Spring for Choral Music

The spring season includes several premieres and exciting choral events taking place across the world from our composers. Eric Whitacre’s activities are diverse and wide ranging. Click here for more details.

New Novello signing Paul Mealor has already made a firm mark in the choral world with his album A Tender Light on Decca and his UK Christmas Number One Single Wherever You Are, performed by Gareth Malone and the Military Wives Choir, which, to date, has sold 631,000 copies. This year he will work on several new commissions, visit the US and give workshops at Princeton University with Gabriel Crouch.

Other major choral events worldwide include:

February 5	Judith Weir Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis St John’s College Choir with conductor Andrew Nethsingha Cambridge, UK
February 5	Paul Mealor Your Gentleness, O God of Grace Winchester Cathedral Choir with conductor Andrew Lunsden Winchester, UK
February 16-18	John Corigliano Upon Julia's Clothes* and One Sweet Morning Michael Gordon Exalted Bright Sheng Thirty-Mile Village* and The Boatmen's Song Joan Tower Descent* and Can I Young People's Chorus of New York City with conductor Francisco Nuñez (Le) Poisson Rouge; 92nd St. Y; Zankel Hall New York City, NY
February 26	Tarik O'Regan Martyr ** University of Alabama Chorus and Huntsville Youth Orchestra Huntsville, AL
March 9	David Lang The Little Match Girl Passion ** Attacca Ensemble with conductor Fokko Oldenhuios The Netherlands
March 13	Per Nørgård Libra and Cycle Danish National Vocal Ensemble with conductor Stefan Östersjö The Royal Danish Library Copenhagen, Denmark
March 30	Paul Mealor Drop, Drop, Slow Tears* Antioch Ensemble Ground Zero New York City, NY
April 13	Tarik O'Regan The Night’s Untruth* VocalEssence, Copper Street Brass Quintet Central Lutheran Church Minneapolis
April 29	Gabriela Lena Frank The Singing Mountaineers* Los Angeles Master Chorale and Huayucaltia Los Angeles, CA

*	World Premiere
***	New York City Premiere

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