Handel's Messiah is a European Christmas tradition. Handel was a German-British composer, but classical music has Italian roots and during the medieval period most music was church music in the Roman Catholic church. Christmas is the world's most popular Latin holiday. Trinity Church hosted one of the first performances of Handel's Messiah in the United States in 1770. In … [Read more...] about Handel’s “Messiah” at Trinity Church is a NYC Holiday Tradition
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The New York Philharmonic’s Handel’s “Messiah” is a NYC Holiday Tradition
Handel's Messiah is one of the most popular choral works in European music. It is a Christmas tradition in the United States and an Easter tradition elsewhere in the world. Handel was a German-British composer, but classical music has Italian roots and during the medieval period most music was church music in the Roman Catholic church. Christmas is the world's most popular … [Read more...] about The New York Philharmonic’s Handel’s “Messiah” is a NYC Holiday Tradition
Miel San Marcos, Christian Rock
Miel San Marcos is a family of Christian rockers from San Marcos, Guatemala. The band's name means "San Marcos Honey." Miel San Marcos plays the United Palace Saturday, November 30, 2019 ~ The Morales brothers, Guatemalan Christian rockers play the United Palace in Washington Heights, NYC at 8pm. $79 Miel San Marcos Miel San Marcos is a trio of brothers Josué, Luis and … [Read more...] about Miel San Marcos, Christian Rock
Verdi’s Requiem
Verdi's Requiem is a famous choral funeral mass based on the text of the traditional Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead. Death Becomes a Requiem Verdi proposed that a group of Italian composers writer a requiem in honor of Gioachino Rossini's death in 1868. Verdi wrote the final movement Libera me (Free me), but nothing came of the project. After the death of Italian … [Read more...] about Verdi’s Requiem
Viva La Musica de Argentina, two Argentine Masses with over 200 singers at Lincoln Center
"Viva La Musica de Argentina" is a DCINY concert of two large-scale Argentine choral masses at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 7pm. The concert features the world premiere of Tango Credo by Martín Palmeri, led by guest conductor Saul Zaks; paired with Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramírez, conducted by Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and … [Read more...] about Viva La Musica de Argentina, two Argentine Masses with over 200 singers at Lincoln Center
Conductor Saul Zaks embraces the ends of the world (Interview)
Saul Zaks is a Latin Grammy-nominated conductor from Argentina, who lives and works in Denmark. In 2016 Zaks' Sax to Tango (ZOHO Music) earned a Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Tango Album." The album features famous Tangos by Astor Piazzolla, Pablo Ziegler, and others. Zaks conducted the University of Southern Denmark Symphony Orchestra, with saxophone soloist Julio Botti. … [Read more...] about Conductor Saul Zaks embraces the ends of the world (Interview)
Voces Blancas del Nalón is a heavenly young women’s choird
Voces Blancas del Nalón is an award-winning girl's choir from the Conservatorio del Valle del Nalón in Asturias, Spain. About Voces Blancas del Nalón https://youtu.be/gXcbIfSFZPY You just have to listen to this. Sucurre Miseris Alcaraz The choir of girls between the ages of 14 and 19 was formed in 2011. They took second prize in the European Music Festival for Young … [Read more...] about Voces Blancas del Nalón is a heavenly young women’s choird
Rolando Villazón
World-class opera tenor Rolando Villazón, originally from Mexico City, sings Verdi´s "Requiem" with the Philadelphia Orchestra led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Carnegie Hall, Tue Oct 23, 2012, 8pm … [Read more...] about Rolando Villazón