Craig Hella Johnson
Craig Hella Johnson is a conductor and composer known mostly for choral conducting and as the founder of Conspirare. He has led several major ensembles and is an award-winner and educator.
Johnson was born on June 15, 1962, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He studied piano and voice as a student at St. Olaf College in Minnesota and graduated in 1984. He continued his studies at the Juilliard School, the University of Illinois, and Yale University, where he earned his doctorate. Upon receiving a National Arts Fellowship, Johnson studied choral conducting at the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart with Helmuth Rilling.
In 1991, Johnson founded the choral group Conspirare (originally the New Texas Festival) and has since served as its artistic director. He continued to serve in that position and conduct the choir as of the mid-2020s. Conspirare later expanded into a full-time professional choir, and Johnson has led it to numerous award wins and nominations. Johnson made his recording debut with that group in 2004 on the album Through the Green Fuse. Johnson and Conspirare have been nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning in 2015 for The Sacred Spirit of Russia. In 2016, Conspirare premiered Johnson's oratorio Considering Matthew Shepherd.
Aside from leading Conspirare, he has served as the director of choral music at the University of Texas from 1990 to 2001 and as the artistic director of the vocal group Chanticleer from 1998 to 1999. He was the conductor and artistic director of the Victoria Bach Festival from 1992 to 2015, serving as conductor emeritus since 2015. In 2013, he was named the music director of the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, and in 2016, he was named the resident artist in choral music at Texas State University. He has guest conducted the Austin Symphony and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras, among other ensembles. Johnson has recorded for several labels, including Harmonia Mundi and Clarion. He led Conspirare on the 2019 Delos album Hope of Living: Choral Music of Jake Runestad, which earned a Grammy nomination. Johnson and Conspirare released the album The Singing Guitar on Delos in 2020, joining various U.S. guitar quartets, and they returned in 2023 with the album House of Belonging. In 2013, Johnson was named the Texas State Musician, becoming only the second classical musician to hold the title.
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Discographie
21 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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The Sacred Spirit of Russia (Gretchaninov - Kastalsky - Rachmaninov)
Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson
Musique vocale sacrée - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 10 févr. 2014
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House of Belonging
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Delos le 8 sept. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Close to You - Carillon Christmas 2019 (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 10 sept. 2021
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Robert Kyr: The Cloud of Unknowing: Songs of the Soul
Craig Hella Johnson, Victoria Bach Festival, Conspirare
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 25 août 2014
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Thorns On the Rose
Classique - Paru chez Booker Music le 1 janv. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Start From Here - Conspirare Christmas 2014 (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Ambiance - Paru chez Conspirare le 10 déc. 2015
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Pablo Neruda: The Poet Sings
Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare and Conspirare Chamber Players
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 11 sept. 2015
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Beautiful City - Conspirare Christmas 2016 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 1 déc. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Unclouded Day - Conspirare Christmas 2013 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 20 nov. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sing Joy - Conspirare Christmas 2017
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love Again - Conspirare Christmas 2007 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 1 juin 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
This is to Mother You / Holding Carol
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
My Sweet Crushed Angel / My Funny Valentine (LI)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Caricias (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 5 avr. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Gaudete (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 8 nov. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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 -
Singing Heart - Conspirare Christmas 2015 (Recorded Live at The Carillon)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 1 janv. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sing Joy (Live)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 20 sept. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wildflowers
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Classique - Paru chez Conspirare le 23 août 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
2019 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA): 2019 TMEA Texas Two-Year College All-State Choir [Live]
2019 TMEA Texas Two-Year College All-State Choir, Craig Hella Johnson, Joshua Chai, Unknown Artist
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Mark Records le 4 déc. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo