Music for Leisure.
Concertzender recording of the Vocal Ensemble Photonen led by Jeroen Spitteler. Songs from the New World with 20th and even the 21st century music from Northern America.
Both Europe and Northern America have a very vivid choir tradition that doesn’t just take place in churches and concert halls but in lecture rooms and universities as well. The young composers have attributed significantly to the choir repertoire the past few years.
1. Aaron Copland (1900-1990) – Four Motets (1921): Help us, Lord. Thou, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever. Have mercy on us, O my Lord. Sing ye praises to our King
2. Samuel Barber (1910-1981) – To be sung on the water (1969)
3. Eric Whitacre (1970) – Three Flower Songs (1991-92) I hide myself, With a lily in your hand en Go, lovely rose.
4. Ola Gjello (1978) – Norther Lights (2008)
5. Ola Gjello (1978) – Unicornus Captivatur (2001)
6. Jeroen Spitteler (1970) – I know moon-rise, I know star-rise (2018)
7. David Lang (1957) – O Graveyard (2010)
8. Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) – The road home (2005)
9. Arr, Ken Burton (1970) – Steal away to Jesus (1996)
10. Arr. Ken Burton (1970) – Put on the armour of the Lord (1996)
Vocaal Ensemble Photonen led by Jeroen Spitteler
Concertzender recording Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam 21 april 2018
logistics: Wijnand de Groot