Bates: Children of Adam; Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem

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Label
Reference Recordings
Release Date
August 16, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BATES VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Richmond Symphony, Richmond Symphony Chorus
    • PERFORMER
      Areyzaga, Deas, Smith, Freeman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 16, 2019
    • UPC
      030911173227
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FR-732
    • LABEL
      Reference Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. From Pent-Up Aching Rivers

      Composer: Mason Bates

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    2. II. Psalm 144 and 128

      Composer: Mason Bates

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    3. III. I Sing the Body Electric

      Composer: Mason Bates

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    4. IV. Mataponi Indians of Virginia: Tolepe Menenak (Turtle Island)

      Composer: Mason Bates

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    5. V. Prayers of Steel - Smoke and Steel

      Composer: Mason Bates

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    6. VI. From the Book of Genesis

      Composer: Mason Bates

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    7. VII. To the Garden, the World

      Composer: Mason Bates

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    8. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Performer: Michelle Areyzaga, Kevin Deas

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    9. Beat! Beat! Drums!

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Performer: Michelle Areyzaga, Kevin Deas

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    10. Reconciliation

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Performer: Michelle Areyzaga, Kevin Deas

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    11. Dirge for 2 Veterans

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Performer: Michelle Areyzaga, Kevin Deas

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    12. The Angel of Death has been aboard

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Performer: Michelle Areyzaga, Kevin Deas

      Conductor: Steven Smith

    13. O Man Greatly Beloved

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Richmond Symphony Chorus, Richmond Symphony

      Performer: Michelle Areyzaga, Kevin Deas

      Conductor: Steven Smith


Groundbreaking new music from Mason Bates and the Richmond Symphony! Reference Recordings is proud to present a World Première recording of MASON BATES: Children of Adam, songs of creation- Commissioned by the Richmond Symphony; coupled with RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona nobis pacem. These pieces both draw inspiration from Walt Whitman's poetry and this release celebrates his bicentennial (born 1819). Children of Adam is a collection of exuberant celebrations of creation, from American poets to sacred and Native American texts. The title comes from a Whitman poem that appears throughout the work in the form of brief "fanfare intermezzos." Between these choral fanfares, each movement of the work offers a different perspective on creation. Recently named the most-performed composer of his generation and the 2018 Composer of the Year by Musical America, Mason Bates serves as the first composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Championed by renowned conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Leonard Slatkin, his symphonic work has received widespread acceptance for it's unique integration of electronic sounds, and his opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, won a GRAMMY® Award for "Best Opera Recording.