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Songs of Smaller Creatures and Other American Choral Works
Cedille

Songs of Smaller Creatures and Other American Choral Works

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Details

Composer
BETINIS KESSELMAN WHITACRE
Artist
Bell
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Jun 26, 2012
Catalog #
CDR 131
UPC
735131913126

About

Conducted by Christopher Bell, Chicago’s Grant Park Chorus, “as fine a symphony chorus as any to be found anywhere in the nation” (Chicago Tribune), makes its a cappella CD debut with an all-American program of eight imaginative, moving, and sometimes whimsical works written between 1975 and 25, including four world-premiere recordings. Premieres include Abbie Betinis’s Toward Sunshine, Toward Freedom: Songs of Smaller Creatures. Lee Kesselman’s Buzzings: Three Pieces about Bees offers vignettes based on Emily Dickinson poems. Paul Crabtree’s Five Romantic Miniatures is a set of affectionate tributes to characters from The Simpsons animated TV series. The chorus made its commercial recording debut performing with the Grant Park Orchestra on the 211 Cedille Records release The Pulitzer Project, which attracted international attention. Chicago’s New City said the CD “spectacularly showcased” the chorus’s “remarkable transparency and flexibility.”

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. The Bees' Song 01:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. The Bees' Song
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Abbie Betinis
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  2. 2 II. A noiseless, patient spider 04:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. A noiseless, patient spider
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Abbie Betinis
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  3. 3 III. Envoi 03:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Envoi
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Abbie Betinis
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  4. 4 No. 1. To make a prairie 01:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. To make a prairie
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Lee Kesselman
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  5. 5 No. 2. A Bee his burnished Carriage 01:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. A Bee his burnished Carriage
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Lee Kesselman
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  6. 6 No. 3. Bee! I'm expecting you! 01:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Bee! I'm expecting you!
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Lee Kesselman
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  7. 7 When David Heard 11:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    When David Heard
    Duration
    11:43
    Composer
    Eric Whitacre
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  8. 8 No. 1. Now by this moon, before this moon shall wane 02:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Now by this moon, before this moon shall wane
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Stacy Garrop
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  9. 9 No. 2. Time does not bring relief; you all have lied 03:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Time does not bring relief; you all have lied
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Stacy Garrop
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  10. 10 No. 3. I shall forget you presently, my dear 01:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. I shall forget you presently, my dear
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Stacy Garrop
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  11. 11 Final Alice: Acrostic Song 04:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Final Alice: Acrostic Song
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    David Del Tredici
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  12. 12 No. 1. When all things were in quiet silence (Christmas) 01:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. When all things were in quiet silence (Christmas)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  13. 13 No. 2. Before the morning star begotten (Epiphany) 00:58
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Before the morning star begotten (Epiphany)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  14. 14 No. 3. Lay up for yourselves (Ash Wednesday) 01:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. Lay up for yourselves (Ash Wednesday)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  15. 15 No. 4. Praise him who was crucified (Easter) 01:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Praise him who was crucified (Easter)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  16. 16 No. 5. God Is gone up (Ascension) 01:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 5. God Is gone up (Ascension)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  17. 17 No. 6. Today the Holy Spirit appeared (Pentecost) 02:19
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 6. Today the Holy Spirit appeared (Pentecost)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  18. 18 No. 7. Rejoice we all in the Lord (All Saints) 02:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 7. Rejoice we all in the Lord (All Saints)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  19. 19 No. 1. Abe 01:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 1. Abe
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Paul Crabtree
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  20. 20 No. 2. Lisa 00:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 2. Lisa
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Paul Crabtree
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  21. 21 No. 3. Homer 00:50
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 3. Homer
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Paul Crabtree
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  22. 22 No. 4. Marge 01:17
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 4. Marge
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Paul Crabtree
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  23. 23 No. 5. Homer 02:12
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 5. Homer
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Paul Crabtree
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell
  24. 24 Sleep 04:25
    Track
    24
    Title
    Sleep
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Eric Whitacre
    Ensemble
    Grant Park Chorus
    Conductor
    Christopher Bell