http://sdgmusic.org/news The latest developments from and around Soli Deo Gloria Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:34:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This one note, or silent beat, or a moment of silence, comforts me. . . . Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God.”—Arvo Pärt This September marks the 75th birthday of Arvo ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=337 August 2-16, 2010 One of the exciting avenues of Soli Deo Gloria’s mission to promote sacred music takes shape in the work of Project Uplift. In these international projects, we usually seek to bring great works of sacred music to regions of the world where, for social, political, or economic reasons, ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=327 Flight instructor. Flutist. Physician. Not your ordinary resume. But, then, Bob Jones is not your ordinary guy. And, to SDG, he is an extraordinary gift. You see, Bob has decided to bequeath a gift to Soli Deo Gloria. Bob Jones (left) with Jean-Pierre Rampal in the mid-1900s.  The Chairman of ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=314 SDG joins in sponsoring this year’s Vale of Glamorgan Festival in Wales, in celebration of Arvo Pärt’s 75th birthday    The Vale of Glamorgan Festival has “frequently programmed music that focuses on the spiritual in what seems to be an increasingly secular society,” says John Metcalf, Artistic Director of the ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=305 History, Artistry, and Technology Converge Soli Deo Gloria is pleased to partner with Ideale Audience and Medici Arts to bring Franz Joseph Haydn’s masterpiece The Creation, considered by many to be his greatest work, to an audience of millions through state-of-the-art media technology. On Friday, June 25, 2010, Conductor John Nelson will ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=299 On Friday, May 7, 2010, Soli Deo Gloria is opening the doors of its new headquarters in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for the first time. In a celebratory evening that includes an open house and a preview screening of the DVD from the recent Lisbon performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, guests ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=284 An audience of 2,000 gathered in Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Grand Auditorium for two performances of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis last month. John Nelson led the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Gulbenkian Choir and soloists Tamara Wilson, Elizabeth DeShong, Nikolai Schukoff and Brindley Sherratt in a piece the conductor considers “one of the ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=282 BEETHOVEN: MISSA SOLEMNIS Wednesday, Feb 17, 2:00 pm EST [NOTE: New Date and Time] www.medici.tv John Nelson conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with the Gulbenkian Choir and soloists Tamara Wilson, Elizabeth DeShong, Nikolai Schukoff and Brindley Sherratt Soli Deo Gloria is pleased to partner with Medici Arts and Ideale Audience to bring Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis to an ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=278 Isn't it a joy to be involved with a project that has remained alive and creative over the centuries and has actually bloomed in hard times?  Some of the masterpieces of sacred music have occurred in times of fiscal crisis and war. What has your investment in SDG produced recently? A ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=268 Composer Peter Bannister speaks with Greg Wheatley, host of Moody Radio's Prime Time America, about the creation and performance of Et iterum venturus est, an oratorio commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria. Click here to download this interview as an .mp3 file. The title of Bannister's piece, Et iterum venturus est, is taken ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=248 At 8 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2009, the Wheaton College Concert Choir will present the premiere performance of Preserve Me, O God, a new choral work by American composer Daniel Kellogg, written under commission from SDG. Kellogg's piece is the first in a series of choral works based on ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=257 Soli Deo Gloria is pleased to welcome the visionary leadership of Peter Bannister as Associate Artistic Director. I can hardly overstate the importance of Peter Bannister in my own life as a friend and colleague, or in the life of SDG as wise counselor and creative energy source. He is ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=252 Soli Deo Gloria CEO Chandler Branch speaks with composer Jacob Bancks in advance of the world premiere of Mass for All Saints, a work written by Bancks under commission from Soli Deo Gloria. . . . . . . . . . The premiere performance of Jacob ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=243 Franz Joseph Haydn's most celebrated choral work, The Creation, was brought to three cities in Romania last month through Oratorium, a music festival sponsored by Jubilate, Crescendo and Soli Deo Gloria. The spiritual impact of performing this masterpiece of sacred music was felt by audiences and performers alike, in a country where ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=221 BANCKS: MASS FOR ALL SAINTS / MOZART: REQUIEM Millennium Chamber Players conducted by Robert Katkov-Trevino soloists: Jennifer Macfarlane-Haworth, Joanna Jamroziak and Brad Jungwirth Tickets are now available for the Millennium Chamber Players' performance of Mozart's Requiem, and the world premiere of Jacob Bancks' Mass for All Saints, a work commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria. We ... http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=222