An auditioned contemporary a cappella EnsembLe of Charlotte Academy of Music for students in grades 8-12.

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Inspired by the great choral works of the medieval and early modern periods, the EnsembLe creates colourful programmes to illustrate musical or historical themes. Directed by David Skinner, Alamire has embarked on an ambitious ten year 30-disc project to ...  Le.display='';$(this).getParent().styLe.display='none';">moreLe="display:none;">Inspired by the great choral works of the medieval and early modern periods, the EnsembLe creates colourful programmes to illustrate musical or historical themes. Directed by David Skinner, Alamire has embarked on an ambitious ten year 30-disc project to record a library of early English choral music. Skinner’s performing editions will be published by Edition Peters. He is also guest blogger on renaissance repertoire for Eric Whitacre.  

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Recorded on April 29, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.

Alias Chamber and Portara EnsembLes

Greetings to all Choir Lovers! I am so excited to be a part of the growing world choir phenomenon. So many possibilities exist for singers, composers, and lovers of Vocal music to connect and collaborate not only musically, but socially as well. Having be...

Thank you for visiting www.portaraEnsembLe.com. Here is a compilation of a few pieces performed at our Winter 2010 Concert. Enjoy!