Composer: Jacob Narverud, John Bucchino, Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich, Jean Mouton, Stephen Lawrence Schwartz, Benjamin Britten
Performer: Lee Musiker
Orchestra: Essential Voices USA
Conductor: Judith Clurman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dorian Sono Luminus
Release: 2017
Size: 466 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Jacob Narverud:
01. Season of Light
John Bucchino:
02. Grateful (arr. R. Nowlin for choir and piano)
Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich:
03. Carol of the Bells
04. trad.: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Jean Mouton:
05. Ave Maria, gratia plena
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz:
06. Chanukah Song, “We Are Lights” (arr. R. Nowlin for choir and piano)
Benjamin Britten:
07. Friday Afternoons, Op. 7 – No. 5. A New Year Carol
08. trad.: Auld Lang Syne (arr. T. Firth for choir and piano)
At the season of the winter solstice, light diminishes in our world. To counteract the onslaught of the darkness, traditional religions have created festivals to hold fast to a small steady flicker of illumination. Essential Voices USA (EVUSA) presents a sampler of music celebrating this effort to infuse light and joy into the holiday season. We go from Thanksgiving, to Christmas, to Chanukah and to the New Year, with both new music and traditional carols; an emotional journey through the holiday season.
Judith Clurman’s Essential Voices USA (EVUSA) is one of New York’s preeminent choral ensembles; it performs in many of the city’s iconic venues and events and records and premieres works by America’s finest composers and lyricists. Regularly on stage with the New York Pops in its Carnegie Hall subscription series, televised on NBC’s July 4th Macy’s 2014 Spectacular Fireworks and the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting in 2011 and 2012, the ensemble comprises a talented roster of seasoned professionals and auditioned volunteers, dynamically fitted to the unique needs of each project. Among other national highlights, EVUSA participated in the 2013 Presidential Inaugural activities and held a month-long residency at National Public Radio.