Promise of Peace: St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2022

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Label
St. Olaf Records
Release Date
October 13, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Fredrik Melius Christiansen, Various
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Orchestra, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Viking Chorus
    • PERFORMER
      St. Olaf Cantorei, Manitou
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 13, 2023
    • UPC
      610295366233
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      E-3686/3687
    • LABEL
      St. Olaf Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Christmas / Chanukkah
    Works ⌄

    1. Symphonic Sketches: II. Noel

      Composer: George Whitefield Chadwick

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Chung Park

    2. The Heart Worships (arr. J. Ferguson for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: James E. Bobb

    3. Narration: Part I

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Matthew Marohl

    4. Awake! Awake and Greet the New Morn (arr. J. Ferguson for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Marty Haugen

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Chung Park

    5. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Hob.XXI:2, Part I: Stimmt an die Saiten (Awake the harp)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, Viking Chorus, Manitou Singers, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Tesfa Wondemagegnehu

    6. The Song of Peace

      Composer: Olaf C. Christiansen

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong

    7. Keep Your Lamps! (arr. A. Thomas)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong

    8. I Will Make a Way (arr. J. Bankson for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Tom Trenney, Jeremy Bankson

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Chapel Choir, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Tesfa Wondemagegnehu

    9. O Day of Peace: Verse 1 (arr. E. Elgar and J. Ferguson for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Hubert Parry

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: James E. Bobb

    10. Gospel Reading

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Matthew Marohl

    11. O Day of Peace: Verse 2 (arr. E. Elgar and J. Ferguson for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Hubert Parry

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: James E. Bobb

    12. Earth, Strike Up Your Music

      Composer: Jessica French

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: James E. Bobb

    13. Hodie Christus natus est

      Composer: Kelly-Marie Murphy

      Ensemble: Manitou Singers

      Conductor: Therees Tkach Hibbard

    14. This Little Light of Mine (arr. M. Hogan for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong

    15. Carol of the Bells (arr. P.J. Wilhousky for choir)

      Composer: Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong

    16. Ave Rex, Op. 45: IV. Sir Christemas (version for choir and wind ensemble)

      Composer: William Mathias

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Therees Tkach Hibbard

    17. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: I. Miniature Overture (arr. D. Ellington and B. Strayhorn for orchestra)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Chung Park

    18. Carol of the Stranger

      Composer: Abbie Betinis

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Therees Tkach Hibbard, James E. Bobb

    19. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. C. Forsberg for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Richard S. Willis

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Chung Park

    20. Psalm 50: III. Whoso offereth praise, "Doxology"

      Composer: F. Melius Christiansen

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong

    21. Narration: Part II

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Matthew Marohl

    22. Dona nobis pacem: Nation shall not lift up a sword

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong

    23. Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. J. Ferguson for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Chung Park

    24. Narration: Part III

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Matthew Marohl

    25. Bli hos oss (Stay with us), Op. 87, No. 3

      Composer: Egil Hovland

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Therees Tkach Hibbard

    26. Beautiful Savior

      Composer: F. Melius Christiansen

      Ensemble: St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Orchestra

      Conductor: Anton Armstrong


Promise of Peace is the audio recording of the full-length 2022 St. Olaf Christmas Festival, held in Minneapolis on December 2-3; 2022. Recorded live in Orchestra Hall, this album features performances from the St. Olaf Choir; St. Olaf Orchestra; St. Olaf Chapel Choir; St. Olaf Cantorei; Manitou Singers; and Viking Chorus.