
On this Season Finale of The Choral Mix, Kent Tritle wraps up with an hour of French Masterworks, and a heavy focus on choral music plus organ. Mar 30, 2014
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Spring for Choral Music
This edition of the Choral Mix is an exploration of how choral composers have welcomed spring. We hear the sweeping melodies of Rachmaninoff, the lyricism of Vaughan Williams and the elegance of Haydn.
Mar 23, 2014 -
Choral Canadians
This week’s edition of the Choral Mix is a survey of the vast musical landscape of Canada, from early music ensembles to modern masterpieces.
Mar 16, 2014 -
A Lenten Mix
This week, an hour of choral works for Lent and Holy Week. It includes a late Renaissance work for Ash Wednesday so heavily guarded by the Vatican that it took a boy genius to smuggle it out.
Mar 9, 2014 -
Shakespeare in Song
The one-two punch of words plus music gives choral music its power. And when the words come from William Shakespeare, the music is all the more inspired. Mar 2, 2014
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Alice Parker: A Vocal Craftsman
Alice Parker is a living legend among choral music fans and this week’s show is dedicated to her music. We hear her work as a composer, arranger and conductor.
Feb 23, 2014 -
Choral L'Amour
Kent Tritle has arranged a bouquet of romantic music for chorus. We hear some of the oldest odes to love, some of the newest and the timeless love-song waltzes by Johannes Brahms.
Feb 16, 2014 -
A Wintry Mix of Choral Music
This week Kent Tritle brings new meaning to the expression, “wintry mix.” His mix includes five centuries of works celebrating snow.
Feb 9, 2014 -
Black History Month: Choral Trailblazers
To kick off Black History Month, Kent Tritle presents music by African-American composers and arrangers including Florence Price, Aldolphus Hailstork and William Grant Still.
Feb 2, 2014