Seattle Pro Musica is an American

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, based in

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, performing under the direction of conductor and artistic director

Karen P. Thomas Karen P. Thomas (born 1957), composer and conductor, is the Artistic Director and Conductor of Seattle Pro Musica and Director of Music at University Unitarian Church. With Seattle Pro Musica she has produced six CD recordings, and has received ...

. Seattle Pro Musica is widely considered to be one of the finest ensembles in the

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, and has received international recognition and acclaim for its CD recordings and live performances. Seattle Pro Musica has appeared as a featured ensemble on the

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'', has performed by invitation for the World Festival of Women's Singing 2004, Festival Vancouver 2003 in Canada, the

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National Convention 2000 and the

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Northwest Division Conventions 2000 and 2006, as well as numerous Northwest festivals. Seattle Pro Musica produced and hosted the American Masterpieces Choral Festival in 2007, under the auspices of the

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' American Masterpieces Choral Initiative.

Awards

* Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence *

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/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music

Premieres

* Four Lewis Carroll Songs,

, 1989 * Three Medieval Lyrics, Karen P. Thomas, 1993 * Lux Lucis, Karen P. Thomas, 2003 * Veni, Sancte Spiritus, John Muehleisen, 2005 * Three New Motets, Steven Stucky, 2006 * Da Pacem, John Muehleisen, 2008 * Canticum Canticorum IV, Ivan Moody, 2010 * You Have Ravished My Heart, Karen P. Thomas, 2010 * I Sing of Love, Bernard Hughes, 2012 * Wild Nights, Karen P. Thomas, 2013 * Eternity Passing Over: an Arctic Requiem, John Muehleisen, 2015

Discography

CDs

* ''Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil: Vespers'' (1998) * ''Alnight by the Rose'' (2001) * ''Weihnachten! A German Christmas'' (2002) * ''Peace in Our Time'' (2002) * ''Music of the Spirit'' (2006) * ''American Masterpieces'' (2008) * ''Navidad'' (2009) * ''In Dulci Jubilo'' (2011) * ''Horizons'' - digital release (2012) * ''Celtic Christmas'' (2013) * ''Northern Lights'' (2016) * ''Silent Night'' (2019) * ''Panta Rhei'' (2021)

External links

Seattle Pro Musica
- Official Site {{Authority control Choirs in Washington (state) Musical groups from Seattle Musical groups established in 1972 1972 establishments in Washington (state)