Sametz, Steven

Chanticleer: By Request

1 CD / Chanticleer/Naxos / 2012-10-30

Works: Steven Sametz: Not an end of loving, for chorus; William Mundy: Sive Vigilem, for 5 voices; Mason Bates: Stelle, vostra mercé l'eccelse sfere, for vocal ensemble; Observer in the Magellanic Clou...
Performers: Breves, Casey

This CD is Chanticleer's first new studio recording in 4 years. "By Request" features a stunning variety of repertoire from William Byrd's "Ave Verum Corpus,"...continue...
Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA....continue...

Aedonis - Choral works by Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Barber, Banks / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Songs, Op. 68; Donald Skirvin: Songs of the Nightingale, for chorus; Yet, Love Endures, for chorus; English Traditional: Sweet Nightingale (Down in Those Valleys Below), fol...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

Named for the ancient Greek word for 'nightingale,' ÆDONIS is the fledgling men's ensemble of choral group The Esoterics. This debut CD features well-known compositions...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (02/24/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (06/04/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/19/2006...continue...

The World's Desire: Christmas at Loretto / South Bend Chamber Singers

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2012-03-13

Works: Bob Chilcott: Nova! nova!, for chorus; Daniel E. Gawthrop: Lo, How a Rose, carol setting for chorus; John Tavener: Today the Virgin, for chorus; Paul Carey: Hush! My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber, caro...
Performers: Bain, Sharon; Bosler, Carol [Soprano (vocal)]; Drendall, Stephen; Ferguson, Cheryl [Soprano]; Homann, David [Percussion]; Keasey, Kathleen; Mast, Steven; Miracle, Thomas; Olsen, Thomas; Packard, Emil...
Conductors: Menk, Nancy

The South Bend Chamber Singers is an ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary's College and celebrates its 20th anniversary season with this recording. This is their third...continue...
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Serene Classics / Includes works by Palestrina, Bach, Tallis, Purcell and Schubert

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gregorian Chant: Salve regina; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Salve Regina, motet for 5 voices (from Motets Book V); Missa pro defunctis a 5; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O sacrum convivium, motet...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Henschel, Dietrich; Isokoski, Soile; McDaniel, Barry; Meier, Waltraud; Munderloh, David; Viitasalo, Marita; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Jennings, Joseph; Higginbottom, Edward; Werner, Fritz; Nagano, Kent; Barenboim, Daniel; Bour, Ernest; Svetlanov, Evgeny; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Satomaa, Tauno

Unwind with Warner Classic's new release, 'Serene Classics: Music for a Calmer You". Take a micro-vacation as you relax to titles such as Salve Regina,...continue...

Sing We Noel - Christmas with the Washington Men's Camerata

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Benedicamus domino - Alleluia (organum); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession); Deck the Halls (Welsh)...
Performers: Lassell, Nathan; Lockwood, Stephen; McMahan, Patrick; Patterson, Michael [Mixing]; Plutz, Eric; Snedecor, Paul

"A winning combination of modern settings of traditional favorites and new Christmas music...the Washington Men excel in this close harmony, glee-club style of singing-smooth, warm,...continue...

Christus Natus Est

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-04

Works: Guillaume Dufay: Gloria ad modum tubae, for 4 voices; Anonymous: Verbum caro (Piæ Cantiones); Christmas Traditional: Verbum patris humanatur (conduit); Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manus...
Performers: Borden, Scott Wesley; Hershey, Callie; Howlett, Christine; Knickerbocker, Glenn; Lundergan, Carol; Majestic, Laura; Michels, Bryan; Saunders, Michael

Harvard Glee Club - Randall Thompson, John Harbison, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-12-01

Works: Randall Thompson: Frostiana, cycle for chorus & piano (or orchestra); Quis multa gracilis, for chorus; Charles Fussell: A Walt Whitman Sampler, for chorus; John Harbison: Nunc Dimittis, for male chor...

2008 will mark the 150th anniversary of the internationally renowned Harvard Glee Club, the oldest college chorus in America. Under the direction of Jameson Marvin...continue...

Shakespeare in Song / Phoenix Bach Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Matthew Harris: Shakespeare Songs; Frank Martin: Ariel Songs (5), for chorus; Steven Sametz: When he shall die, for chorus; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Shakespeare Songs (4), for chorus; Nils Lindbe...
Performers: Comeaux, Robert; Ewer, Cassandra; Herbert, Jacob W.; Inman, Laura; Platt, Carol
Conductors: Bruffy, Charles
Ensemble: Phoenix Bach Choir

First known as the Bach and Madrigal Society, the Phoenix Bach Choir was originally founded in 1958 as a study group by devotees of fine...continue...

In dulci jubilo - Holiday Music of the Notre Dame Glee Club

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2002-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The Gloucester Wassail Song ("Wassail! wassail all over the town!"), carol; There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Es ist ein Ros ents...
Performers: Dean, Brian

Colors of Love - Choral Music / Chanticleer

1 CD / Teldec / 1999-05-18

Works: Steven Stucky: Cradle Songs, for chorus; John Tavener: A Village Wedding, for chorus; Bernard Rands: Canti d'amor; Zhou Long: Words of the Sun, for chorus; Chen Yi: Tang Poems, 4 songs for male choru...
Performers: Baum, Kevin; Chanticleer; Lichtenauer, Michael; Wilder, Philip [Countertenor Vocal]
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Ensemble: Chanticleer

The versatile 12-voice male vocal ensemble Chanticleer sings eight distinctive works by contemporary composers. Five works included here were written specifically for Chanticleer, notably John...continue...
This recording received the 2000 Grammy Award for "Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)."

The American male vocal ensemble Chanticleer has, over the years since its found...continue...

Out Of This World / Chanticleer

1 CD / Teldec / 1994-10-04

Works: Steven Sametz: I Have Had Singing; Orlando Gibbons: O clap your hands; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Andrea Gabrieli: Magnificat anima mea, for 12 voices; David Conte: Charm Me Asleep, for chorus; Ri...
Performers: Alatorre, Eric; Baum, Kevin; Chanticleer; Fitch, Kenneth; Fritzsche, Christopher; Jennings, Joseph; Krol, Tim; McKnight, Corey; Munderloh, David; Runyon, Chad; Shaler, David; Wright, Douglas [Tenor V...
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Ensemble: Chanticleer