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Seneca Sounds

The Crossing

Recipient

Grant Year 2010

Grant Amount $25,000

Status Completed

Updated May 30, 2023

Professional chamber choir the Crossing presented Seneca Sounds—new choral settings of ancient texts by Roman philosopher Seneca on the theme of stoicism. The Crossing, conducted by Donald Nally, commissioned and performed three works by international composers Gabriel Jackson (England), Kamran Ince (Turkey/United States), and Eriks Ešenvalds (Latvia) as part of its Month of Moderns, the Crossing's third annual festival of contemporary music. The festival also included the East Coast premiere of The Waking Sun by Philadelphia composer Kile Smith. Performing on period instruments, the Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players joined the Crossing for Smith's work.

Recipient

The Crossing

The Crossing is a professional chamber choir conducted by Donald Nally and dedicated to new music. It is committed to working with creative teams to make and record new, substantial works for choir that explore and expand ways of writing for choir, singing in choir, and listening to music for choir. The group has issued 29 releases, receiving three Grammy Awards for Best Choral Performance and eight Grammy nominations.

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