Special offer. American Voices
American Choral Music
Meg Bragle (mezzo), Frederick Teardo (organ), Anna Reinersman (harp), Maya Gunji (percussion)
Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, John Scott
Scott’s mastery of his vocal forces is exemplary and the choir’s distinctive sound has been well captured in the excellent remastering of the original recording.
Special offer. American Voices
American Choral Music
Meg Bragle (mezzo), Frederick Teardo (organ), Anna Reinersman (harp), Maya Gunji (percussion)
Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, John Scott
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Scott’s mastery of his vocal forces is exemplary and the choir’s distinctive sound has been well captured in the excellent remastering of the original recording.
About
Continuing their ongoing series with Resonus, the Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York and conductor John Scott release an album of celebrated as well as more recent American choral music.
Featuring music from the last seven decades, this engrossing recording celebrates the very best of American choral works with music from Leonard Bernstein, Randall Thompson, Aaron Copland, Nico Muhly, Samuel Barber, Daniel Castellanos, Ned Rorem, and former Saint Thomas music director Gerre Hancock.
World premiere recordings from Muhly (Bright Mass with Canons) and Daniel Castellanos (Eternal Light) are featured on this album.
Contents and tracklist
Awards and reviews
June 2017
Scott’s mastery of his vocal forces is exemplary and the choir’s distinctive sound has been well captured in the excellent remastering of the original recording.
August 2017
This is an interesting, very enjoyable and expertly performed programme which has been very well recorded by engineer John C. Baker. I’ve enjoyed and admired several of these Resonus discs featuring the work of John Scott in New York and I hope more will be forthcoming.
