Donald Nally
A significant American operatic and choral conductor for many years, Donald Nally became prominent in the world of contemporary music with the formation of his small choir the Crossing.
Nally was born in Hilltown, Pennsylvania, on December 27, 1960. He attended the University of Cincinnati Conservatory, majoring in music education, but switched to conducting for his Master's from Westminster Choir College, and to the University of Illinois for his doctorate. For most of his career, Nally has combined academic posts with the leadership of professional choirs. He served as artist-in-residence at Shorter University and Washington and Lee University before forming his first choir, the Bridge Ensemble, in 1996. Though the group was disbanded for financial reasons, its performances in the Philadelphia area were popular and led to Nally's appointment as artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia in 1998. Remaining there until 2002, Nally then left the U.S. for a stint at the Welsh National Opera, and also directed choirs for performances by the Philharmonia Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Britain. Nally took a post as chorus master of the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2006 and also founded a second small choir, the Crossing, that year. The Crossing grew out of an informal performance by Nally and a group of his friends, and it rapidly gained a strong reputation for its adventurous programming. In 2010 Nally found it impractical to continue both his work in Chicago and his leadership of the Crossing, and moved back to Philadelphia to focus on the latter. With the Crossing, Nally has recorded for the Innova, Navona, Albany, and ECM labels. In 2012 he formed a third small choral group, BCE (Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble), dedicated to the exploration of connections between 21st century music and music of the Renaissance.
Nally is a professor at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. Nominated twice for Grammy awards, he won the Best Choral Performance Grammy in 2018 for his album The Fifth Century. That year also saw the release of Nally's album If There Were Water, with the Crossing, featuring works by Stratis Minakakis and Gregory W. Brown, on Innova. In 2019, Nally led the Crossing on Voyages: Benjamin C.S. Boyle, Robert Convery, and Kile Smith: The Arc in the Sky, both of which earned Grammy nominations.
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Sila: The Breath of the World
The Crossing, JACK Quartet, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan Chamber Musicians, Donald Nally
Classique - Paru chez Cantaloupe Music le 23 sept. 2022
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Gavin Bryars: A Native Hill
The Crossing, Steven Bradshaw, Maren Montalbano-Brehm, Donald Nally
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Navona le 9 avr. 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Gavin Bryars: The Fifth Century - Two Love Songs
The Crossing, Donald Nally, Prism Quartet
Classique - Paru chez ECM New Series le 18 nov. 2016
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
David Shapiro: Sumptuous Planet (A Secular Mass)
Classique - Paru chez New Focus Recordings le 10 nov. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Born
The Crossing, Donald Nally, James Reese, Rebecca Myers, Maren Montalbano, Dominic German
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Navona le 12 août 2022
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Ted Hearne: Sound from the Bench
The Crossing, Donald Nally, Taylor Levine, James Moore, Ron Wiltrout
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Cantaloupe Music le 24 mars 2017
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Michael Gordon: Anonymous Man
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Cantaloupe Music le 20 mars 2020
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SMITH, K.: Vespers (Crossing Choir, Piffaro, Nally) (Paul Gerhardt - Anonymous - Nicolaus Herman)
Classique - Paru chez Navona Records le 28 avr. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Voyages
The Crossing, Maren Montalbano, Daniel Taylor, Dimitri German, Donald Nally, Voyages String Ensemble
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Innova le 23 août 2019
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The Tower and the Garden
The Crossing, Donald Nally, Brandon Garbot, Adelya Nartadjieva, Jordan Bak, Arlen Hlusko
Classique - Paru chez Navona le 12 févr. 2021
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Kile Smith: The Arc in the Sky
The Crossing, Donald Nally, Kate Avery, Dimitri German, Michael Jones, Elisa Sutherland
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Navona le 12 juill. 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
If There Were Water
Classique - Paru chez Innova le 23 févr. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I want to live
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Innova le 2 avr. 2013
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Words Adorned (Live)
The Crossing, Dalal Abu Amneh, Al-Bustan Takht, Donald Nally
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Navona le 9 juill. 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Anonymous Man, Pt. 2: I Moved
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Cantaloupe Music le 7 févr. 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Tower and the Garden: I. 80
The Crossing, Donald Nally, Brandon Garbot , Adelya Nartadjieva, Jordan Bak , Arlen Hlusko
Classique - Paru chez Navona le 29 janv. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
watersheds: VII. the gentle rain which waters
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Navona le 22 mars 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
A Child Said, What Is the Grass?
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Navona le 5 févr. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Spectral Spirits: No. 2, Carolina Parakeet
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Navona le 5 août 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo