Choral Arts

Choral Arts is an American choir, based in Seattle, Washington, performing under the direction of conductor and artistic director . Choral Arts comprises volunteer singers drawn exclusively from the Seattle region who combine a deep sense of community with a degree of artistic excellence that has garnered national recognition and critical acclaim.

Composer in Residence[]

Each year, Choral Arts chooses a Composer-in-residence to help direct the artistic choices of the choir throughout the season. The composer also composes a new piece for the choir in the spring, putting to words the poetry of the choir's "Finding Your Voice" competition,^[1] which invites students between 6th-12th grade to submit poetry to be set to choral music. Following is a list of recent Composers in residence:

• 2009 - 2010 - Vijay Singh
• 2010 - 2011 -
• 2011 - 2012 - Karen P. Thomas
• 2012 - 2013 - Eric Barnum
• 2013 - 2014 -
• 2014 - 2015 -
• 2015 - 2016 - Jake Runestad

Awards[]

• 2010 - Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence^[2]
• 2010 - Awarded performance slot at the ACDA Regional Conference
• 2010 - The American Prize for choral performance (1st Place)
• 2013 - Awarded performance slot at the National Conference
• 2013 - The American Prize for choral performance (2nd Place)
• 2015 - Awarded performance slot at the ACDA National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah

Premieres[]

• Vergine bella, , 2013
• Behold the Handmaid, Rick Asher, 2013
• Psallite, Rick Asher, 2013
• Returning, John David Earnest, 2014
• Night, , 2015
• Making Peace, , 2015

Discography[]

CDs[]

• The Light of Stars (1993)
• A Scandinavian Christmas (1997)
• Cathedral Anthems (2002)
• Mornings Like This (2009)
• Frank Ferko Stabat Mater (2010)
• Shall We Gather at the River (2012)
• Life Stories: The Choral Music of Eric Barnum (2014)

References[]

External links[]

• Choral Arts - Official Site