Wilson, Blair

Folk Songs / Joseph Flummerfelt, Westminster Choir

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; American Traditional: Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair, folk song; Polly Wolly Doodle, song; Shenandoah, folk song; Scottish Tradit...
Performers: Arnold, Brent; Choir of Westminster Abbey; Phillips, Robert; Stephenson, Joseph [Baritone Vocal]; Westminster Cathedral Choir; Wilson, Blair
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: Westminster Choir

Personnel: Alexander Hume, Stephen Foster (vocals); Gregory Hostetler (tenor); Robert Phillips (baritone); Brenda Arnold (piano).

Recording information: Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir Colleg...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...