The Choral Canon
by Ross S. Bish
The Choral Canon is a podcast for anyone who has ever been moved by the sound of voices in harmony. Host Ross S. Bish, MM, CAGS guides listeners through the history, text, and artistry of choral music, from Renaissance masterworks to contemporary gems, with insights for singers, conductors, and curious listeners alike.
Episodes
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Episode Four: From Darkness to Light, Part Two
In this episode, host Ross S. Bish MM CAGS completes the journey through Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, Op. 48 — the work at the heart of the Fauré Arc. We pause briefly with the intimate, ethereal Pie Jesu before moving into the Agnus Dei, one of the most quietly devastating movements in the choral...
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Episode Three: From Darkness to Light, Part One
Gabriel Fauré's Requiem is unlike any other. Not the terrifying requiem of judgment and damnation. Not the monumental drama of Verdi or the tragic weight of Mozart. But a requiem that begins in grief and ends in paradise — one that Fauré himself described as a lullaby of death. In Episode Three…
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Episode Two: Where Longing Arrives
What happens when longing becomes anguish? When the soul has been waiting so long that its only sustenance is its own tears? In Episode Two of The Choral Canon, Where Longing Arrives, host Ross S. Bish, MM, CAGS returns to Psalm 42 with Palestrina's Sitivit Anima Mea, the powerful companion to...
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Episode One: Where Longing Rests
What does it mean to long for something so deeply that it moves you to tears? In Episode One of The Choral Canon — Where Longing Rests — host Ross S. Bish, MM, CAGS explores two masterworks of the late Renaissance that ask exactly that question. Palestrina's Sicut Cervus reaches toward God with...
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Episode Zero: About this Podcast
Host Ross S. Bish, MM, CAGS introduces himself, the show, and the mission behind it: to bring listeners inside the history, the text, and the artistry of choral music. Whether you are a lifelong choral singer, a conductor, or simply someone who suspects there might be something in this music for...
About this show
The Choral Canon is a podcast for anyone who has ever been moved by the sound of voices in harmony. Host Ross S. Bish, MM, CAGS guides listeners through the history, text, and artistry of choral music, from Renaissance masterworks to contemporary gems, with insights for singers, conductors, and curious listeners alike.
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