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Watch and Listen: The Same Stream Choir Live from the WRTI 90.1 Performance Studio

They were once all singers at Westminster Choir College, where they sang under the direction of Dr. James Jordan. Their passion for singing together has continued beyond graduation, resulting in the creation of an independent, professional choral ensemble—The Same Stream.

 

Listen to the members of The Same Streamsing live from the WRTI Performance studio on Monday, August 6th at 12:10 pm conducted by Dr. Jordan. WRTI’s Susan Lewis is host.

 

Watch the performance recorded live on WRTI's Facebook page

In advance of their concert at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on August 6 at 7:30 pm, and to celebrate their first album, Songs of the Questioner, the ensemble performed on WRTI 90.1

The Program:

Peteris Vasks: "The Fruit of Silence"

Thomas LaVoy: "In Your Eyes" (1st movement) from "O Great Beyond"

Thomas LaVoy: "The Dream I Knew" from The Same Stream's new album, Songs of the Questioner

Thomas LaVoy: "The Same Stream"

The Same Stream, founded in 2015, is made up of performers, professional singers, teachers, composers, vocal coaches, conductors, and music practitioners.

 

The ensemble performs music of composers who come from The Same Stream community, as well as composers from around the world, covering a broad spectrum of musical styles and choral colors.

 

Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.