In 2008, Threshold of Night(music by Tarik O’Regan) also received two nominations, including Best Classical Album.
Through the Green Fuse was followed in 2006 by Requiem (works by Howells, Whitacre, and Pizzetti) which received two Grammy Award nominations. Through the Green Fuse features a Gaelic hymn, African-American spirituals, and works by Sibelius, Stephen Foster, Eric Whitacre, among others. A commitment to new music and willingness to showcase a broad context through diverse programming is evident from the first recording in 2004. Conspirare debuted Considering Matthew Shepardin Austin in 2016.Ĭonspirare has commissioned works from composers including David Lang, Tarik O’Regan, Jocelyn Hagen, Donald Grantham, Eric Whitacre, Nico Muhly, Mark Adamo, Robert Kyr, Jake Heggie, Kile Smith, Andrea Clearfield, Jake Runestad, and Eric Banks. The Washington Post calls the impact “immediate, profound and, at times, overwhelming.” The album received a Grammy nomination. The work, which debuted at number four on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Chart, is an evocative and compassionate musical response to the murder of Matthew Shepard. Through its artistic excellence, creative programming, commissioning, and educational endeavors, the organization has established itself as an agent of change and a bedrock of the Texas arts community and beyond.Ĭonspirare’s current touring project, Considering Matthew Shepard, is a three-part oratorio composed by Craig Hella Johnson. Conspirare’s ambitious mission is to engage the power of music to change lives. The 2014 album The Sacred Spirit of Russia won the Grammy for Best Choral Performance. Conspirare’s extensive discography includes The Hope of Loving (Delos), 11 releases on the Harmonia Mundi label, and an annual live recording of Conspirare Christmas. Conspirare, which translates from Latin as “to breathe together,” is led by founder and Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson, and is comprised of soloists from around the country. Established in Austin, Texas in 1991, Conspirare is a Grammy-winning and internationally recognized choir with a reputation for “expanding the boundaries of choral performance” ( Wall Street Journal).
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