Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Chamber Orchestra Version by Ingo Schulz Trinity Church, NYC Downtown Voices (https://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS Sonya headlam, soprano Brian Mextorf, bass Stephen Sands, Conductor (https...  moreEin deutsches Requiem, op. 45 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Chamber Orchestra Version by Ingo Schulz Trinity Church, NYC Downtown Voices (https://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS Sonya headlam, soprano Brian Mextorf, bass Stephen Sands, Conductor (https://StephenSands.net) (0:01) Selig sind, die da Leid tragen (11:47) Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras (25:42) herr, lehre doch mich, daß ein Ende (35:25) Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (41:02) Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (48:10) Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt (59:40) Selig sind die Toten Concert Program with Texts and Translations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pszTEzRopceEebWO-JlfHKZ3EkFW4k1f/view?usp=sharing PROGRAM NOTES Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem is often called a “human” Requiem, and that word points to both the text he chose and the life he was living while writing it. Between the mid‑1850s and the late 1860s, he was drawn into the Schumann household, deeply attached to Clara Schumann, marked by the death of Robert Schu...    less

The All-night Vigil (Vespers) Sergie Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) Downtown Voices - Trinity Wall Street (http://DowntownVoices.net) Stephen Sands, Conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Luthien Brackett, mezzo-soprano Brian Giebler, tenor PROGRAM: 1. ...  moreThe All-night Vigil (Vespers) Sergie Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) Downtown Voices - Trinity Wall Street (http://DowntownVoices.net) Stephen Sands, Conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Luthien Brackett, mezzo-soprano Brian Giebler, tenor PROGRAM: 1. Пріидите, поклонимся (Priidite, poklonimsya) Come, Let us Worship 2. Благослови, душе моя, Господа (Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Gospoda) Bless the Lord, O My Soul 3. Блажен муж (Blazhen muzh) Blessed is the Man 4. Свeте тихій (Svete tikhyi) Gladsome Light 5. Нынe отпущаеши (Nyne otpushchayeshi) Lord, Now Lettest Thou 6. Богородице Дeво (Bogoroditse Devo) Rejoice, O Virgin 7. Слава в вышних Богу (Slava v vyshnikh Bogu) Glory to God in the Highest (The Six Psalms) 8. Хвалите имя Господне (Khvalite imya Gospodne) Praise the Name of the Lord 9. Благословен еси, Господи (Blagosloven esi, Gospodi) Blessed Art Thou, O Lord 10. Воскресение Христово видeвше (Voskreseniye Khristovo videvshe) Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ 11. Величитъ ...    less

Indonesian Mass is a Project of combining Indonesian folk music elements and Western contemporary music writing. Each movements of the mass represents one island from Indonesia. Kyrie eleison represents Java island, especially West Java, with the voice im...  moreIndonesian Mass is a Project of combining Indonesian folk music elements and Western contemporary music writing. Each movements of the mass represents one island from Indonesia. Kyrie eleison represents Java island, especially West Java, with the voice imitation of gamelan (traditional Indonesian set of instruments) and some other folk elements including the pentatonic scale.  

Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, Conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Arvo Pärt – Passio St. Paul's Chapel, New York City Trinity Wall Street This concert featured iconic works of two of the most compelling and...  moreDowntown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, Conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Arvo Pärt – Passio St. Paul's Chapel, New York City Trinity Wall Street This concert featured iconic works of two of the most compelling and influential composers of the 20th century: Arvo Pärt and Francis Poulenc. The monumental work Passio by Arvo Pärt is a meditative setting of texts from the Passion according to St. John and is considered as the apotheosis of his writing. This is the video of that live performance.  less

Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Audio Recording Engineer: Chao-Hui WANG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 9 June 2019

Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Audio Recording Engineer: Chao-Hui WANG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 9 June 2019

Evening Prayer - Ola Gjeilo Downtown Voices Live performance at the end of Evensong on Jan 28, 2026 Mitchell Vines, piano Izzy Williams, saxophone Stephen Sands, Conductor Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch or weep tonight, and give y...  moreEvening Prayer - Ola Gjeilo Downtown Voices Live performance at the end of Evensong on Jan 28, 2026 Mitchell Vines, piano Izzy Williams, saxophone Stephen Sands, Conductor Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch or weep tonight, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Jesus Christ; rest your weary ones; bless your dying ones; soothe your suffering ones; pity your afflicted ones; shield your joyous ones; and all for your love’s sake. Amen.  

One of the all-time favourite pieces in the Accessible Choral Library for smaller choirs is David Barton's 'My Lord what a morning' for SAB which is now winging its way to a choir who picked up a sample copy at the recent National Association of Choirs co...

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