The Kansas City Chorale is a professional 24-voice chorus conducted by Charles Bruffy. They perform an annual concert series in Kansas City and a concert in Phoenix each year with their sister choir, the Phoenix Chorale, also conducted by Mr. Bruffy. During his tenure as conductor, the chorus has achieved international acclaim. Mr. Bruffy, renowned for his fresh interpretations of both traditional and new music, was noted by the New York Times as a disciple of the late Robert Shaw.
The Chorale has produced 9 recordings, three of them with the Phoenix Bach Choir (now the Phoenix Chorale). In 2007, their recording of Alexander Grechaninov's "Passion Week" (recorded jointly with the Phoenix Chorale) was nominated for four GRAMMY awards, and won for Best Engineered Classical Album. In 2008, their CD "Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works," also with the Phoenix Chorale, was nominated for Best Choral Performance and Best Surround Sound Album.
- Nativitas, American carols (Nimbus Records);
- Fern Hill, American choral music (Nimbus);
- Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Rachmaninoff (Nimbus);
- Music of Brahms (Nimbus);
- Alleluia, American hymns (Nimbus);
- Words and Music, music of James Mulholland (Colla Voce);
- Eternal Rest, Frank Martin: Mass, etc. (Chandos Records);
- Passion Week, Alexander Gretchaninov (Chandos); (nominated for four Grammy awards, 2007)
- Sacred Choral Works of Josef Rheinberger (Chandos) (nominated for two Grammy awards 2008)
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