Deas, Kevin

The American Spirit: Roots & Transformations - Thomson, Boyer, Lokumbe, Ives, Harris [5 CDs]

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Peter Boyer: Ellis Island; Charles Ives: Lincoln, the Great Commoner, for chorus & orchestra, S. 184 (K. 5B5); Vincent Persichetti: A Lincoln Address, Op. 124; Roy Harris: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Mi...
Performers: Chandler Eteme, Janice; Deas, Kevin; Gardner, Taylor [vocals]; LaMarchina, Anthony; Mabry, Sharon; Steele, Jevetta; Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn; Wiesmeyer, Roger
Conductors: Boyer, Peter; Slatkin, Leonard; Gil-Ordóñez, Angel; Wilkins, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Post-Classical Ensemble

These four Naxos American Classics releases selected for this Americana collection... focus on some of the defining moments of that history. First... a panorama of...continue...

Philip Glass: The Passion of Ramakrishna / Pacific SO & Choral

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2012-10-09

Works: Philip Glass: Passion of Ramakrishna, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Chandler Eteme, Janice; Deas, Kevin; Feinblatt, I-Chin; Nomura, Christòpheren; Preston, Nicholas
Conductors: St. Clair, Carl
Ensemble: Pacific Symphony

Orange Mountain Music presents the world première recording of Philip Glass' The Passion of Ramakrishna. Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and premiered in 2006 during...continue...

Joseph Haydn: The Creation / Amanda Forsythe, Keith Jameson, Kevin Deas, Boston Baroque - Pearlman

2 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Deas, Kevin; Forsythe, Amanda; Jameson, Keith [Tenor vocals]
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin
Ensemble: Boston Baroque

"Thoughtful, sensitive, stylish and joyous." - Gramophone "Boston Baroque plays magnificently...with great fervor...and great delicacy." - Opera News Boston Baroque is the first permanent Baroque...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; Immacula (2011-10-19&2011-10-20&2011-)....continue...

Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call / Kevin Deas, baritone - Falletta

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony no 1; Spirituals (3), for orchestra; An American Port of Call; Fanfare on "Amazing Grace", for brass quintet, percussion & organ; Whitman's Journey, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Deas, Kevin
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: ; Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Award-winning composer Adolphus Hailstork is a vibrant communicator whose music speaks directly and subtly. His Symphony No. 1 was commissioned for festival performance and is...continue...
Recording information: L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center, Norfolk State (05/18/2011)....continue...

Handel: Messiah / Radu, Baird, Lane, Price, Deas, Ama Deus

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-05-19

Performers: Baird, Julianne; Deas, Kevin; Lane, Jennifer; Price, David [tenor]
Conductors: Radu, Valentin
Ensemble: Ama Deus Ensemble

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music [Box Set]

51 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Joseph Achron: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 60; Golem, suite for chamber orchestra; Belshazzar; Samuel Adler: Sephardic Choruses (5), for chorus (from Ever Since Babylon); Nuptial Scene, for voice &...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allardyce, Lauren; Arnold, Hubert; Aslan, Pablo; Avila, Jorge; Barr, Jean; Barrick, Clinton; Ben-Ze'ev, Re'ut; Bermel, Derek; Besley, Megan; B...
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard; Gardner, Patrick; Adler, Samuel; Winther, Rodney; Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth; Itai, Avner; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Nei...
Ensemble: ; Chamber Opera Ensemble; Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Dave Brubeck Trio; Eastman Players; Finchley Children's Music Group; Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Schola Hebraeica Chorus; Southern Jazz Ensemble...

Includes ashrei (ashrei yoshvei veitekha (l. glantz) / eine by various composers.

Includes b'motza'ei m'nuha (assembled for "the first s'liho by various composers....continue...

American Classics - Brubeck: The Gates of Justice

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-01-01

Works: Dave Brubeck: Gates of Justice, oratorio
Performers: Brubeck, Dave Trio; Deas, Kevin; Gloyd, Russell; Mizrahi, Alberto
Conductors: Gloyd, Russell
Ensemble: Dave Brubeck Trio

"Classical and jazz fans alike, especially those who love choral music, should grab both this set. These unclassifiable works have a unique tang and grandeur."...continue...
Personnel: Alberto Mizrahi (cantor); Kevin Deas (bass baritone); Dave Brubeck (piano).

Recording information: Kraushaar Auditorium, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD (03/25/2001)....continue...

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Die Meistersinger / Solti

4 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Anderson, Kelly; Deas, Kevin; Dohmen, Albert; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Martin, Gary; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Morscheck, Stephen; Murray, John Horton; Op...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg' was the one Wagner opera which Solti recorded twice. Although both versions were well-received, this fully digital version, recorded in 1995...continue...

Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, etc / Pearlman, Aler, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486; Johann Baptist Henneberg / Benedikt Schack / Franz Xaver Gerl: Der woltätige Derwisch (The Beneficent Dervish), singspiel
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baker, Sharon; Deas, Kevin; Ewing, Alan; Meek, Deanne; Sieden, Cyndia
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin
Ensemble: Boston Baroque

Mozart, et al: Der Stein der Weisen / Boston Baroque

3 CD / Telarc / 1999-08-24

Works: Emanuel Schikaneder: Der Stein der Weisen (Die Zauberinsel), opera
Performers: Baker, Sharon; Bishop, Michael [Engineer]; Deas, Kevin; Ewing, Alan; Haan, Jane Giering-de; Kelly, Paul Austin; Lovat, Judith; Streit, Kurt; Trakas, Chris Pedro

"This singspiel from 1790 has attracted attention because a recently discovered manuscript copy attributes some of its music to Mozart. It's always a major event...continue...