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American Choral Premieres - Hovhaness, Rochberg, Blackwood, etc / French, William Ferris Chorale

1 CD / Cedille / 2009-05-26

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Motets (4) for chorus, Op. 268; Egon Cohen: Stabat mater, for chorus; Paul Nicholson: Velum témpli, for chorus; Paul French: Who Am I?, for chorus; Easley Blackwood: A King Jam...
Performers: Johannsen, Garrett; McClure, Kathryn; Privasky, Jerry; Stirling, Heidi; Streem, Brian
Conductors: French, Paul
Ensemble: William Ferris Chorale

"Choral music fans will be grateful for Cedille's devotion of its production resources to programming these previously unrecorded works--invariably interesting, often captivating settings of sacred...continue...

Menotti, Vierne: Masses / Ferris, Gibbons, Fair, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 2006-01-01

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Missa O Pulchritudo, for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Louis Vierne: Messe Solennelle in C sharp minor, Op. 16
Performers: Bailey, Dexter; Fair, Deborah; Gibbons, Joan; Sillitti, Tom; Vorrasi, John; Weisflog, Thomas
Conductors: Ferris, William
Ensemble: Composer Festival Orchestra; William Ferris Chorale

"Cedille has made a good decision in choosing this program to launch its new mid-price FOUNDation imprint. First, Menotti's Mass proves surprisingly engrossing and substantial,...continue...