45th Parallel Universe is a collective of musicians who come together to celebrate great chamber music with intimate artistic experiences. Passion for great music is what defines us and Portland is our stage. Since 2009, 45th Parallel has happily demolished distinctions between old and new chamber music, bluegrass and jazz, fiddle and folk. By […]
Cappella Records proudly announces the TWO-DISC release of HEAVEN AND EARTH, performed by Cappella Romana with 45th Parallel Universe, directed by John Michael Boyer. The release also features the world premiere of Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative setting of the Creation Psalm (103 LXX) by six acclaimed Orthodox choral […]
[…] wanted to create music as well as conduct others performing it. Together, these two passions were the centerpiece of his professional life. Toensing received his B.Music degree with honors from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and his M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Ross Lee Finney […]
