From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters - works by Stephen Paulus, Dominick Argento, Libby Larsen, Randall Thompson et al. / VocalEssence Ensemble

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	El Hambo - El Hambo
	The Day Is Done - The Day Is Done
	A Nation of Cowslips - A Nation of Cowslips: IV. There Was a Naughty Boy
	Envoyons de l'Avant, Nos Gens - Uncle Sam's Farm - The Battle Hymn of the Republic - The Ballad of Oleana - In Heaven There Is No Beer (arr. P. Gerike) - Envoyons de l'Avant, Nos Gens - Uncle Sam's Farm - The Battle Hymn of the Republic - The Ballad of Oleana - In Heaven There Is No Beer (arr. P. Gerike)
	The Best-Beloved - The Best-Beloved: My Beloved is Mine
	Native American Suite - Native American Suite: III. Zuni Sunrise Song (Pueblo)
	Ringeltanze - Ringeltanze: III. Beautiful Star
	Americana - Americana: No. 3. God's Bottles
	Le Pont Mirabeau - Le Pont Mirabeau
	Indianas No. 2 - Indianas No. 2: IV. Sino
	We Shall Walk through the Valley of Peace (arr. U.S. Moore) - We Shall Walk Through the Valley of Peace (arr. U.S. Moore)
	Witness (arr. J. Halloran) - Witness (arr. J. Halloran)
	I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land, "Dixie" (attrib. to D.D. Emmett) (arr. N. Luboff) - I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land, "Dixie" (attrib. to D.D. Emmett) (arr. N. Luboff)
	My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord (arr. M. Hogan) - My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord (arr. M. Hogan)
	Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) (arr. J. Flummerfelt) - Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) (arr. J. Flummerfelt)
	The North Star Hit Parade - The North Star Hit Parade

Album Summary

Performer

• Charles Kemper (Piano)

Conductor

• Brunelle, Philip

Ensemble

• VocalEssence Ensemble

Composers

• Lionel Daunais
• Traditional Spiritual
• Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Composer) (1963 - )
• Paul W. Gerike
• Libby Larsen (1950 - )
• Carlos Guastavino (1912 - 2000)
• American Traditional
• Stephen Paulus (1949 - )
• Chris DeBlasio (1959 - 1993)
• Randall Thompson (1899 - 1984)
• Anonymous
• Irish Traditional
• Dominick Argento (1927 - )
• Brent Michael Davids (1959 - )

Notes & Reviews:

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
There's no question but that this group can sing extremely well in a variety of genres. Hymns and spirituals sound very good, as do the works by Minnesota's home-grown composers. So the question is, will there be enough musical nourishment for you amid the parochial fun and games? My response would be a firm no. If a cute segue from 'Bei mir bist du schoen' into 'Beautiful Savior' would float your boat on these Sky Blue Waters, go for it.

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Works Details

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Composer) (1963 - ) : El Hambo, for chorus

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1996

Paulus, Stephen : The Day Is Done, for chorus

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2006

Argento, Dominick : A Nation of Cowslips :: There Was a Naughty Boy

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1968

Gerike, Paul W. : Songs of Our Grandparents, for chorus

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 7 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

DeBlasio, Chris : The Best-Beloved :: My Beloved is Mine

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Davids, Brent Michael : Zuni Sunrise Song

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1995

Larsen, Libby : Ringeltänze :: Beautiful Star

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Thompson, Randall : Americana :: God's Bottles

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1932

Daunais, Lionel : Le Pont Mirabeau for chorus

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Guastavino, Carlos : Indianas Suite 2 :: Sino

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Anonymous : We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.

Traditional Spiritual : Witness

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Traditional, American : Dixie (or "Dixie's Land"), folk song

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.

Traditional Spiritual : My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord, spiritual

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Traditional, Irish : Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Vocal
• Written: by 1855

Gerike, Paul W. : The North Star Hit Parade, for chorus

• Performer: Charles Kemper (Piano)
• Conductor: Philip Brunelle
• Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble
• Running Time: 9 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary