I post these playlists weekly with the hope that you might find them useful as you plan your programs. All of my playlists are on Spotify for you to enjoy at your convenience.
GSM – October 7, 2018 https://spoti.fi/2QzOZEf
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
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Tomas Luis de Victoria: Ave Regina caelorum
Duke Vespers Ensemble; Mallarme Chamber Players; Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, Brian Schmidt
Christopher Jacobson, organ
William Byrd: O quam gloriosum
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Owain Park: The Lord’s Prayer
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton
“Tomás Luis de Victoria (sometimes Italianised as da Vittoria; c. 1548 – 27 August 1611) was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an accomplished organist and singer as well as a Catholic priest. However, he preferred the life of a composer to that of a performer.” Source: Wikipedia English composer William Byrd (1543-1623) published Ave Verum Corpus in Volume One of his Gradualia in 1605. The two volumes of Gradualia comprise an extensive collection of music for the Roman liturgy which was outlawed when Byrd wrote his music. Owain Park (1993-) is a British choral composer and conductor. He was an Organ Scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge.
John Stainer: I saw the Lord
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross
Eleanor Carter, organ
George Baker: Procession Royale
Stephen Cleobury, organ
Harrison and Harrison organ in King’s College Chapel
English organist and composer Sir John Stainer (1840-1901) was Organist of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London from 1872 until 1888. George Baker (1951-) is an American composer, organist (and
dermatologist!)
GSM Commentary- The Rev. John A. Morrison
Cesar Franck: Panis angelicus
Choir of St. John’s, Elora, Noel Edison
Matthew Larkin, organ
Sir William Harris: King of Glory
Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Timothy Byram-Wigfield
Roger Judd, organ
Belgian composer César Franck composed his setting of Panis Angelicus for harp, cello and organ as part of his Messe à trois voix in 1872. Sir William Harris was Organist of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, from 1933-1973.
Francesco Cavalli: Lauda Jerusalem
Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh
The Latin translates as “Praise (the Lord), Jerusalem,” and is taken from Psalm 146.
Dan Locklair: Phoenix (Processional)
William J. Weisser, organ
Aeolian-Skinner Organ in the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Georgia
Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) wrote over 40 operas. He was a student of Claudo Monteverdi. The text of this anthem is Psalm 146. American composer Dan Locklair is a professor and Composer-in-Residence at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Steven Whitehead in CrossRhythms makes this observation about Dan’s music: “Repeated listening deepens our appreciation of Dan Locklair’s considerable compositional gifts, and also our own understanding of the texts themselves.”
J.S. Bach: Cantata 5, “Wo soll ich fliehen hin”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Susanne Ryden, soprano; Pascal Bertin, countertenor; Gerd Turk, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass
The German translates as “Where shall I flee to?” The cantata begins with a short sinfonia after which the chorus sings the chorale tune. This is one of the very few instances in Bach’s cantata ouevre where he assigns a stunning obbligato role to the viola. The cantata was first performed
in Leipzig on October 15, 1724.
Trevor Weston: Messe ancienne
Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Julian Wachner
“Dr. Weston’s musical education began at the prestigious St. Thomas Choir school in NYC at the age of ten. He received his B.A. from Tufts University and continued his studies at the University of California, Berkeley where he earned his M. A. and Ph. D. in Music Composition. His primary composition teachers were T. J. Anderson, Olly Wilson, Andrew Imbrie and Richard Felciano. Dr. Weston is currently Professor of Music at Drew University in Madison, NJ.” SOurce: trevorweston.com
Elinor Remick Warren: Abram in Egypt
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Cracow, Bruce Ferden
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Los Angeles composer Elinor Remick Warren (1900-1991) studied with Nadia Boulanger. The oratorio uses texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls and book of Genesis.
Andre Campra: Requiem
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Judith Nelson, Dinah Harris, sopranos
Jean-Claude Orliac, Wynford Evans, tenors; Stephen Roberts, bass
Andre Campra (1660-1744) was highly regarded for his operas.
Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia in A minor
Simon Preston, organ
English concert organist Simon Preston (1938-) has been at various times in his career Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and Organist of Westminster Abbey.
Michelle Louer says
I love getting these lists each week! It reminds me of old favorites and acquaints me with new pieces and composers. It is a boost of inspiration every time! Thanks for sharing.