Esenvalds: There Will Come Soft Rains / Nance, Choir of the West

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
January 3, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ESENVALDS, ERIKS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Pacific Lutheran University Choir Of The West
    • PERFORMER
      Nance
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 03, 2020
    • UPC
      635212060322
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD603
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. There Will Come Soft Rains

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    2. The New Moon

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Haley Kim, Ethan Wiederspan

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    3. Long Road

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Ally Atwood, Julie Landes, Rachel Bridges, Morgan Myers, Daniel Beal, Joshua Carlisle, Karl Eickhoff, Brent Johnson

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    4. Rivers of Light

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Gillian Dockins, Ethan Moon, Zane Šmite

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    5. Northern Lights

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Austin Schend

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    6. Only in Sleep

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Natalie Breshears

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    7. O, She Doth Teach the Torches to Burn Bright

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Joshua Carlisle, Dave Rowell

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    8. A Soldier's Mother's Lullaby

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Jennifer Gorham, Luke Hartley

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    9. Spring Rain

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Ally Atwood, Blayne Fujita, Dalton Rouse, Manuel Tirado

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    10. In My Little Picture Frame

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Ally Atwood, Joshua Carlisle

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    11. Evening

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Marissa Moultrie

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    12. My Luve is Like a Red, Red Rose (arr. E. Ešenvalds for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Rachel Bridges, Ethan Wiederspan, Luke Hartley

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    13. Stars

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Conductor: Richard Nance

    14. Amazing Grace (arr. Ē. Ešenvalds for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Pacific Lutheran University Choir

      Performer: Julie Landes

      Conductor: Richard Nance



This record celebrates the music of Latvian composer Eriks Ešenvalds. One of the most sought-after composers of today, Ešenvalds studied both in Latvia and the UK. He has had works premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, which have won him many awards.

The Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble of the Department of Music at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington. The choir was founded in 1926, and was the third Lutheran college choir to tour extensively throughout the United States. Choir of the West has toured to Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and China, and has been selected to appear at several regional and national conferences of the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. In November of 2015 the choir was a featured ensemble at the National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, performing with renowned conductor Simon Carrington. During the summer of 2011, Choir of the West competed among choirs from 47 nations at the prestigious Harmonie Festival in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, winning two gold certificates and one silver. In 2015 the choir competed in the Anton Bruckner Choir Competition, held in Linz, Austria.

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REVIEW:

Richard Nance has polished his Pacific Lutheran choristers to perfection. Balance and tuning are beyond reproach, with superb control of a full dynamic range. The soloists’ contributions are another great attraction.

– Gramophone