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ABOUT
RADIANCE
is a Seattle-based vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of American choral music. The group primarily focuses on performing contemporary works by living composers, including local Pacific Northwest composers. Radiance also performs music from the shapenote and Shaker traditions to celebrate and connect the roots of American choral music to contemporary works.
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Radiance also explores the bounds of artistic expression and media by incorporating dance, audio, and video into programming. Recently, Radiance presented a multimedia program Time and Space for Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall.
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Radiance has produced a number of videos, including Shaker Spirituals in Maine (2021) featuring composer Kevin Siegfried for the Library of Congress American Folklife Center, and virtual choir and the swallow by Caroline Shaw, which was featured on Canada's choral broadcast of Modern Choral Masterworks on CBC.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MARKDAVIN OBENZA
Markdavin Obenza is a choral director, recording producer, singer, and composer. As the Creative Director for Scribe Studios, he has produced over 40 recordings, of which several have received international acclaim in Gramophone, Early Music America, Early Music Review, and Fanfare. He has also produced two world-premiere recordings of music by Nico Muhly.
Markdavin is Artistic Director of Seattle-based Byrd Ensemble, the Director of Choral Activities at Trinity Parish Church in Seattle, WA, and a freelance singer.
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In his spare time, Markdavin composes choral music and hosts ThisChoirNerd podcast, noted as one of the 20 Best Choral Podcasts of 2023 in Welp Magazine.
