MP3 The Choral Project - Water and Light

What do water and light sound like? Eric Whitacre, Rene Clausen, Morten Lauridsen and others give us the glassy calm of early morning waters, a ripple from a tossed stone, and the sun's rays bouncing off gentle waves.

13 MP3 Songs
CLASSICAL: Traditional, CLASSICAL: Contemporary



Details:
Founded in 1996 by Artistic Director Daniel Hughes, The Choral Project has performed throughout Northern California in concert performances, interfaith services, and choral festivals, including performances for conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and the California Music Educators Association, showcase concerts for the National Association of Composers of the USA (NACUSA) as well as a performance by invitation to represent the State of California on October 20th, 2002 at the National Cathedral in Washington DC, as part of the California State Day Celebration Service. In June of 2001, The Choral Project received rave reviews and standing ovations at concert performances during their first international tour to Mexico and Costa Rica, which included highly acclaimed performances on Mexican National Radio, and a joint concert with the Café Chorale in Costa Rica. The ensemble has recorded four compact discs. They have performed world premieres of compositions by numerous composers including Brent Heisinger, Brian Holmes, and Theodore Lucas. The ensemble is composed of 35 multi-talented singers from various parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Committed to a brighter future for our world, The Choral Project makes yearly contributions to charitable organizations. These contributions include Toys-for-Tots, Resource Area for Teachers, Aris, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, The Rain Forest Project, and SARDUS (Search and Rescue Dogs of the United States).

Our Mission Statement: To heal the world through music and words, weaving powerful choral works with a flowing narration of prose and poetry, creating an evocative tapestry illustrating how more alike we are than different. No matter where or when in the world we may be, we are all affected by the basic organic and spiritual forces that motivate and inspire us, and we are equally touched on the same level by these similar universal themes.

Music style
Medieval to Contemporary choral music, accompanied and un-accompanied.

Artist history
About our Director:Daniel Hughes, Artistic Director and Conductor of The Choral Project, is in constant demand as a conductor, accompanist, coach and choral clinician in the Bay Area. Under his direction The Choral Project has begun to receive international recognition. The ensemble has recorded four compact discs, most recently completing a recording featuring of the music of Eric Whitacre as well as selections by Lauridsen, Clausen, Taverner and other. The CD is available on the Clarion label. They received rave reviews and standing ovations at concert performances during their first international tour to Mexico and Costa Rica, which included highly acclaimed performances on Mexican National Radio, and a joint concert with the Café Chorale in Costa Rica. The choir has performed world premieres of compositions by numerous composers including Brent Heisinger, Brian Holmes, and Theodore Lucas. The Choral Project has performed for ACDA and CMEA Conventions and represented the State of California on October 20th, 2002 at the National Cathedral in Washington DC, as part of the California State Day Celebration Service. Mr. Hughes also serves the Artistic Director of the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus, an organization of diverse men dedicated to achieving excellence in music, maintaining a high sense of personal and collective pride, promoting fellowship with the Silicon Valley gay and lesbian communities, and winning the respect and admiration of all people through musical performance.

Albums
"Americana", "Of Christmastide", "The Cycle of Life", "Water & Light"

Location
San Jose, California - USA