PGM 789 "CANTORUM"

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PGM 789 : "CANTORUM"
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PGM NOTE : hymns and sacred spaces for chorus
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FEED DATE : 12-22-06
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INTRO: "When in doubt, write a hymn," was the formula for success
of English pop star ELTON JOHN. A rather large number of composers
have done just that, though I suspect they weren't in doubt: music
for massed voices has moved and inspired listeners since the
beginning of human history.
I'm STEPHEN HILL and on this transmission of HEARTS of SPACE,
a collection of hymns and sacred spaces for chorus on a holiday
program called CANTORUM.

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THE SCHOLA CANTORUM
In the Bleak Mid-Winter <>3:54 >
Composed by Gustav Holst; based on traditional hymn
: THIS CHRISTMAS NIGHT; Swineshead Production [no catalog #]; 2004
: Info: www.scholasf.org

CHORUS ANGELICUS and GAUDEAMUS
The Blessed Son of God <>7:03 >
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Angelus Ad Virginem <>10:28 >
13th century, arranged by Paul Halley
: WHAT CHILD IS THIS?; Pelagos PEL1005; 2006
: Info: www.pelagosmusic.com

THE SCHOLA CANTORUM
Audivi Media Nocte <>14:45 >
Composed by Thomas Tallis
: THIS CHRISTMAS NIGHT; Swineshead Production [no catalog #]; 2004
: Info: www.scholasf.org

JOHN TAVENER
Out of the Night (Alleluia) (parts 1 & 2) <>17:57 >
Ikon of the Nativity (edited) <>21:42 >
Performed by the Taverner Choir; Andrew Parrott, cond.
: OUT OF THE NIGHT [compilation]; Sony Classical SK 61753; 1999
: Info: www.sonyclassical.com/music/61753

CHORUS ANGELICUS and GAUDEAMUS
A Nativity <>24:54 >
Composed by John Tavener
: WHAT CHILD IS THIS?; Pelagos PEL1005; 2006
: Info: www.pelagosmusic.com

ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Psalms of Repentance: XII <>33:24 >
Performed by the Swedish Radio Choir; Tonu Kaljuste, cond.
: PSALMS OF REPENTANCE; ECM New Series 1583 289 453 513-2; 1999
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/New_Series/1500/1583.php

ARVO PART
Nunc Dimittis (edited) <>38:33 >
Performed by Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir;
Paul Hillier, dir.
: DA PACEM; Harmonia Mundi HMU 907401; 2005/2006
: Info: www.harmoniamundi.com; www.arvopart.info

THE SCHOLA CANTORUM
O Magnum Mysterium <>43:55 >
Composed by Morten Lauridsen
: THIS CHRISTMAS NIGHT; Swineshead Production [no catalog #]; 2004
: Info: www.scholasf.org

MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening <>48:53 >
Composed by Randall Thompson; Text by Robert Frost
: CHOOSE SOMETHING LIKE A STAR; Mormon Tabernacle MTC0005; 2005
: Info: www.mormontabernaclechoir.org

LIBERA
Recordare <>53:56 >
Sempiterna <>58:20 >
: VISIONS; EMI Classics 0946 3 39862 2 0; 2005
: Info: www.emiclassics.com; www.libera.org.uk

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL,
with contributions from JOSEPH JACOBS
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BAY AREA WEATHER : Chrismisty
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(c) 2006 Hearts of Space
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