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Vasari Singers is one of the UK's leading chamber choirs.〔 〕 Vasari performs regularly in most of London’s major concert venues and taken part in numerous commercial concerts and festivals, including the BBC Proms〔 〕 and the choir has appeared on BBC Radio 3〔 〕 The choir is acclaimed for its versatility, performing choral music from a wide range of styles and eras, from the Renaissance to contemporary. As well as concerts, taking part in choral evensong is a major feature of Vasari’s schedule. The choir sings regularly in Canterbury Cathedral other main English Cathedrals, with recent visits to Gloucester Cathedral, Liverpool Cathedral and Ripon Cathedral.〔 〕 New music is central to the choir’s activities, and since 2000 has commissioned over 20 works from British composers. In 2005 Vasari celebrated its 25th anniversary with 10 new commissions, a recording of these and other 21st-century anthems and a world première concert at St John’s, Smith Square.〔 〕 In November 2008, the group commissioned and premièred a new a capella Requiem by the British Composer Gabriel Jackson.〔 〕 which they later recorded. 〔http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573049〕 Naxos Records have now released five Vasari Singers albums, two of which have achieved top ten status in the Specialist Classical Charts. 〔http://www.naxos.com/person/Vasari_Singers/15692.htm〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vasari Singers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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