About Us: Organized under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred in 2010, the Salt Lake Vocal Artists has become the first professional-level touring and recording choir within the Salt Lake Choral Artists organization. This mixed-voice choral ensemble varies in size d... moreOrganized under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred in 2010, the Salt Lake Vocal Artists has become the first professional-level touring and recording choir within the Salt Lake Choral Artists organization. This mixed-voice choral ensemble varies in size depending on the project from 16 to 40 auditioned singers and performs a diverse repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st Century. In its premiere season, the SL Vocal Artists were honored with an invitation to participate in the 42nd Tolosa Choral Contest in October 2010. After a successful concert tour of the Basque region of Spain, the SLVA competed against renowned choirs from all over the world and were awarded First Prize in all four categories they entered, as well as the special Audience Prize. To conclude only its second season, the SL Vocal Artists were one of only 25 choirs and the only American choir to perform at the World Choral Symposium in Argentina following a two week concert tour of the country in July and August. They also traveled by invitation to Italy in September to compete in the Arezzo International Choral Competition where they won 5 first prizes, and as a featured choir for the Concordia Vocis music festival in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
During the 2011 season, the Salt Lake Vocal Artists commissioned and premiered new works by international composers including: Josu Elberdin, Ola Gjeilo, Dan Forrest, Ko Matsushita, Ivo Antognini, Eriks Esenvalds, György Orbán, Josep Villa i Casañas, Nancy Wertsch and David Thomas.
In its short history, the Vocal Artists has already become a well-respected and highly celebrated choral ensemble which has entertained and fascinated local and international audiences with their versatility, passion, artistry and sound. Due to their well established presence on YouTube, they have also captivated online audiences world-wide with their high standard of performance videos.
The choir performs regularly in concert with the ensembles of Salt Lake Choral Artists, as well as individually, and is please to release their first solo album featuring repertoire from their tour of Spain. For more information, please visit their websites and look for them on Facebook and YouTube. less
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