About Us: The Crossing is a professional chamber choir in Philadelphia focusing on new music, commissioning works, and collaborating with other ensembles in the US.
Biography:
The Crossing is a twenty-four-member professional chamber c... moreThe Crossing is a professional chamber choir in Philadelphia focusing on new music, commissioning works, and collaborating with other ensembles in the US.
Biography:
The Crossing is a twenty-four-member professional chamber choir conducted by Donald Nally dedicated to new music. Originally formed by a group of friends in 2005, the ensemble has since grown exponentially and “has made a name for itself in recent years as a champion of new music.” - New York Times 2/14. Highly sought after for collaborative projects, The Crossing was the resident choir of the Spoleto Festival, Italy in 2007; appeared at Miller Theatre of Columbia University (in the American premiere of James Dillon’s Nine Rivers) with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE); performed during Bang on a Can’s first Philadelphia Marathon; and has appeared with Network for New Music, Lyric Fest, Piffaro, red fish blue fish, Tempesta di Mare Baroque Chamber Orchestra, PRISM Saxophone Quartet, Toshimaru Nakamura, Dolce Suono; and this past summer, The Rolling Stones.
The Crossing frequently commissions works and has presented over 40 world premieres. Current projects include commissions with John Luther Adams, Ted Hearne, Joel Puckett, Toivo Tulev, and Gavin Bryars. The ensemble recently released two recordings on the Innova label: Christmas Daybreak - with world premiere recordings of James MacMillan and Gabriel Jackson - and I want to live with the complete choral works for women by David Lang. This past February The Crossing made its Carnegie Hall debut with The American Composers Orchestra and in April its Disney Hall debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. less
Location: 8855 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [map]
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