The Same Stream © was born out of a closely knit family of singers who share a common experience and are dedicated to what it truly means to sing together. Drawn from a Grammy © nominated choir, we are deeply dedicated to continuing to do what we discovered together through our shared Westminster experiences. The singers and conductor are bonded to a deep passion to continue and grow those experiences beyond our shared Westminster journey. We are performers, professional singers, teachers, composers, vocal coaches, conductors and music practitioners all with a shared common vision and belief of the power of singing practiced within a connected community with shared experiences bonded into a deeply spiritual core. The ensemble champions the music of composers who have come from within this shared experience and also reach out into choral literature covering a broad spectrum of musical styles and choral colors.
The Same Stream: The Inaugural Recordings Promo |
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Lux aeterna is the sixth movement of a larger work, A Child's Requiem, which was commissioned by the Marquette Symphony Orchestra to mark the 100th anniversary of the Italian Hall disaster. On Christmas Eve of 1913 in Calumet, Michigan, a man shouted "Fire!" in the crowded Italian Hall, causing a stampede that would leave 73 innocent people, the vast majority of them young children, dead on the stairs leading down to the street below. This terrible event was a catalyst for great change in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in the broader context of the American labor movements of the early 20th century. |
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