de Profundis a cappella men

Specialties

The name «de Profundis» is Latin for «out of the deep.» It plays on the distinctiveness of the male voice, while at the same time bespeaking the conviction that music has the capacity to reveal the profound, that which is concealed within our own depths.

History

Established in 1994.

The dream of de Profundis began with the dream of a sound. It was the warm, silken sound of male voices in harmony. It was the intimacy of a few voices, a small group of listeners, a modest hall.

It was a dream of many colors, from Palestrina alabaster, to Brahms violet, to the steel gray of Stravinsky.

The name «de Profundis» was visited upon us. Latin for «out of the deep,» it seemed at once to play on the distinctiveness of the male voice, while at the same time bespeaking the conviction that music has the capacity to reveal the profound, that which is concealed within our own depths.

In May of 1994 the dream began to take tangible form. We formed a board of directors. We became a nonprofit corporation. Over the next few months we worked to get the word out, to recruit and audition singers, in search of twelve who could embrace and realize the vision.

On August 23, 1994, twelve men, along with their director, David Poole, met for the first time to begin making music, to embark

Meet the Manager

David P.

Manager

David P. holds an M.M. in Choral Conducting and in Vocal Performance and a B.A. in English Literature. He has studied at Indiana University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of New Mexico, and Westminster Choir College. David is presently the Director of Music at La Mesa Presbyterian Church and a private voice teacher. He is also a published author and composer, who can often be found seeking inspiration along the trout streams of northern New Mexico.