New York Polyphony

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New York Polyphony is a male classical vocal quartet based in New York City.

Music of the

Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, and participation in Jonathan Berger’s chamber opera cycle Visitations at the Prototype Festival with soprano Mellissa Hughes and JACK Quartet
.

New York Polyphony tours extensively throughout the United States and Europe. They have participated in major international festivals and concert series, including the Miller Theatre Music Series at Columbia University; Rheingau Musik Festival, Thüringer Bachwochen (Germany); Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht (Netherlands); Stiftskonzerte Oberösterreich (Austria); Festival de Música de Morelia (Mexico); Elora Festival (Canada); and Choral at Cadogan Hall in London.

Since 2011, New York Polyphony has recorded for

GRAMMY nomination,[1][2]
following the critically acclaimed release Times go by Turns (2013).

Prior to signing with BIS Records, New York Polyphony released two albums on the British label Avie Records: I sing the birth (2007) and Tudor City (2010). Both received substantial critical acclaim, with the latter reaching #6 on the Billboard classical chart in June 2010.[3]

In 2011, a Gregorian chant remix competition sponsored by Indaba Music resulted in the digital album Devices and Desires.

New York Polyphony made their television debut in December 2011 on The Martha Stewart Show.[4]

The group comprises countertenor Geoffrey Williams, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor Andrew Fuchs, and bass Craig Phillips.

Discography

  • I Sing the Birth (2007)
  • Tudor City (2010)
  • Surrexit Christus - EP (2010)
  • Devices & Desires (2011)
  • endBeginning (2012)
  • Times go by Turns (2013) - 56th GRAMMY nominee - Best Chamber Music/ Small Ensemble Performance
  • Sing thee Nowell (2014) - 57th GRAMMY nominee - Best Chamber Music/ Small Ensemble Performance
  • Roma Aeterna (2016)
  • Missa Charles Darwin (2017)
  • Lamentationes (2019)

References

  1. ^ "Grammy Nominations for Clyne and New York Polyphony". Miller Theatre. Columbia University School of the Arts. December 18, 2014. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  2. ^ "57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees". grammy.com.
  3. ^ "#5 Traditional Classical album chart". Billboard Magazine.
  4. ^ "New York Polyphony - The Martha Stewart Show". www.marthastewart.com.

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