What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, May 29, 2016

My playlists are on Spotify for you to enjoy: GSM – May 29, 2016 https://goo.gl/PKf1Ei
Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed
on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m. eastern.

Rob Kennedy
WCPE The Classical Station
Web: TheClassicalStation.org
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08:01:36
Edwin Fissinger: Lux aeterna
Woodley Ensemble, Robert Lehman

Matthias Keller: Hymn of Peace
Quire Cleveland, Ross W. Duffin

Traditional Shaker hymn, arr. by Wilbur Held: Simple Gifts
John Balka, organ
Ruffatti organ in the Cathedral of St. Mary, San Francisco

American composer Dr. Edwin Fissenger was a charter member of the American Choral Directors Association. “Hymn of Peace” was written by Oliver Wendell Holmes for the National Peace Jubilee, held in Boston in 1869 to commemorate the end of the Civil War. American organist John Balka (1948-1999) was a founding member of the Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians.

08:17:39
Randall Thompson: The Eternal Dove
Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville

Traditional: Mercy-Seat
Anonymous 4
Darol Anger, mandolin; Mike Marshall, guitar

American composer Randall Thompson taught Leonard Bernstein among many other musicians. Anonymous 4 is perhaps better known for its sublime interpretations of plainchant and other forms of early vocal music than for early American music.

08:32:38
Leo Sowerby: Carillon
Jenry Batten, handbells; William J. Weisser, organ
The Aeolian-Skinner organ, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

Alan Hovhaness: Peace be multiplied, Op. 259 No. 1
Choir and Orchestra of St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, Donald Pearson

Carson Cooman: A Cosmic Prayer
Royal Holloway Choir, University of London, Rupert Gough
Samuel Rathbone, organ

American organist William Weisser was for many years organist of Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. American composer Leo Sowerby lived from May 1, 1895 – July 7, 1968. His Carillon dates from 1917. American composer Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) wrote 67 symphonies as well as dozens of sacred pieces. American composer Carson Cooman (1982-) has been Composer in Residence at The Memorial Church, Harvard University since 2006.

08:46:46
Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque
Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison

Harrison Millard: Abide with Me; ‘Tis Eventide
Combined Choirs of Brigham Young University, Ronald Staheli

Libby Larsen: Veni, Creator Spiritus
Douglas Cleveland, organ
Goulding & Wood organ in Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana

American composer Eric Whitacre (1970-) enjoys great popularity for innovative ideas such as his virtual choirs. Brigham Young University’s Choirs include the BYU Singers, the Concert Choir, the Men’s Chorus, and the Women’s Chorus, all of which are accomplished, auditioned choirs. Dr. Libby Larsen (1950-) studied with Dominick Argento.

09:00:08
J.S. Bach: Cantata 75, “Die Elenden sollen essen”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Midori Suzuki, soprano; Yoshikazu Mera, countertenor;
Gerd Turk, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass-baritone

The German translates as “The meek shall not go hungry”. This cantata consists for 14 movements and was first performed in Leipzig on May 30, 1723.

09:32:35
Elinor Remick Warren: Abram in Egypt
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Cracow, Bruce Ferden
Thomas Hampson, baritone

American composer Elinor Remick Warren (1900-1991) studied with Nadia Boulanger. Her cantata “Abram in Egypt” had its first performance in 1961.

09:54:01
Sir William Harris: Prelude in E flat
Todd Wilson, organ
The Aeolian-Skinner organ, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

American organist Todd Wilsn (1971-) is head of the organ department at Cleveland Institute of Music.

09:58:17
Andre Caplet: Le Miroir de Jesus
Quatuor Sine Nomine; Vocal Ensemble of Lausanne, Jean-Claude Fasel
Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo-soprano

French composer Andre Caplet (1878-1925) was a close friend of Claude Debussy.