Here is a collection of exemplary performances of selected repertoire for our October 21st concert: Autumnal Remembrances. Access these recordings as a means of motivation and inspiration, and to improve your listenership: become more aware of and sensitive to style, artistry, and interpretation. Enjoy!!

CHORAL UNION

Andrew Miller: Alleluia Incantation   Oasis Chorale, Wendell Nisly, conductor

Alice Parker, arr.: Welcome Table  The Musicians of Melodious Accord, Alice Parker, conductor.

James Erb, arr.: Shenandoah  St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong, conductor.

CANTILENA WOMEN’S CHOIR

Bob Chilcott: Remember Me   Atlanta Master Chorale, Eric Nelson, conductor

Caldwell & Ivory: Ain’t No Grave, Can Hold My Body Down   Montclair State University Singers, Heather J. Buchanan, conductor

Hawkins: I’m Goin’ Up A Yonder (original version)

CHORALE

Daniel Elder: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star  Westminster Choir, Joe Miller, conductor

Kim André Arnesen: Even When He is Silent   The St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong, conductor

Robert Convery: The Lamb     Publisher’s website recording

http://www.canticledistributing.com/the-lamb-39094.html

Craig Hella Johnson, arr.: Light of a Clear Blue Morning  Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

Moses Hogan, arr.: I Can Tell the World  The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, conductor

UNIVERSITY CHOIR

Seth Houston: Emerald Stream   The USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe, conductor

Z. Randall Stroope: Amor de mi Alma   University of Nebraska, Z. Randall Stroope, conductor

Michael Englehardt, arr.: Wayfaring Stranger   The Millikin University Choir.

Joshua Shank: The Boy Who Picked Up His Feet to Fly  Colorado State University University Choir