Holiday Harmonies - Songs of Christmas / Essential Voices USA

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Label
Sono Luminus
Release Date
October 30, 2015
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GRUBER HIGDON MUHLY REGER
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Essential Voices Usa
    • PERFORMER
      Barton, Mckay, Shames, Firth, Clurman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 30, 2015
    • UPC
      053479700322
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SLE-70003
    • LABEL
      Sono Luminus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Vocal
    Works ⌄

    1. Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. D. Chase for choir and piano)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Essential Voices USA

      Performer: Tedd Firth

      Conductor: Judith Clurman

    2. O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) (arr. R. Nowlin for choir and harp)

      Composer: Adolphe Adam

      Ensemble: Essential Voices USA

      Performer: Stacey Shames

      Conductor: Judith Clurman

    3. Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. J. Clurman and T. Firth for voice, choir and piano)

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Ensemble: Essential Voices USA

      Performer: Jamie Barton, Tedd Firth

      Conductor: Judith Clurman

    4. Love Came Down

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Ensemble: Essential Voices USA

      Performer: Maureen McKay, Stacey Shames

      Conductor: Judith Clurman

    5. Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Maria Wiegenlied

      Composer: Max Reger

      Performer: Jamie Barton, Tedd Firth

    6. Whispered and Revealed

      Composer: Nico Muhly

      Ensemble: Essential Voices USA

      Performer: Stacey Shames

      Conductor: Judith Clurman

    7. Merry Christmas Wishing Well (arr. M. Gilbertson for choir and piano)

      Composer: Gene Gilroy, Lorraine Gilroy

      Ensemble: Essential Voices USA

      Performer: Tedd Firth

      Conductor: Judith Clurman

    8. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. J. Clurman for voice, choir and piano)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Essential Voices USA

      Performer: Jamie Barton, Maureen McKay

      Conductor: Judith Clurman


Judith Clurman conducts her acclaimed chorus, Essential Voices USA, in Holiday Harmonies: Sounds of Christmas, the ensemble’s third recording for Sono Luminus. This holiday disc includes premiere recordings of new vibrant arrangements of seasonal favorites and new works that were written for the disc by some of America’s finest composers. Mezzo Soprano Jamie Barton, Soprano Maureen McKay, Pianist Tedd Firth, and Harpist Stacey Shames are featured performers. Traditional repertoire includes: “Angels We Have Heard on High” (arr. David Chase), “O Holy Night” (arr. Ryan Nowlin), “Silent Night” (arr. Tedd Firth and Judith Clurman), “The Virgin’s Slumber Song” (Max Reger), and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (adaptation Judith Clurman). New works include: “Whispered and Revealed” (Nico Muhly), “Love Came Down” (Jennifer Higdon) and “Merry Christmas Wishing Well” (Gene and Lorraine Gilroy, arr. Michael Gilbertson).