Classical Music

Classical Music

With roots in BYU songwriting classes, Doug Walker, Aaron Hatch, Jericho Road, Cheri Magill and many other talented songwriters are featured.

Classical Music

With soothing music from favorite composers from Utahns Leroy Robertson and Robert Cundick to European immortals Rachmaninoff, Gounod, and Mendelssohn this 2009 album is sure to lift and transform your environment, wherever you are.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Directed by David Dalton, Ronald Staheli, Mack Wilberg. Starring BYU MEN'S CHORUS.

VALENTINE ST.

"•Containing both the old and the new, this album features not only Béla Bartók’s 44 Duos but also all the existing original field recordings made by Bartók in the early 20th century of the folk music that inspired them. • The purpose of this albumis to connect the listener to these original folk melodies. • The field recordings appear here—for the first time together on one album—with permission from the varied sources that house them in Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary."

This album reflects the musical trends of the last one hundred years by highlighting the diversity of the composers that have sprung from the large demographic of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as the Mormon or LDS Church). In addition, it focuses on music that showcases the expressive and virtuosic potential of the piano. There is a small but relatively unknown galaxy of repertoire deserving attention in this specific genre, and pianist Scott Holden was thrilled for this opportunity to turn attention to it. Holden writes, "None of the music presented here has any overt connections with the usual musical traditions or doctrine of the LDS faith. However, one must admit that the spiritual beliefs and experiences of the composers have deeply infused their creative processes. Does this define these pieces as LDS music or simply music by LDS composers? I agree with author Madeleine L'Engle, who stated in Walking on Water, 'There is nothing so secular that it cannot be sacred, and that is one of the deepest messages of the Incarnation.' To create is to touch upon the divine. The result is powerful, mystical, visceral, ecstatic, imaginative, and deeply moving, but it certainly is not your grandmother's typical recital of 'LDS Music.'"

The legendary choral textures of the various Byu Choirs are showcased in this beautiful new collection of favorite melodies centered around the idea of home. Produced by directors Ronald Staheli and Rosalind Hall, The Road Home features the Concert Choir, University Singers, Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus, and in some cases all the choirs combined into a majestic grand chorus.