Works by Robert Beaser, Aaron Jay Kernis, Stephen Paulus, Simon Sargon, John Schlenck, Judith Shatin, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
New York Concert Singers, Judith Clurman
American composers are noted for their curiosity about the world and distant cultures, and this is never more true than when they seek inspiration for music of a spiritual nature. Each of the seven composers on this recording has a distinct style of his or her own, and yet one can hear, in these meditative yet impassioned choral works, the life of faraway places shaping their music.
Among the program's highlights are Simon Sargon's prayerful and rapt setting of Eil Nora Alilah, the prayer that introduces the closing service of Yom Kippur; Robert Beaser's alternately exultant and tender setting of Psalm 150; Stephen Paulus's delicately shaded Meditations of Li Po (based on poems by the great Chinese poet); Judith Shatin's aching expression of loss, Adonai Roi; and John Schlenck's ecstatic Three Vedantic Hymns, based on hymns from the Bhagavad Gita. Also included on this well-conceived program are Beaser's Psalm 119, Aaron Jay Kernis's lush Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord, and two works by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Thanksgiving Song, and A Simple Magnificat.
The New York Concert Singers, under Judith Clurman's sensitive direction, deliver polished and passionate performances attuned to the unique spirit of each of the works. This excellent collection of fresh, original and engaging works will appeal to all lovers of choral music.
Divine Grandeur
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Eil Nora Alilah
Simon Sargon
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Psalm 119
Robert Beaser
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Thanksgiving Song
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
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Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord
Aaron Jay Kernis
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Meditations of Li Po: ...and even my soul remains quiet
Stephen Paulus
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Meditations of Li Po: I lift my eyes to watch the mountain moon
Stephen Paulus
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Meditations of Li Po: ...and now the last cloud drains away
Stephen Paulus
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Adonai Roi
Judith Shatin
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Psalm 150
Robert Beaser
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A Simple Magnificat
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
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Three Vedantic Hymns: If God Is Seen in All Things
John Schlenck
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Three Vedantic Hymns: Like Two Birds of Golden Plumage
John Schlenck
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Three Vedantic Hymns: You Shall Find Me
John Schlenck
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