During the Christmas Season, music, of every genre, is everywhere. Today The Nomad Architect is featuring some high-quality music from some of the greatest composers, singers and orchestras any fan of music will enjoy. Today's music is all about celebrating The Reason for The Season!
First Up - One of the greatest choirs in the world first sang August 22, 1847, as The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Hearing this amazing choir and orchestra live is near the top of my Bucket List. A line from their Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square web site:
"This 360-member chorus of men and women, all volunteers, has performed at World’s Fairs and expositions, at inaugurations of U.S. presidents, in acclaimed concert halls from Australia and Europe to Asia and the Middle East and on television broadcasts. The choir has even been referred to as “America’s Choir,” as a result of their high standard of popular choral music."
Listen to this amazing group of singers and players performing a classic written in 1914 - CAROL OF THE BELLS.
Bonus Track - Here is a fascinating and talented Acapella group of female singers from Brigham Young University. Formed in 2003, this group has won many awards for their tight, uniquely arranged songs they have performed in various venues primarily in the US. Listen to these talented vocalists as the perform in this unique video - Oh Holy Night by BYU Noteworthy!
Bonus Track 2 - One of the greatest works of classical choral symphony music was Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Recently, I had the pleasure of singing the 4th Movement - Ode To Joy with the Tallahassee Community Chorus and Orchestra to celebrate Christmas. This amazing work was first performed in 1824. The master composer was almost completely deaf when he composed this stunning classical work. Enjoy a FLASH MOB as thy perform Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy).
Merry Christmas to all lovers of great music!
D.L.Stafford
thenomadARCHITECT
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