Repertoire

AURA's repertoire extends from the Renaissance to the twenty first century and includes motets, choral art songs, folksongs and spirituals, as well as extended works with professional orchestra and soloists. The choir takes special pride in performing works by its founding conductor, Imant Raminsh, who is an internationally recognized composer.

The following lists just some of the repertoire AURA has performed over its 45-year history:

Alfven:- Aftonen (Evening)
Bach:- B-Minor Mass                                               
Bach:- Christmas Oratorio
Bach:- St. John Passion
Bach:- St. Matthew Passion
Bach:- Cantata 191
Barber:- Sure on this Shining Light
Bartok:- Four Solvak Folk Songs
Berlioz:- The Shepherds' Farewell
Beethoven:- Missa Solemnis
Beethoven:- Hallelujah from Mount of Olives
Bernstein:- Chichester Psalms
Brahms:- German Requiem
Brahms:- Liebeslieder Waltzer
Britten:- A Ceremony of Carols
Buxtehude:- In Dulci Jubilo
Charpentier:- Messe de Minuit pour Noel
Durufle- Requiem
Dvorak:- Prirode (In Nature's Realm)
Dvorak:- Six Moravian Lyrics
Faure:- Cantique de Jean Racine
Faure:- Requiem
Handel:- Messiah
Handel:- Israel in Egypt
Handel:- Dettingen Te Deum
Haydn:- Mass in Time of War
Haydn:- Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross
Haazen:- Missa Luba
Kodaly:- Missa Brevis
Luengen:- O Magnum Mysterium
Mendelssohn:- Die Nachtigall; Fruhlinsfeier
Mozart:- Requiem Mass
Mozart:-Grand Mass in C minor
Mozart:- Vesperae Solennes de Confessore K.339
Orff:- Carmina Burana
Palestrina:- Videntes Stellam
Palestrina:- Surge, amica mea
Parker:- Latin Christmas Hymns from Gaudette
Part:- Magnificat
Pergolesi:- Magnificat
Poulenc:- Motets for the Season of Christmas
Poulenc:- Gloria
Puccini:- Messa Di Gloria
Raminsh:- Alleluia, Amen
Raminsh:- Magnificat
Raminsh:- Missa Brevis
Raminsh:- Gloria
Raminsh:- Under the Baltic Sun
Raminsh:- Ave Verum Corpus
Raminsh:- The Peace of Wild Things
Rachmaninoff:- Vespers
Ramirez:- Navidad Nuestra
Ramirez:- Missa Criolla
Respighi:- Lauda per la Nativita del Signore
Saint-Saens:- Christmas Oratorio
Schubert- Mass in G
Schubert:- Ave Maria
Smith:- If You Would Hear the Angels Sing
Tamulionis:- Ave Maria
Tippett:- Five Negro Spirituals
Vivaldi:- Gloria
Vivaldi:- Magnificat
da Victoria:- O Magnum Mysterium
Wilmot:- Alleluia

and many more!