Etherea Vocal Ensemble

Renowned for its “superb blending of tone, dynamic range, and flexible technique” (Opera News), Etherea Vocal Ensemble was an intimate chamber group specializing in choral repertoire for treble (high) voices.  Founded and directed by countertenor Derek Greten-Harrison, Etherea’s debut 2009/10 season included recitals at Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival and Yale Institute of Sacred Music.  The group later performed at the Yale Center for British Art, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and a number of other venues in the Northeast region. 

Etherea’s debut album, Ceremony of Carols, was recorded in collaboration with harpist Grace Cloutier and keyboardist Alan Murchie, and released on the Delos label in November 2011. It quickly became a critical and commercial success, earning glowing reviews, placing near the top of the Billboard Traditional Classical chart for six weeks (peaking at #4), and attaining the #1 Featured Album spot on iTunes Classical.  2013 saw the release of Hymn to the Dawn, a second Etherea album on Delos, which included music by Holst and Mendelssohn in addition to world premiere recordings of works by Beach, Rheinberger, and Rossini.  The album debuted at #14 on Billboard’s Traditional Classical chart and #5 on the iTunes Classical chart, and was lauded by such publications as Opera News and American Record Guide.

The group’s farewell performance took place in December 2017 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Georgetown (Washington, DC).