Vocalessence Witness - The Witness Collection / Brunelle

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Personnel: Maria Jette, Yolanda Williams, Jearlyn Steele (soprano); Hilda Harris (mezzo soprano); Dan Dressen, Brian Link, Thomas Larson (tenor); James Bohn , Steve Burger, Michael Jorgenson (baritone); Anthony Elliott (cello); Michelle Frisch (flute); Joseph Longo (clarinet); Kathy Robinson (oboe); Paul Straka (French horn); Philip Brunelle (piano, organ); Charles Kemper, Sanford Moore (piano); Robert Commodore, Joe Pulice (drums).

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN; Ordway Music Theatre, Saint Paul, MN; Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN; Studio M, Minnesota Public Radio, Saint Paul, MN.



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Works Details

>Halloran, Jack : Witness, for chorus
  • Conductor: Sigrid Johnson
  • Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1986

>Dennard, Brazeal W. : Hush, Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name, arr. for chorus
  • Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1986

>André Thomas : Death Is Gonna Lay His Cold Icy Hands on Me, arr. for chorus & piano
  • Performers: Sanford Moore (Piano); James Bohn (Bass-Baritone)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.

>Smith, William Henry : Walk Together, Children, arr. for chorus & piano
  • Performer: Sanford Moore (Piano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.

>Scholz, Robert : Were You There?, arr. for chorus
  • Performer: Brian Link (Countertenor)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.

>Hogan, Moses : Elijah Rock, spiritual setting for chorus
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Moore, Sanford : This Train, arr. for vocal ensemble
  • Performers: Sanford Moore (Piano); Robert Commodore (Drums)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 42 sec.

>Smallwood, Richard : Jesus, Lover of MySoul (after J.S. Bach), for vocal ensemble & piano
  • Performer: Philip Brunelle (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Burleigh, Henry Thacker : My Lord, what a mornin'
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Harris, Robert A. : Go Down, Moses, arr. for chorus
  • Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.

>Hairston, Jester : In Dat Great Gittin' Up Mornin'
  • Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Hailstork, Adolphus : Crucifixion
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>André Thomas : Go Where I Send Thee, arr. for chorus
  • Performers: Charles Kemper (Piano); Michael Jorgensen (Piano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.

>Adelmann, Dale : Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, arr. for chorus
  • Performer: Steve Burger (Bass)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.

>Moore, Sanford : Go, Tell It on the Mountain, arr. for vocal ensemble
  • Performers: Robert Commodore (Drums); Sanford Moore (Piano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.

>Abels, Michael [Composer] : What a Mighty God, arr. for soloists & chorus
  • Performers: Sanford Moore (Piano); Joe Pulice (Drums)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Still, William Grant : Wailing Woman, for soprano, chorus & orchestra
  • Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 9 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1946

>Foster, Stephen : Swanee River
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Vocal

>Still, William Grant : And They Lynched Him on a Tree, for double chorus, narrator & orchestra (also in voice & piano score
  • Performer: Hilda Harris (Mezzo Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1940

>Still, William Grant : Miss Sally's Party, ballet
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 17 min. 45 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1940

>Still, William Grant : Reverie, for organ
  • Performer: Philip Brunelle (Organ)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1961

>Still, William Grant : Elegy, for organ
  • Performer: Philip Brunelle (Organ)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1963

>Moore, Undine Smith : Mother to Son, for soprano & chorus
  • Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1955

>Moore, Undine Smith : We Shall Walk through the Valley, for chorus
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1977

>Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor : Lamentations :: Black Folk Song Suite, for solo cello
  • Performer: Anthony Montgomery (Cello)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1973

>Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor : Lamentations :: Black Folk Song Suite, for solo cello
  • Performer: Anthony Montgomery (Cello)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1973

>Jennings, Joseph : An Old Black Woman, Homeless and Indistinct, for chorus & orchestra
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 9 min. 50 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1995

>Banfield, William C. : Dance Like the Wind, suite for woodwind quintet :: Act A. Scene 4. She's Making Coffee
  • Performers: Michele Frisch (Flute); Kathy Robinson (Oboe); Joseph Longon (Clarinet); Kevin Coria (Bassoon); Paul Straka (French Horn)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1995

>Banfield, William C. : Dance Like the Wind, suite for woodwind quintet :: Act B. Scene 5. All Four in the Car
  • Performers: Michele Frisch (Flute); Paul Straka (French Horn); Kevin Coria (Bassoon); Joseph Longon (Clarinet); Kathy Robinson (Oboe)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1995

>Banfield, William C. : Dance Like the Wind, suite for woodwind quintet :: Act B. Scene 6a. Dance Like the Wind (Island Sway)
  • Performers: Kathy Robinson (Oboe); Paul Straka (French Horn); Kevin Coria (Bassoon); Joseph Longon (Clarinet); Michele Frisch (Flute)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1995

>Moore, Undine Smith : Tambourines to Glory, for chorus
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 1 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1973

>Simpson-Curenton, Evelyn : My Soul Hath Found Refuge in Thee, Psalm 91, for tenor & chorus
  • Performer: Dan Dressen (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1996

>Hailstork, Adolphus : Nocturne
  • Performer: Maria Jette (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Childs, Billy : Piece for string orchestra :: II. Slow
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 6 min. 7 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1989

>Childs, Billy : Piece for string orchestra :: III. Fast
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 6 min. 56 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1989

>Baker, David : Images, Shadows and Dreams :: Five Vignettes, for chorus & jazz ensemble
  • Performers: Chris Kachian (Guitar); Michele Frisch (Flute); Robert Stacke (Drums); Charles Kemper (Piano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 16 min. 28 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 1993

>Handy, W.C. : St. Louis Blues, song
  • Performers: Thomas Larson (Tenor); Jearlyn Steele (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1914

>Burleigh, Henry Thacker : O Southland, for chorus
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1919

>Price, Florence Beatrice : Song for Snow, for chorus & piano
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1930

>Price, Florence Beatrice : Moon Bridge, for 3-part women's chorus & piano
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1930

>Dett, R. Nathaniel : Listen To The Lambs, anthem for 8 part mixed chorus
  • Performer: Steve Burger (Bass)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Burleigh, Henry Thacker : Ethiopia's Paean to Exaltation, for chorus & piano
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 5 min. 42 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1921

>Diton, Carl Rossini : Poor Mourner's Got a-Home at Last, for chorus
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1914

>Johnson, James P. : Yamekraw :: A Negro Rhapsody, for piano & orchestra
  • Performer: Paul Shaw (Piano)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 15 min. 53 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Dett, R. Nathaniel : The Chariot Jubilee, for chorus
  • Performer: Michael Forest (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 11 min. 48 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Jenkins, Edmund Thornton : Charlestonia :: Folk Rhapsody for orchestra no 1
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 9 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Written: 1917

>Dett, R. Nathaniel : Ave Maria, for baritone & 4 part mixed chorus
  • Performer: Ryan French (Baritone)
  • Conductor: Philip Brunelle
  • Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern