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Holiday Harmonies - Songs of Christmas / Essential Voices USA
Sono Luminus

Holiday Harmonies - Songs of Christmas / Essential Voices USA

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Details

Composer
GRUBER HIGDON MUHLY REGER
Artist
Barton, Mckay, Shames, Firth, Clurman
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Oct 30, 2015
Catalog #
SLE-70003
UPC
053479700322

About

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).

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. D. Chase for choir and piano) 03:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. D. Chase for choir and piano)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tedd Firth
    Ensemble
    Essential Voices USA
    Conductor
    Judith Clurman
  2. 2 O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) (arr. R. Nowlin for choir and harp) 03:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) (arr. R. Nowlin for choir and harp)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Adolphe Adam
    Performer
    Stacey Shames
    Ensemble
    Essential Voices USA
    Conductor
    Judith Clurman
  3. 3 Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. J. Clurman and T. Firth for voice, choir and piano) 04:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. J. Clurman and T. Firth for voice, choir and piano)
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Performer
    Jamie Barton, Tedd Firth
    Ensemble
    Essential Voices USA
    Conductor
    Judith Clurman
  4. 4 Love Came Down 04:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Love Came Down
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Jennifer Higdon
    Performer
    Maureen McKay, Stacey Shames
    Ensemble
    Essential Voices USA
    Conductor
    Judith Clurman
  5. 5 Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Maria Wiegenlied 02:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Maria Wiegenlied
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Jamie Barton, Tedd Firth
  6. 6 Whispered and Revealed 03:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Whispered and Revealed
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Nico Muhly
    Performer
    Stacey Shames
    Ensemble
    Essential Voices USA
    Conductor
    Judith Clurman
  7. 7 Merry Christmas Wishing Well (arr. M. Gilbertson for choir and piano) 01:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    Merry Christmas Wishing Well (arr. M. Gilbertson for choir and piano)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Gene Gilroy, Lorraine Gilroy
    Performer
    Tedd Firth
    Ensemble
    Essential Voices USA
    Conductor
    Judith Clurman
  8. 8 We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. J. Clurman for voice, choir and piano) 00:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. J. Clurman for voice, choir and piano)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Jamie Barton, Maureen McKay
    Ensemble
    Essential Voices USA
    Conductor
    Judith Clurman