Conspirare
Conspirare is a vocal ensemble that performs music from various periods and styles, including many of the choral classics (often from the sacred genre) and a range of contemporary, traditional, and popular works. Conspirare consists of a fully professional chamber-sized vocal group that performs most of the concerts and an augmented or symphonic ensemble to perform larger works such as oratorios.
Conspirare was founded in 1991 by conductor and artistic director Craig Hella Johnson in Austin, Texas. It was originally called the New Texas Festival, denoting its central presence at a choral festival it founded. The group performed irregularly until 1999, when it took on a regular schedule of concerts. The Conspirare Symphonic Choir was established in 2000 and uses amateur singers to expand the number of the group to about 38 to perform works such as the Chichester Psalms by Bernstein. There is also a third branch to Conspirare's activities, the Conspirare Youth Choirs, established in 2005, which is an educational endeavor involving the training of singers from ages nine to 17. In this program, youthful singers are divided into two ensembles, the Kantorei and the Children's Choir. Children and teens from this program also assemble for occasional appearances in concert. The group's recording debut came in 2004 with Through the Green Fuse on the Clarion label. It moved to Harmonia Mundi in 2005 for the album Requiem, featuring music by Herbert Howells and Ildebrando Pizzetti; that album earned a pair of Grammy nominations.
A typical Conspirare concert will likely feature a colorful mixture of choral pieces, something like the following program: an arrangement of a Dolly Parton or Carly Simon song; film composer Ennio Morricone's Gabriel's Oboe; sacred music by Pizzetti; a Stephen Foster number; and maybe a traditional song like Deep River. The ensemble gives a regular slate of concerts each year in Austin and nearby communities. Its Austin-based concerts take place in a variety of locations, from St. Louis King of France Catholic Church to the Long Center for the Performing Arts. The group also tours and has appeared on radio and television, including a 2009 PBS broadcast of A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert.
Conspirare has recorded mostly for the Harmonia Mundi and Delos labels, as well as self-releasing its yearly Christmas album. Conspirare, under Johnson, won its first Grammy Award in 2015 for The Sacred Spirit of Russia. In 2019, Conspirare released Hope of Living: Choral Music of Jake Runestad on the Delos label, earning itself another Grammy nomination. The group's 2020 Delos album, The Singing Guitar, saw it teamed with various U.S. guitar quartets. Conspirare returned on Delos in 2023 with the album House of Belonging.
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The Hope of Loving
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Delos le 9 août 2019
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Samuel Barber : An American Romantic
Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 23 oct. 2012
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A Company of Voices - Conspirare in Concert (Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson)
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 12 mai 2009
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House of Belonging
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Delos le 8 sept. 2023
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Requiem (Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson)
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 28 mars 2006
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O'Regan: Threshold of Night (Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson)
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 12 août 2008
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Sing Freedom!: African American Spirituals
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 13 sept. 2011
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Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 9 sept. 2016
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Close to You - Carillon Christmas 2019 (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 10 sept. 2021
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Go Light Your World - Conspirare Christmas 2018 (Recorded Live at the Carillon) (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Ambiance - Paru chez Conspirare le 20 mars 2020
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Start From Here - Conspirare Christmas 2014 (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Ambiance - Paru chez Conspirare le 10 déc. 2015
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Beautiful City - Conspirare Christmas 2016 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 1 déc. 2017
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Unclouded Day - Conspirare Christmas 2013 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 20 nov. 2014
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Sing Joy - Conspirare Christmas 2017
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
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Love Again - Conspirare Christmas 2007 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 1 juin 2008
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This is to Mother You / Holding Carol
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
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My Sweet Crushed Angel / My Funny Valentine (LI)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
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Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles
Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 12 mai 2015
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Caricias (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
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Gaudete (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 8 nov. 2019
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One Voice - Conspirare Christmas 2012 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 1 juin 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo