I’ve spent the better part of a week listening to recordings with Robert Shaw conducting choral masterpieces. While Shaw has not retained his classical music household name, his recordings are ...

I found myself listening to the Robert Shaw Chorale over the holidays. It was a bit of a nostalgic journey as this was the soundtrack for Christmas at my grandparents' house. I also remembered that ...

Composer, conductor and teacher Alice Parker turned 90 on Wednesday. She made her name as the primary arranger for the Robert Shaw Chorale for some 20 years. She continues to compose and teach, and ...

Narrated by David Hyde Pierce, AMERICAN MASTERS “Robert Shaw – Man Of Many Voices” traces the journey of one of America’s greatest choral music conductors. Renowned for his interpretations of ...

Early in her musical career, when Alice Parker was composing and arranging for the Robert Shaw Chorale in New York City, the melodies she crafted seemed to magically transform into the performers who ...

Robert Shaw, something of a prodigy at his profession, was nagged by doubt. Only 32, the top chorus master in the U.S., he was bossing his own 185-voice amateur Collegiate Chorale (sometimes broken ...

"Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices." 4 p.m. April 24. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. In addition to the film, the program will include musical ...

November 4, 2008 • Pianist, composer and conductor Robert Kapilow joins Fred Child to explore why the simple and direct song "America the Beautiful" has the ability to touch listeners so deeply.