Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds
Performer: Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West
Conductor: Richard Nance
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Release: 2020
Size: 1.14 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. There Will Come Soft Rains
02. The new moon
03. Long Road: I love you night and day
04. Rivers of light
05. Northern Lights
06. Only in sleep
07. O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright
08. A Soldier’s Mother’s Lullaby
09. Spring Rain
10. In My Little Picture Frame
11. Evening
12. My Luve Is Like A Red, Red Rose
13. Stars
14. Amazing grace
The Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble of the Department of Music at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington. The choir was founded in 1926 and was the third Lutheran college choir to tour extensively throughout the United States.
Choir of the West has toured to Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and China and has been selected to appear at several regional and national conferences of the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association.
In November of 2015 the choir was a featured ensemble at the National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, performing with renowned conductor Simon Carrington.
During the summer of 2011 Choir of the West competed among choirs from 47 nations at the prestigious Harmonie Festival in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, winning two gold certificates and one silver. In 2015 the choir competed in the Anton Bruckner Choir Competition, held in Linz, Austria.
This record celebrates the music of Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds. One of the most sought-after composers of today, Ešenvalds studied both in Latvia and the UK. He has had works premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, winning him many awards.