American Spirit
An exploration of the wide variety of musical styles of 20th century composers and arrangers from North America.
Diane Retallack, conductor
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Eugene Concert Choir
| 1. Sing, O Ye Heavens | Edwin Fissinger | 2:00 |
| 2. Agnus Dei | Samuel Barber | 7:10 |
| Samuel Barber’s own choral transcription of his Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | ||
| 3. Alleluia | Randall Thompson | 5:05 |
Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble
| Reincarnations | Samuel Barber | |
| 4. Mary Hynes | 2:25 | |
| 5. Anthony O’Daly | 3:40 | |
| 6. The Coolin | 4:08 | |
| Based on the poetry of James Stephens, which was inspired by legends passed on from the Irish bard Raftery | ||
| 7. Gamelan | R. Murray Schafer | 2:53 |
| 8. Epitaph for Moonlight | R. Murray Schafer | 4:32 |
| Cynthia Clague, Christina Steffy, Carol Welch, soloists | ||
| After man’s first landing on the moon in 1969, Canadian composer Schafer captured the mysticism of the moon with help from a group of seventh graders creating words for "moonlight" in their own secret language — noorwahm, nu-yu-yul, maunklinde, malooma, lunious, sloofulp, shiverglowa, shalowa, sheelesk, shimonoell, and neshmoor | ||
| 9. Java Jive | Drake and Oakland, arr. Kirby Shaw |
2:18 |
| Thom Schumacher, Nancy Hopps, soloists | ||
| 10. Long Ago and Far Away | Ira Gershwin and Jerome Kern, arr. Kirby Shaw | 2:49 |
| Stephen Vorhes, Shelley Maurice-Maier, soloists | ||
| 11. Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Razaf, Waller, and Brooks, arr. Kirby Shaw |
2:47 |
| Shelley Maurice-Maier, soloist | ||
| 12. I’ll Be Seeing You | Kahal and Fain, arr. Phil Mattson |
2:22 |
| 13. Round, Round, Round (Blue Rondo a la Turk) |
Al Jarreau and Dave Brubeck, arr. Ward Swingle |
2:08 |
| 14. Blue Skies | Irving Berlin, arr. Roger Emerson |
1:52 |
| Vick Brabham, piano; Alan Tarpinian, drums; Rick Carter, bass | ||
Eugene Concert Choir
| 15. Down by the Riverside | American Folksong, arr. Kirby Shaw |
2:48 |
| Vicki Wilson, soloist | ||
| 16. Shenandoah | American Folksong, arr. James Erb |
4:07 |
| 17. Cindy | American Folksong, arr. Mack Wilberg |
4:09 |
| Barbara Baird and John Polese, pianists; Rick Carter, bass; John Polese, xylophone; Alan Tarpinian, percussion |
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| 18. I’m Gonna Sing ’til the Spirit Moves in My Heart | Moses Hogan | 2:12 |
| 19. Ride the Chariot | Spiritual, arr. William Henry Smith |
2:35 |
| 20. Betelehemu | Nigerian Carol, arr. Barrington Brooks |
5:23 |
| Jeanie Neven, Nora Holmquist, Dan LaPoma, John Chambers, Doug Sears, percussionists |
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| Total Playing Time | 68:11 | |
