Alleluia - An American Hymnal / Bruffy, Kansas City Chorale

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Album Summary

Performers

• James Higdon (Organ)
• Pamela Williamson (Soprano)
• Anne Taylor (Soprano)

Conductor

• Bruffy, Charles

Ensemble

• Kansas City Chorale

Composers

• William Walker (Shape Note Composer) (1809 - 1875)
• Shaker Traditional
• Elisha J. King (1821 - 1844)
• Paul Manz (1919 - )
• Undine Smith Moore (1904 - 1989)
• George Allen (1822 - 1897)
• Anonymous
• John Wyeth (1770 - 1858)
• James Ellor (1819 - 1899)
• Traditional
• American Traditional
• Sister Betsy Spalding (1825 - 1904)
• Alexander Means (1808 - 1883)
• Randall Thompson (1899 - 1984)
• Daniel E. Gawthrop (1949 - )
• Traditional Spiritual

Notes & Reviews:

This is the fifth collection of choral music that the Kansas City Chorale, consisting of twenty four professional singers, has made for Nimbus. The music is drawn from the writings of a variety of British and American composers, providing a mixture of shaker tunes, hymns, anthems and spirituals.

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Works Details

Traditional, American : Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal (Invitation)

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.

Walker, William : Come Away to the Skies

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Allen, George : Precious Lord, Take My Hand

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Spalding, Sister Betsy : I Want to Shake with Indignation

• Performers: Pamela Williamson (Soprano); James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Period Time: Romantic

Traditional, Shaker : I've Set My Face for Zion's Kingdom, hymn

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)

Anonymous : Precious Way of God

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)

Traditional, Shaker : Encouragement, traditional Shaker hymn

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Form: Choral

Means, Alexander : Wondrous Love

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral

King, Elisha J. : Saints Bound for Heaven

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Wyeth, John : Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral

Thompson, Randall : Alleluia

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 7 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1940

Manz, Paul : E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral

Ellor, James : All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Gawthrop, Daniel E. : Sing Me To Heaven, for chorus

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Anonymous : I Wanna Be Ready

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.

Anonymous : We Will March Thro' the Valley, hymn

• Performers: Anne Taylor (Soprano); James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Form: March

Anonymous : I Want Two Wings

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.

Moore, Undine Smith : Is there anybody here that loves my Jesus

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Traditional : My God Is a Rock

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.

Traditional Spiritual : Give Me Jesus, spiritual

• Performer: James Higdon (Organ)
• Conductor: Charles Bruffy
• Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale
• Notes: Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas (10/24/1997-10/25/1997)
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic