Recordings

Carmina Burana

At last, as a response to your requests, the Seattle Choral Company & Orchestra have made their own recording of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana! This new CD recording is now available for purchase. Look for this album in major Seattle area classical CD stores and Amazon.com in the Classical Music section listings.

Since its sensational premiere in 1936, Carmina Burana has appealed to a wide international audience. The work takes its name from a collection of medieval manuscripts found in 1803 in a Benedictine monastery near Munich. German composer Carl Orff set to music a selection of poems and songs from this unique source, which brought together elements of Gregorian chant, village peasant dance, and student tavern singing and melded them into a percussive, almost primal work, which has been enjoyed with spirit and gusto by listeners everywhere.

Ecce gratum				Tanz
Floret silva				In taberna quando sumus
O Fortuna

Carmina Burana is temporarily sold out. Please contact us if you would like to purchase a copy.

When the Morning Stars Sang Together

In 1997, the Seattle Choral Company continued the musical journey into day with a collection of sacred illuminations. This compact disc is a compilation of a cappella works by Rachmaninoff, Britten, Bruckner, Hawley, and others.

Faire Is the Heaven Sire William H. Harris
An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts Healey Willan
Lux Aeterna William Hawley

When the Morning Stars Sang Together is available on Compact Disc ($17.50) and Cassette ($12.50).

The Moon is Silently Singing

The Seattle Choral Company released its first compact disc in 1994; a reflective, nocturnal journey through the hours of night. Featured works include Beata Virgo by David Griffiths, Ave Maria by Franz Biebl, and Magnificat by Arvo Pärt, in addition to 20th century works by John Tavener and Henryk Górecki.

Beata Virgo David Griffiths
The Moon is Silently Singing David Hamilton
Ave Maria Franz Biebl

The Moon is Silently Singing is available on Cassette ($12.50).