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Dark Night of the Soul - Ola Gjeilo - Downtown Voices - Stephen Sands, conductor
Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net)
NOVUS New York
Trinity Wall Street, New York City
Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/...
Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR
Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net... moreDowntown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net)
NOVUS New York
Trinity Wall Street, New York City
Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/...
Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR
Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net)
Amy Schroeder, violin
Jennifer Liu, violin
Jessica Meyer, violin
Mike Nicolas, cello
Mitchell Vines, pianist
Elizabeth Bates, soprano
Ola Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays the passage of the soul from mortality to its union
with God. Based on the 16th century poem by a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, St. John
of the Cross, the piece depicts a soul leaving its “still house” and venturing into the night. Seemingly fearless, the soul is guided out of the darkness by the light of love; Luminous Night reveals the soul’s fulfillment.
Lyrics: St. John of the Cross
One dark night,
fired with love’s urgent longings
– ah, the sheer grace! –
I went out unseen,
my house being now all stilled.
In darkness, and secure,
by the secret l... less
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Luminous Night of the Soul - Ola Gjeilo - Downtown Voices - Stephen Sands, conductor
Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net)
NOVUS New York
Trinity Wall Street, New York City
Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/...
Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR
Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net... moreDowntown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net)
NOVUS New York
Trinity Wall Street, New York City
Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/...
Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR
Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net)
Amy Schroeder, violin
Jennifer Liu, violin
Jessica Meyer, violin
Mike Nicolas, cello
Mitchell Vines, pianist
Elizabeth Bates, soprano
Ola Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays the passage of the soul from mortality to its union
with God. Based on the 16th century poem by a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, St. John
of the Cross, the piece depicts a soul leaving its “still house” and venturing into the night. Seemingly fearless, the soul is guided out of the darkness by the light of love; Luminous Night reveals the soul’s fulfillment.
Lyrics: Charles Anthony Silvestri/St. John of the Cross
Long before music was sung by a choir,
Long before silver was shaped in the fire,
Long before poets inspired the heart,
You were the Spirit of... less
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Let Us Stand :. Abendsterne .: Night of Gospel Music 2011
Aufzeichnung der Night of Gospel Music 2011 in der Friedenskirche Ludwigsburg.
Abendsterne - Der Junge Chor
aus Ludwigsburg / Eglosheim
Chorleiter: Jörg Thum
Ton: Ulrich Thelen
Kamera: Jürgen Häffner
Regie/Schnitt: Frank J. Dürring
Aufzeichn... moreAufzeichnung der Night of Gospel Music 2011 in der Friedenskirche Ludwigsburg.
Abendsterne - Der Junge Chor
aus Ludwigsburg / Eglosheim
Chorleiter: Jörg Thum
Ton: Ulrich Thelen
Kamera: Jürgen Häffner
Regie/Schnitt: Frank J. Dürring
Aufzeichnung vom 7. Mai 2011
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The silver swan by Orlando Gibbons
The silver swan, who living had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:
“Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes;
More geese th... moreThe silver swan, who living had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:
“Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes;
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.”
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The Silver Swan - Adolphus Hailstork
Recorded on 5/3/2024 at Our Beautiful Savior's Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ as part of our "Modern Madrigals" concert.
Text:
"The silver swan, who living had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;
Leaning her breast against ... moreRecorded on 5/3/2024 at Our Beautiful Savior's Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ as part of our "Modern Madrigals" concert.
Text:
"The silver swan, who living had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sang her last, and sang no more:
'Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes;
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.' "
- Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625)
Program notes:
A famous text also famously used by Gibbons himself for his own Madrigal, Hailstork here pays homage to the work's 16th-century roots. An early composition (written while in college) from the proflic composer, Hailstork combined his own language with his love for choral literature to create a piece reminiscent of the Renaissance with a modern flair. The harmonic language harkens back to a hexachordal modality of the 16th century, uses an unaccompanied SATB choir, and employs varied moments of imitative polyphony and homophony. This short wor... less
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UCT Choir
Last Night of the Proms charity concerts, Cape Town City Hall
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Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought: 1. Sonnet 30 (Steven R. Gerber)/MidAtlantic Chamber Choir
MidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel:
Jason C. Tramm, Conductor
Soprano
Paige Porter
Veronica Shea Salkin
Samantha Ferrara
Hillary Baboukis
Alto
Kimberlee Korzelius
Sophia Mortensen
Irene Lyristakis
Tenor
Rider Foster
Zachary Morehouse
... moreMidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel:
Jason C. Tramm, Conductor
Soprano
Paige Porter
Veronica Shea Salkin
Samantha Ferrara
Hillary Baboukis
Alto
Kimberlee Korzelius
Sophia Mortensen
Irene Lyristakis
Tenor
Rider Foster
Zachary Morehouse
Jose Daniel Mojica
Charles Bryan
Kevin Courtemanche
Bass
Christian Arencibia
Peter Lamendola
Devin McGuire
Skyler Klein
Video/Audio Engineering: Quinton Tramm
Recorded: June 4, 2022
Broadway Presbyterian Church (Manhattan)
From Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought
1. Sonnet 30
Sonnet 30: When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste:
Then can I drown an eye, unus'd to flow,
For precious friends hid in death's dateless night,
And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe,
And moan th' expense of many a vanish'd sight;
Then can I grieve a... less