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Diane Retallack, Conductor |
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An exploration of the wide variety of musical styles of 20th century composers and arrangers from North America.
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Highlighted titles
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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 |
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| Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble |
| Reincarnations |
Samuel Barber |
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| 4. Mary Hynes |
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2:25 |
| 5. Anthony O'Daly |
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3:40 |
| 6. The Coolin |
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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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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