Conspirare

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Conspirare is a choral ensemble based in Austin, Texas. They were formed in 1991 by conductor and musical director Craig Hella Johnson as New Texas Festival but did not begin to regularly perform until 1999. They have released over 25 albums and one DVD and have been nominated for eight Grammy Awards. Their sixth Grammy-nominated album, The Sacred Spirit of Russia (Harmonia Mundi HMU 807526), was the winner of the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance. Conspirare has commissioned works from composers including David Lang, Tarik O'Regan, Jocelyn Hagen, Donald Grantham, Eric Whitacre, Nico Muhly, Mark Adamo, Robert Kyr, Jake Heggie, Eric Banks, and Jake Runestad.

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Discography

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YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2004Through the Green FuseConspirare1
2006RequiemHerbert Howells, Eric Whitacre, Ildebrando Pizzetti; Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare2
2008Threshold of NightTarik O’Regan; Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson2
2011Sing Freedom!: African-American SpiritualsConspirare1
2012An American RomanticSamuel Barber; Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson1
2013To Touch the Sky / If I Were a Swan / Symphony no. 4 "From Mission San Juan"Kevin Puts; Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop1
2014The Sacred Spirit of RussiaGretchaninov, Kastalsky, Rachmaninov; Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson1
2014The Cloud of Unknowing / Songs of the SoulRobert Kyr; Conspirare, Estelí Gomez, David Farwig, Craig Hella Johnson, Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra1
2015Pablo Neruda: The Poet SingsPablo Neruda, Cary Ratcliff, Shawn Kirchner, Donald Grantham; Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson2
2016Considering Matthew ShepardCraig Hella Johnson & Conspirare2
2019The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake RunestadJake Runestad; Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson1
2020The Singing GuitarConspirare & Craig Hella Johnson1
2023House of BelongingConspirare, Miró Quartet, Craig Hella Johnson2

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2009A Company of Voices: Conspirare in ConcertConspirare1

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