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.
[2] The Chorale has premiered works by Maija Einfelde,[3] Jean Belmont Ford, Libby Larsen,[4] Zhou Long, Stephen Paulus, Steven Stucky, Eric Whitacre, and Chen Yi, among other composers.
The choir evolved from its “classy sassy” repertoire and bake sale fundraisers to one of the premiere performing arts organizations in North America.
The choir performed the world premiere of Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine, a setting of Charles Anthony Silvestri's poetry by composer Eric Whitacre at the 2001 American Choral Directors Association National Convention.
Life and Breath, music of René Clausen, the Chorale’s 2012 recording on the Chandos label, won two Grammy Awards.
The Kansas City Chorale is a marvelously responsive choir who communicate all the subtle nuances that makes Clausen's music so special.
Chandos's audio quality is worthy of such fine performances and captures the Chorale with a natural, warm sound.” Craig Zeichner, Ariama.com "Grechaninov's Passion Week is a companion cycle to his better known, All-night Vigil, and it is wonderful to hear it complete (bits sometime crop up in anthologies here and there, but it's scarcely known outside Russia).