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Choral music with soulful rythum and energy

Lets start this with a gospel recording that will make your soul feel like dancing -

The Arc Choir, Mapleshade studios

The Angels, Mapleshade studios (not nearly as good as the Arc)

The Fairfied Four, Standing in the safetly zone and I couldn't hear nobody pray - just excellent!

Here's a great uplifting larger choir recording from an unknown college choir -

The Valparaiso University Chorale, Traditions: Hymns, Motets and folk songs - Vuca Media recording

I know there are some killer uplifting choir recordings out there which are upbeat and recorded well, I just don't know about alot of them, any suggestions?

I've got Cantate Domino too, thats a very good choral recording as well.

Thanks,
Chris
thorty40
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cornfedboy
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chris: an excellent compilation cd with music of the variety you seek is "gospel: live from mountain stage," blue plate music (bpm-309cd). it's available in good record shops or on john prine's oh boy! website:

http://www.ohboy.com/

-cfb
thorty40 OP
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Thanks Kelly, I will look for it next time I'm out!

Chris
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
This is sad. I sing Spirituals (among other things), yet I own none on CD. I guess when you hear and perform it live, you don't listen to it as home. Check back later and I will try to go through my music, and will try to give you a list of some of our favorite songs. You can then search for recordings that have them.
thorty40 OP
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I know there are many killer choral recordings out there which are not all classical, not that there is anything wrong with the traditional but what interests me more are the folk tunes and gospel hymns that have a ton of soul and energy. Stuff that will raise the hair on the back of your head and really make you feel alive.

Its often tough finding the good recordings with all the drab and dismal choral works out there. Don't get me wrong, theres a time when those hit the spot too but more often than not I want to feel uplifted and moved.

Chris
sugarbrie
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A lot of the things we sing are on a Robert Shaw CD "Amazing Grace". It is on Telarc. You can find a listing of the songs on Tower Records or Amazon websites. I sing with Tom Hall in Baltimore who was a protégé of Mr. Shaw. You can find out more about us at:
http://www.baltimorechoralarts.org/


thorty40 OP
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That sounds like a great disk Sugarbrie, thanks for the suggestion. Where does your choir usually perform? I've always wanted to attend a live choral performance, I think that would be tremendous. It would be worth the trip out east for the occasion, not that Chicago is that far anyway.

Chris
sugarbrie
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I think you should find a good selection of choruses in the Chicago area. We mostly perform in the Baltimore/Washington area, but do get out on occassion.

Two concerts of note are this coming March 16, 2002 we are at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with Peter Schickele (aka PDQ Bach); and next March 30, 2003 we'll be at the new Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University with Dave Brubeck; and a lot in between. The website has more information.

We also perform with other groups like the Baltimore Symphony, National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, and other area concert venues like at Johns Hopkins University, plus area churches, but those concerts are on their schedules.

thorty40 OP
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Thanks for the scheduale, the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall is in the Washington area then I assume. I'll check the website for more details. Yes, I should really research the Chicagoland area for choral events, I'm sure I have been missing out on alot of fine performances.

Chris
sugarbrie
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The Meyerhoff is the home of the Baltimore Symphony. We will be performing with them this coming July 12th; Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
thorty40 OP
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Sugarbrie, thanks for the suggestion. The Amazing Grace disk is excellent, just outstanding actually. I have listened to it over and over the last few days, in fact its playing right now. Its a fine recording and the performers are absolutely top notch.

Any other Telarc suggestions???? This one is soooo good........ :)

Thanks,
Chris
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