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Double LPs (12" records, 180g) Mastering by Jett Galindo Mastering; Pressed by Gold Rush Vinyl Printed inner sleeves with lyrics Jackets: 12" Gatefold 2-Pocket (gloss finish) Protection: Open Top Polybags Digital download of the album to be included with purchase
This landmark commercial recording brings together four of today's most exciting American composers—Reena Esmail, Jocelyn Hagen, Shawn E. Okpebholo, and Kile Smith—showcasing the remarkable range of contemporary choral composition. The result is an album that feels both timely and timeless: music rooted in the universal human experience of struggle, resilience, and the long journey from darkness into light. The radiant “Desert Chorale version” of Sweet Rivers by master arranger Shawn Kirchner rounds out this compelling disc.
COMING SOON— PRE-ORDER YOUR LIMITED EDITION VINYL DOUBLE LP
PLEASE NOTE: Depiction of this product is a digital rendering and for illustrative purposes only. Actual product detailing may vary.
Double LPs (12" records, 180g) Mastering by Jett Galindo Mastering; Pressed by Gold Rush Vinyl Printed inner sleeves with lyrics Jackets: 12" Gatefold 2-Pocket (gloss finish) Protection: Open Top Polybags Digital download of the album to be included with purchase
This landmark commercial recording brings together four of today's most exciting American composers—Reena Esmail, Jocelyn Hagen, Shawn E. Okpebholo, and Kile Smith—showcasing the remarkable range of contemporary choral composition. The result is an album that feels both timely and timeless: music rooted in the universal human experience of struggle, resilience, and the long journey from darkness into light. The radiant “Desert Chorale version” of Sweet Rivers by master arranger Shawn Kirchner rounds out this compelling disc.
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Widely recognized as one of the greatest, major a cappella choral works of all time, Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, popularly known as the "Vespers," is a Santa Fe Desert Chorale staple.
"Hail Cecilia" was recorded live during Summer Festival 2009 in the beautiful acoustics of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Loretto Chapel and Santuario de Guadalupe by the 23-strong, mixed-voice Santa Fe, NM's Santa Fe Desert Chorale, directed by highly-respected Conductor Joshua Habermann. The program explores the myriad expressions of humanity's concept of the divine, from ancient Irish melodies and Haitian blessings to Scandinavian calls to the spirit of the wind. Some favorites are Benjamin Britten's "Hymn to St. Cecilia," Michael McGlynn's powerful, percussion-accompanied "Christus Resurgens," Sydney Guillaume's "Dominus Vobiscum," Ralph Vaughan-Williams' "Full Fathom Five," Jaakko Mantyjarvi's "Lullaby," Matthew Harris's "It Was a Lover and his Lass" and "O Mistress Mine," and Francisco Guerrero's "Todo Quanto Pudo Dar." The SFDC has an angelic sound and handles difficult, eclectic material with ease and grace. The extensive liner notes contain all the lyrics. "Hail Cecilia" is a surprising, powerful and beautiful collection!
This live recording of the Desert Chorale from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is perfect for the holiday season. Conducted by Artistic Director Joshua Habermann, this recording consists of twenty-two tracks and includes pieces such as The First Noel, O Magnum Mysterium, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Deck the Hall, Silent Night, and more.
Conducted by Simon Carrington, this 2008 recording of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale consists of seven tracks with compositions from Felix Mendelssohn, Herbert Howells, Johannes Brahms, and more.
A 2002 recording of the Chorale led by then Artistic Director Dennis Shrock. Transcendence consists of twenty-one tracks with compositions from Leonard Bernstein, Gioacchino Rossini, Johannes Brahms, Tomas Luis de Victoria, and more.
Encore is a reissue of the 1999 Summer Sampler led by then Artistic Director Dennis Shrock. The CD consists of twenty-three tracks with complete text and translations. Tracks include compositions from Johannes Brahms, Pablo Casals, Eric Whitacre, and many more.
A 1999 recording of Baroque music of the Americas. On this disk we happily include the rollicking rhythms of African-influenced folk carols, native hymns of faith from the pen of a Native American, and the sophisticated polyphony and counterpoint of Latin American composers schooled in the European tradition. Conducted by our founder, Lawrence Bandfield at the Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM