I've loved this one since I first sang it in high school. This performance gets it so right, and WOW that soloist!

Ain't Got Time To Die - arr. Hall Johnson
Rev. Ernest Davis, Jr. & the Wilmington Chester Mass Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7DUFXzIaeI

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical
#cosochoral

Your introduction to Spirituals should begin with this entire album, by the incredible St. Olaf Choir.

The Spirituals of William L. Dawson
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5YmHgPI2pAUcGIGzmEL_0BKYjr98_lJ6

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical (because I absolutely consider this genre American art music)
#cosochoral

This is an important read, #cosomusic.

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Why Is American Classical Music So White?

Antonin Dvorak predicted that American classical music would draw from African American traditions. A new article wonders why American classical music has remained so white.

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white

#cosoclassical

Close your eyes and let this one wash over you.

Robert Pearsall - Lay a Garland
VOCES8

https://youtu.be/NXhAkYHeIPY

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical
#cosochoral

Pink Floyd - The Trial (1980) Live
https://youtu.be/QN56YUIOuKo

#cosomusic

'A' game is required for choir practice tonight.
#cosomusic
#cosoclassical
#cosochoral

Chopin: Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23
Maurizio Pollini
https://youtu.be/06-puNWFuMQ

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical

Just listened all the way through the new Tool album today.

I am so disappointed. It all sounds like 10-15 minute long song intros that go absolutely nowhere. Carey's drumming is excellent, but that's the only point of interest for me. If I was anyone else in the band, I'd be bored with almost nothing to do. 7empest is OK; the rest: zzzz.

I know that this album has had some critical acclaim, but to my ears this is by far their worst effort. One grumpy musician's opinion, FWIW.

#cosomusic

Gabriel Kahane - Port of Hamburg

https://youtu.be/u0uCl5wf-cs

#cosomusic

Ever wonder what the artifacts and trimmed data from lossy audio compression sound like?

The Ghost in the MP3

http://theghostinthemp3.com/

More examples and background info:

http://theghostinthemp3.com/theghostinthemp3.html

#cosomusic
#cosotech

Have some delicious dissonance with your Renaissance polyphony.

Henry Purcell - Hear My Prayer, O Lord
The Sixteen - Harry Christophers, cnd.
https://youtu.be/o8E0dt0soWc

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical
#cosochoral

Finally getting around to listening to the new Tool album.

The first song is in 4/4 ?!?!?! That's _not_ what you guys do!

Ah, ok the rest of the album is more as I expect.

#cosomusic

Reverb are giving away their complete $841.58 drum machine sample collection, free - CDM Create Digital Music
https://cdm.link/2019/08/reverb-free-drum-machine-downloads/

#cosomusic
#cosotech

Kate Miller-Heidke - Rock This Baby to Sleep
https://youtu.be/Dcc0H13mIc0

#cosomusic

A friend and coworker lost her husband yesterday.

This is for both of them. Hold and cherish those you love close. Life is precious.

Tavener: Song for Athene
King's College Choir, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, cnd.
https://youtu.be/2ma_Ouv74_8

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical
#cosochoral

🚨 #cosomusic ALERT! 🚨

New Missy Elliot album drops at midnight.

https://news.avclub.com/missy-elliott-is-releasing-a-new-album-at-midnight-so-1837483482/

Time for some beautifully-performed Renaissance polyphony up in this joint.

Francisco Guerrero - Trahe me post the
Stile Antico

https://youtu.be/8Bm8tqiKnD0

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical

The Bad Plus (feat. Wendy Lewis) - Lithium (Nirvana cover)

https://youtu.be/7nFS30KBFuc

#cosomusic

Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
https://youtu.be/AJw_XqvsSIs

#cosomusic