And On Earth, Peace:
A Chanticleer Mass

A Mass for the 21st century

NOW AVAILABLE!!

“The Mass is the greatest vehicle so far created by composers to deploy and display the transcendental power of the human voice in ensemble…we hope to give 21st century audiences a significant setting that embraces many musical and spiritual impulses.” — Joseph Jennings

The highlight of this season will be the World Premiere in April 2007 of And On Earth, Peace: A Chanticleer Mass. Commissioned by Chanticleer, the five movements are written by five contemporary composers from unique cultural and musical backgrounds: Israeli-born Shulamit Ran, American composer Douglas J. Cuomo, Turkish-American Kamran Ince, Greek-Orthodox influenced Ivan Moody, and Irish folk composer Michael McGlynn. The Mass will celebrate the life of Chanticleer’s founder, Louis Botto, at the tenth anniversary of his death.

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1. Da Pacem, Domine - plainsong
   
2. Deus, Deus Meus, Respice in Me - Andrea Gabrieli (1510-1586)
   
3. Kyrie - Douglas J. Cuomo (b.1958)
   
4. (Gloria) Everywhere - Kamran Ince (b.1960)
   
5. O Vos Omnes (V. from Responsoria -Sabbato Sancto) - Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613)
   
6. Aestimatus Sum - Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613)
   
7. Credo/Ani Ma'Amin - Shulamit Ran (b.1949)
   
8. O Salutaris Hostia - Andrea Gabrieli
   
9. Ravenna Sanctus - Ivan Moody (b.1964)
   
10. Peccantem Me Quotidie - Carlo Gesualdo
    
11. Agnus Dei - Michael McGlynn (b.1964)
    
12. Da Pacem, Domine - plainsong (arr. Joseph H. Jennings)

TOTAL TIME: 75:05 - $15.98

 SOUND IN SPIRIT

 A groundbreaking mosaic of sacred chant

Clip: Past Life Melodies,                    Sarah Hopkins

All traditions of spiritual enlightenment have used sound and the voice as a gateway to transcendence. Sound in Spirit, the first Chanticleer CD to be conceived for recording and remixing in a studio environment, is a ground-breaking mosaic of sacred chant, drawing from traditions as diverse as Native American and Japanese, Byzantine and Tibetan, Gallo-Portuguese and native Australian. It is the first to add outdoor ambient sounds, and the first Chanticleer recording to incorporate “overtone singing”, both intentional and accidental, as the result of the singers’ immaculate intonation. Selections include work by an anonymous medieval master, contemporary women composers, Chanticleer favorites such as Tomas Luis de Victoria and Jackson Hill, and even improvisation amid the sounds of nature.  For the adventurous listener, for the curious, for explorers of the outer boundaries of the human voice, Sound in Spirit will provide a powerful journey.

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Read Sound in Spirit introductory notes.

Click here for an interview about Sound in Spirit with Music Director Joseph Jennings on iclassics.com.

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• “Incantation” from NightChants Jan Gilbert
• Axion estin, Nectarie Vlahul (1804-1899)
• Sound in Spirit, Joseph Jennings
• Motet for 12 Singers, Carlos Rafael Rivera (b. 1970)
• Beata, Plainsong, arr. Jennings
• O sacrum convivium, Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
• Como pod’ a groriosa, Alfonso X de Castille (1221-1284)
• Night Spirit Song, Joseph Jennings
• “NightChant” from NightChants, Gilbert
• In Winter’s Keeping, Jackson Hill (b. 1941)
• Gloria in excelsis Deo from Tre Canti Sacri, Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988)
• Past Life Melodies, Sarah Hopkins (b. 1958)
• Cor meum est templum sacrum (My Heart is a Holy Place), Patricia Van Ness (b. 1951)
• “Grace to You” from NightChants, Gilbert.

TOTAL TIME: 79:58 DDD CD (SOUC) $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Jesse Antin, Eric S. Brenner, Dylan Hostetter, Timothy Maguire, Clifton Massey Soprano & Alto

Justin Montigne, Matthew D. Oltman, Fraser L. Walters Tenor

Eric Alatorre, John Bischoff, Ben Johns, Mark Sullivan  Baritone & Bass

Ian Howell, Michael Lichtenauer Guest Artists

HOW SWEET THE SOUND

Spirituals and Traditional Music
with Bishop Yvette Flunder

Clip: Keep Your Hand on the Plow, arr. Jennings

All-new arrangements by Music Director Joseph Jennings, along with the extraordinary vocal power of guest artist Bishop Yvette Flunder and Chanticleer's seamless blend of twelve voices, combine to create a passionate, joyous and profound musical journey. Black sacred music is a fountain that never runs dry," comments Anthony Heilbut, author of the book The Gospel Sound, in the CD liner notes, "At once the most mournful and transcendent of musical forms, it is also the one from which Joseph Jennings, a child of the church, derives his greatest inspiration."

1. Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb
2. Surely God Is Able
3. Amazing Grace
4. Soon One Morning Medley: Soon One Morning/What You Goin' Do When the World's On Fire/You Can't Hide/Run On for a Long Time
5. Didn't It Rain
6. Sit Down Servant/Plenty Good Room
7. (Keep Your Hand on the Plow) Hold On
8. My Soul Is A Witness
9. There Is A Balm in Gilead
10. Po' Pilgrim Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow/Walk In Jerusalem
11. Be Still and Know That I'm God

2004 TOTAL TIME: 68:38 DDD CD (HOWC) $15.98

"The amen corner may lose its voice from shouting the praises of How Sweet the Sound"

CHANTICLEER
Matthew Alber, Christopher Fritzsche, Ian Howell, soprano; Jesse Antin, Jay White, Philip Wilder, alto; Kevin Baum, Michael Lichtenauer, Matthew Oltman, tenor; Eric Alatorre, David Alan Marshall, Mark Sullivan, baritone-bass

LOST IN THE STARS

Teldec Classics International

Clip: Lost In The Stars, Anderson/Weill, arr. Purling, DeSilva, Brown & Henderson/Hamshire House Publishers.

A Symphonic pops recording with the Don Haas Trio and the London Studio Orchestra, conducted by Ettore Stratta.

1. It's De-lovely/All Through the Night Cole Porter
2. Night and Day Porter
3. I Can Dream, Can't I? Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal
4. You and the Night and the Music Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz
5. Afterglow Carroll Coates
6. So Many Stars Alan & Marilyn Bergman/Sergio Mendes
7. Lost in the Star Maxwell Anderson/Kurt Weill
8. In the Still of the Night Porter
9. In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening Johnny Mercer/Hoagy Carmichael
10. 'Round Midnight Bernie Hanighen/Cootie Williams/Thelonious Monk
11. In the Wee, Small Hours of the Morning Bob Hilliard/David Mann
12. Dream Dancing Porter
13. Blues in the Night Mercer/Harold Arlen

1996 TOTAL TIME: 63:59 DDD $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch, Christopher Fritzsche, Corey McKnight*, David Shaler*, Philip Wilder*, countertenors; Kevin Baum*, David Munderloh*, Douglas Wright*, tenors; Eric Alatorre, Frank Albinder, Tim Krol*, Chad Runyon, baritones & basses; Joseph Jennings, music director; Louis Botto, artistic director; Frank Albinder, associate conductor
(* indicates soloists)

OUR AMERICAN JOURNEY

Chanticleer's 25th CD celebrates the music of America, from sacred motets by 17th century Mexican composers to shape-note hymns to newly-commissioned works on American themes. Our American Journey is a showcase of the rich traditions and also of the creative tension between unity and diversity that are inherent American music and in American life.

Clip: Labbra vermiglie et belle, William Hawley

"Chanticleer's pastel timbre, dead-on intonation, and precise articulation are persuasive throughout..."

"Chanticleer's versatility never ceases to amaze me"

1. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Traditional Appalachian
2. Credidi Juan de Lienas
3. Versa est in luctum Juan Gutié
4. rrez de Padilla
5. Jefferson (Glorious things of Thee are Spoken) Traditional
6. David's Lamentation William Billings
7. Soar Away A. M. Cagle
8. Whispers Steven Stucky
9. Voices of Autumn Jackson Hill
10. The Un-covered Wagon Brent Michael Davids
11. "Fuggi, fuggi, dolor" and "Labbra vermiglie e belle" from Tre Rime di Tasso William Hawley
12. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Stephen Foster
13. Camptown Races Stephen Foster
14. Love Walked In George Gershwin
15. Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell
16. Calling My Children Home Doyle Lawson
17. Charles Waller and Robert Yates
18. Wayfarin' Stranger Traditional
19. I'm a Pilgrim Traditional

2002 TOTAL TIME 77:52 DDD $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Matthew Alber, Christopher Fritzsche, Ian Howell, soprano; Jesse Antin, Jay White, Philip Wilder, alto; Kevin Baum, Michael Lichtenauer, Matthew Oltman, tenor; Eric Alatorre, David Alan Marshall, Mark Sullivan, baritone-bass

WHERE THE SUN WILL NEVER GO DOWN

featuring many arrangements by Music Director Joseph Jennings
Chanticleer Records
Clip: Deep River, arr. Ringwald

This album contains a wide sampling of African-American a cappella sacred music arranged and sung in several styles. Although this music originated out of struggle and suffering, it is not sorrowful music; but rather music of hope. Jennings exploits every harmonic grouping, including a bass sound that is foreboding and sensual.

1. Old Time Religion
2. Deep River
3. Jesus Come By Here
4. All Night, All Day
5. We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace
6. Where the Sun Will Never Go Down
7. Steal Away
8. I've Been 'Buked
9. Lord I Want to be a Christian
10. Am I a Soldier of the Cross
11. Twelve Gates to the City

1990 TOTAL TIME: 57:27 DDD $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Joseph Jennings*, Steven Rickards, Randall Wong, Countertenors; Louis Botto, Mark Daniel*, Neal Rogers*, Bruce Sellars*, Tenors; Tom Hart*, Mitchell Sandler, Baritones; Tim Gibler, Paul Guttry, Mark Keller, Basses; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Louis Botto, Artistic Director
(* indicates soloists)

CHRISTMAS WITH CHANTICLEER

Featuring special guest Dawn Upshaw
*Please note: This is not the same concert as the Christmas public television special. That program is available on DVD only.

Special guest operatic soprano Dawn Upshaw joins Chanticleer for a lively offering of holiday gems, from around the world and across the ages.

"Take one of America's finest choral groups, add one of our finest sopranos and -voila!-a Christmas classic-in-the-making!

1. This is the truth sent from above English, arr. Vaughan Williams
2. Christmas Round Tavener
3. Today the Virgin Tavener
4. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Distler
5. Noël nouvelet French, arr. Humphries, Jennings, Oltman
6. A Lullaby/Away in a Manger Bold, Kirkpatrick
7. The First Nowell English, arr. Willcocks
8. The Three Kings Willan, arr. Running
9. Die Stimme des Kinde s Mäntyjärvi
10. Suo Gân Welsh, arr. Wiliford
11. Spanish Carol Spanish, arr. Carter
12. Coventry Carol English, arr. Rathbone
13. Beautiful Star of Bethlehem Boyce, Pace
14. Huron Carol Huron, Brebeuf, arr. Jennings
15. Mary and the Baby Medley Traditional, arr. Jennings
16. Stille Nacht Gruber, arr. McGlynn

2001 Total Time: 70:03 DDD CD (CHRC) $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Matthew Alber*, Christopher Fritzsche, Ian Howell, soprano; Jesse Antin, Jay White*, Philip Wilder, alto; Kevin Baum*, Michael Lichtenauer*, Matthew Oltman*, tenor; Eric Alatorre, Thomas Bold, David Alan Marshall, baritone-bass; Joseph Jennings*, Music Director
(* indicates soloists)

OUR HEART'S JOY

A Chanticleer Christmas
Newly remastered in 2004, incorporating selected tracks from Psallite! Featuring Franz Biebl's beloved "Ave Maria"

Our Heart's Joy is an uplifting celebration of the music of Christmas, including works ranging from Renaissance motets to African-American spirituals and traditional carols. These favorite selections from two "vintage" Chanticleer CDs (including Franz Biebl's "Ave Maria," one of Chanticleer's most-requested performances) are being reissued by popular demand in a newly remastered version to take advantage of current audio technology.

"An unforgettable Christmas disc... deserves a place in the collection of all devotees of Renaissance choral music."

Clip: Ave Maria, Franz Biebl

1. Ave Maria... Virgo serena Jean Mouton
2. Canite tuba in Sion Jacob Handl
3. Quem vidistis pastores? Andrea Gabrieli
4. In dulci jubilo Michael Praetorius
5. Virgen sancta Francisco Guerrero
6. Serenissima una noche Gerónimo González
7. El la don don (Spanish, 16th century)
8. Ríu, Ríu chíu (Spanish, 16th century)
9. Ave Maria Franz Biebl
10. Now Make We Joy (English, 15th century)
11. There is no rose (English, 15th century)
12. Nowell (English, 15th century)
13. A hymn to the Virgin Benjamin Britten
14. Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Traditional British
15. Joseph, lieber Joseph mein Hieronymous Praetorius
16. Psallite unigento Michael Praetorius
17. Il est né le divin enfant Traditional French
18. O come, O come, Emmanuel Traditional French
19. I wonder as I wanderTraditional U.S.
20. Medley of Christmas Sprituals: Rise up shepherd and follow, Behold that star, Sweet little Jesus boy, Poor little Jesus boy, What month was Jesus born in?, Children, go where I send thee, Go tell it on the mountain Traditional U.S. arr. Joseph Jennings
21. Silent night Franz Xaver Gruber

Chanticleer Records
2004 remastered; orig. 1990 Our Heart's Joy and 1981-82 Psallite!

TOTAL TIME: 66:49 ADD (OHJC) $15.98

SING WE CHRISTMAS

Clip: A Christmas Carol, C. Ives, arr. Echols

Recorded in a beautiful church in the old walled city of Kempen during a November 1994 tour of Germany, Sing We Christmas represents many western European traditions and a great variety of time periods, languages and styles. A wonderful collection offering traditional and contemporary settings of holiday music, including anthems, canons, carols, dances, hymns and motets.

"Exquisite music for any time of year, performed with ideal pitch, style and involvement."

1. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Michael Praetorius
2. O magnum mysterium Tomás Luis de Victoria
3. In dulci jubilo Michael Praetorius/Hieronymus Praetorius/J.S. Bach
4. O virgo virginum Josquin Desprez
5. O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild! Samuel Scheidt/J.S. Bach
6. Hodie Christus natus est Jacob Handl
7. Mirabile mysterium Handl
8. Verbum caro factus est: Y la Virgen le dezia Spanish, 16th century
9. A un nino llorando Francisco Guerrero
10. Here is the little door Herbert Howells
11. Noel canon Steven Sametz
12. Quelle est cette odeur agréable Traditional French
13. El Noi de la Mare Traditional Catalan
14. A Christmas Carol CharlesIves
15. A virgin unspotted William Billings
16. In the bleak mid-winter Gustav Holst
17. Glory to the newborn King Traditional U.S.
18. Stille Nacht/ Douce nuit/ Silent night Franz Xaver Gruber

TOTAL TIME: 70:05 DDD CD (SINC) $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch*, Christopher Fritzsche*, Joseph Jennings*, Corey McKnight*, David Shaler, countertenors; Kevin Baum*, David Munderloh*, Douglas Wright, tenors; Tim Krol*, Chad Runyon*, baritones; Frank Albinder, bass-baritone; Eric Alatorre*, bass
(* indicates soloists)

THE ANNIVERSARY ALBUM

OUT OF PRINT

1978-1988

 

Highlights of Chanticleer's first ten years, marked by appearances at such European festivals as Bruges, Cologne, Amsterdam and Salzburg. Musical selections include works spanning Palestrina to Francis Poulenc, and Harold Arlen to traditional spirituals.

"Their sound, well shaped and neatly honed, affords the perfect end to any perfect day."

1. Ave Regina cælorum Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
2. Salve Regina Josquin des Prez
3. The Illusion of Eternity Allen Shearer
4. Quatre Petite Prières de St. François d'Assise Francis Poulenc
5. Galbally Farmer Traditional Irish
6. "A Calling-on Song" Dolores Keane/John Faulkner
7. Byker Hill Traditional British
8. Down by the Sally Gardens Traditional British
9. King Chanticleer A. Seymour Brown/Nat D. Ayer
10. Stormy Weather Harold Arlen
11. Steal Away to Jesus Traditional U.S.
12. Going to Heaven to Meet the King Mattie Moss Clark

Chanticleer Records

1988 TOTAL TIME: 54:35 DDD CD (ANNC)

$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Joseph Jennings*, Steven Rickards*, Randall Wong*, Countertenors; Kevin Baum*, Louis Botto*, Mark Daniel*, Neal Rogers*, Bruce Sellers*, Tenors; Tom Hart*, Raymond Martinez*, Baritones; Tim Gibler*, Mark Keller*, Basses; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Louis Botto, Artistic Director
(*indicates soloists)

I HAVE HAD SINGING

also released on Teldec as Out of This World

Clip: Shenandoah, Trad., arr. Bartholomew/Erb

 

This recording contains a magnificat blend of early 16th-century music by Thomas Tallis and Gabrieli right up to contemporary composers commissioned by Chanticleer in celebration of its 15th anniversary. This collection offers works often featured on concerts at home and abroad, including Chanticleer's classic interpretation of Shenandoah and a jazzy Blue Skies.

"It's inventive; it's funny; it's moving; it's beautiful. And it's virtually flawless."

1. I Have Had Singing Steven Sametz
2. O Clap Your Hands Orlando Gibbons
3. If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis
4. Magnificat à 12 Andrea Gabrieli
5. CharmMe Asleep David Conte
6. Drei Männerchöre: Vor den Türen, Traumlicht, Fröhlich im Maien Richard Strauss
7. Nude Descending a Staircase Allen Shearer
8. Blue Skies Irving Berlin
9. Shenandoah Traditional U.S.
10. Straight Street J.W. Alexander/Jesse Whitaker
11. Out of This World Harold Arlen
12. O Waly, Waly Traditional British
13. Journey to Recife Robert Worth/Richard L. Evans/Norman Gimbel
14. Jesus Met the Woman at the Well J.W. Alexander

Teldec Classics International

1994 TOTAL TIME: 60:26 DDD CD (IHHC)

$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch, Christopher Fritzsche*, Joseph Jennings*, Corey McKnight*, David Shaler*, countertenors; Kevin Baum, David Munderloh, Douglas Wright, tenors; Tim Krol*, Chad Runyon*, baritones; Frank Albinder, bass-baritone; Eric Alatorre, bass; Joseph Jennings, music director; Louis Botto, artistic director
(* indicates soloists)

ON THE AIR

Live Radio Highlights from A Prairie Home Companion and Saint Paul Sunday

Clip: Let's Do It, Cole Porter, arr. Malucelli

Chanticleer's touring schedule has often brought the group before live audiences on Minnesota Public Radio, performing a wide range of music from the Renaissance to Tin Pan Alley. This inventive recording provides memorable highlights from these broadcast performances, and includes stage band arrangements especially made for Chanticleer.

1. Gaude Virgo, Mater Christi Josquin des Prez , Kyrie, Agnus Dei from Missa pro defunctis Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
2. from Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata Claudio Monteverdi
3. As Vesta was Thomas Weelkes
4. Trois Chansons Claude Debussy
5. The Blue Bird Charles Villiers Stanford
6. Calme des nuits Camille Saint-Saëns
7. Les fleurs et les arbres Saint-Sa?ns
8. Let's Do It Cole Porter
9. Rock a My Soul Traditional U.S.
10. Going to Heaven to Meet the King Mattie Moss Clark
11. Satin Doll Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington/Johnny Mercer
12. My Funny Valentine Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart
13. Lazy Bones Hoagy Carmichael
14. Packing Up Clara Ward

Chanticleer Records

1992 TOTAL TIME: 60:21 AAD DOLBY SR CD (ONTC)

$15.98

CHANTICLEER: A PORTRAIT

Hailed in the Seattle Times as "a landmark in great ensemble singing", Chanticleer: A Portrait surveys the wide-ranging repertoire for which Chanticleer has become famous: from chant and Renaissance masterpieces to contemporary classical music, popular music and spirituals. Portrait draws on material specially selected from the group's award-winning discography and includes a bonus track not previously released: "Christmas Time Is Here," by Vince Guaraldi, made famous in the TV favorite, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

"Chanticleer proves that the human voice is truly the king of instruments"

1. Quem Terra Pontus Sidera Jerusalem
2. Ave Maria Gregorian Chant
3. Alma Redemptoris Mater Tomás Luis de Victoria
4. The Angel Cried Out Titov
5. Angélicas Milicias Sumaya
6. Wherewithal Shall a Young Man Tavener
7. "Love Is a Beautiful Dream" (from Love Songs) Read Thomas
8. "This Heart that Flutters near My Heart" from Canti d 'Amor Rands
9. Wild Grass (from Tang Poems) Chen Yi
10. "Labbra vermiglie e belle" (from Tre Rime di Tasso)
11. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Foster
12. Dúlamán McGlynn
13. Shenandoah Traditional
14. Spanish Carol Traditional
15. Love Is Letting Go Carroll Coates
16. Blues in the Night Mercer & Arlen
17. Wade in the Water Spiritual
18. We Shall Walk through the Valley in Peace Spiritual
19. Christmas Time Is Here Guaraldi

Teldec

2003 Total Time: 66:83 CD (PORC) $15.98

WONDROUS LOVE

A World Folk Song Collection
Teldec Classics International

Clip: Wondrous Love, arr. Jennings

The human voice has been raised in song for centuries, and folk songs serve as durable vessels for the life stories of many peoples. This broad sampling of folk songs from 19 different countries contains unique arrangements done especially for Chanticleer.

"Chanticleer works its usual vocal magic with this ambitious collection of 23 folk songs from 19 countries, east and west. The recorded sound is brilliant, yet intimate, and one cannot help but smile at such clever arrangements and superb musicianship with clean-as-a-whistle vocalism and musical personality galore."

1. Dúlamán Ireland
2. Fengyang Ge China
3. Nelly Bly United States
4. Oy, polná, polná, koróbuskaha Russia
5. Brigg Fair England
6. El Manisero Cuba
7. Molihua China
8. Die Vogelhochzeit Germany
9. Wondrous Love United States
10. Na Bhaia Tem Brazil
11. La Villanella Italy
12. Loch Lomond Scotland
13. Domaredansen Sweden
14. Arirang Korea
15. La Vasija de Barro Ecuador
16. South Australia Australia
17. La Peternera Mexico
18. Sakura, Sakura Japan
19. Or'cha BaMidbar Israel
20. Diu Diu Deng Taiwan
21. L'Amour de Moy France
22. Sohran Bushi Japan
23. An American Folk Medley: Sinner Man, I Ride an Old Paint, Cripple Creek, Sally Goodin, All the Pretty Little Horses, Dog Tick, Cumberland Gap United States

1997 TOTAL TIME: 73:34 DDD $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Christopher Fritzsche*, Corey McKnight*, Jay White*, sopranos; Kenneth Fitch, Michael Lichtenauer*, Philip Wilder, altos; Kevin Baum*, Tim Krol*, David Munderloh*, tenors; Eric Alatorre*, Frank Albinder*, Chad Runyon*, baritones & basses: Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Frank Albinder, Associate Conductor
(* indicates soloists)

COLORS OF LOVE

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING featuring John Tavener's Village Wedding

Clip: Village Wedding, John Tavener

Chanticleer has always been active in the creation of new repertoire for vocal chamber ensembles. Although some of the texts are old, even ancient, these modern compositions bring new sensibilities and insights to the subject of one of mankind's most profound contemplations, love.

"What incredible blend this 12-piece group displays...Perhaps most remarkable is Steven Sametz's in time of, which starts out very simply, and then proliferates to cover an enormaous range-from sonorous bass to the extraordinary sound of male sopranos in full cry"

1. Cradle Songs (1996): Rouxinol do pico preto (Brazil), Lulajze, Jezuniu (Poland), Buy Baby Ribbon (Tobago) Steven Stucky
2. Village Wedding (1992) John Tavener, from Canti d'Amor (1991): Winds of May, that dance on the sea, O cool is the valley, This heart that flutters near my heart, Silently she's combing her long hair, Gentle Lady, do not sing sad songs, Sleep now, O you unquiet heart!, All day I hear the noise of waters Bernard Rands
3. Words of the Sun (1982) Zhou Long, from Tang Poems (1997): Written on a Rainy Night, Wild Grass Chen Yi
4. The Rub of Love (1995) Augusta Read Thomas
5. in time of (1995/97) StevenSametz, from Love Songs (1997): Look out upon the stars, my love, Love is a beautiful dream, Alas, the love of women!, For stony limits cannot hold love out, All mankind love a lover Augusta Read Thomas.

Teldec Classics International

1999 TOTAL TIME 64:07 DDD CD (COLC) $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Matthew Alber, Christopher Fritzsche, Jay White*, Soprano; Michael Lichtenauer*, Cameron Paine, Philip Wilder*, Alto; Kevin Baum*, Tim Krol, David Munderloh, Tenor; Eric Alatorre, Frank Albinder, Thomas Bold, Baritone & Bass
(* indicates soloists)

Lamentations and Praises

Co-commissioned by Chanticleer, the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Lamentations and Praises is a major 70-minute work, a liturgical drama written expressly for the 12 voices of Chanticleer and an unusual combination of instruments and electronics: flute, bass trombone, string quintet, tape, and a percussion section comprised of a Byzantine monastery bell, Tibetan temple bowl, tam-tam, simantron (a large wooden sounding-board struck with a hammer), tubular bells and timpani. The text, drawn from the service of Holy Friday, expresses the joy-sorrow of the Orthodox Christian conception of death and resurrection.

"It is not so much a musical composition as a spiritual journey into a world of profound and prayerful meditation. To my ears, it's Tavener's finest work to date, arguably his masterpiece."

1. Golgotha: The Descent From The Cross
   
2. Stasis I
   
3. "Wherewithal stall a young man..."
   
4. Thrinos
   
5. Epitaphios Procession I: From Golgotha To The Anointing Stone
   
6. The Descent From The Cross II
   
7. Stasis II
   
8. "Let now your mercy..."
   
9. "Your hands have made me..."
   
10. Thrinos
    
11. Epitaphios Procession II: to the Tomb Entrance
12. The Descent from the Cross III
    
13. Stasis III
    
14. "Princes have persecuted me..."
    
15. "I awaited Lord Your salvation..."
    
16. "Look upon me and have mercy..."
    
17. Thrinos
    
18. Procession into Hades (into the Tomb)
19. Resurrection in Hades

2002 TOTAL TIME: 69:26 CD (LAMC) $15.98

THE MUSIC OF CHEN YI

The Women's Philharmonic with Chanticleer

Clip: Song of Weaving Maid and Cowherd, Chen Yi, Theodore Presser Co.

This recording features works that were commissioned during Chen Yi's three-year residency with Chanticleer and the Women's Philharmonic. Chanticleer is featured on Chinese Myths Cantata. All other works are performed by the Women's Philharmonic and musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments. JoAnn Falletta, conductor.

"There are a number of composers these days trying to forge a musical link between East and West, but few who bring as much pizzazz to the task as Chen Yi. The colorful genius of Chen Yi's writing shines through."

1. Duo Ye No. 2 (1987)
2. Symphony No. 2 (1993)
3. Antiphony (Ge Xu) (1994)
4. Chinese Myths Cantata (1996): I. Pan Gu Creates Heaven and Earth II. Nü Wa Creates Human Beings III. Weaving Maid and Cowherd, featuring Chanticleer, with guest artists Min Xiao-fen pipa, Wei-shan Liu gu-zheng, Jie-bing Chen erhu, Yang-qin Zhao yangqin

1996 TOTAL TIME: 69:00 DDD CD (MUSC) $15.98

CHANTICLEER
Christopher Fritzsche, Corey McKnight, Jay White, Soprano; Kenneth Fitch, David Shaler, Philip Wilder, Alto; Kevin Baum, Tim Krol, David Munderloh, Tenor; Eric Alatorre, Frank Albinder, Chad Runyon, Baritone & Bass

WITH A POET'S EYE

New American Choral Music

Clip: Io Son la Primavera, William Hawley

A recording offering the very best in contemporary American choral music. Richly varying in style, flavor, and texture, these "striking contemporary pieces show the best qualities of Chanticleer"

1. With a Poet's Eye (1987) Cary John Franklin
2. Pilgrim Strangers (1984) Ned Rorem
3. from Ages of Day (1987) Allen Shearer
4. Mushrooms (1985) Shearer
5. from Seven Madrigals (1986) William Hawley
6. Ave Maria (1991) David Conte
7. Ave Maria (1984) Mark Keller
8. ¡Oh llama de amor viva! A Mystical Vision of St. John of the Cross (1985) Steven Sametz

Chanticleer Records

1991 TOTAL TIME 70:17 DDD CD (WITC)

$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch, Joseph Jennings, Foster Sommerlad*, Philip Wilder, Countertenors; Kevin Baum*, Mark Daniel*, Jonathan Goodman*, Matthew Thompson*, Tenors; Frank Albinder*, Chad Runyon*, Baritones; Eric Alatorre*, Tim Gibler*, Mark Keller, Basses; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Louis Botto, Artistic Director
(* indicates soloists)

ANTOINE BRUMEL

OUT OF PRINT

Missa Berzerette savoyenne

French Renaissance composer Antoine Brumel's Missa Berzerette savoyenne takes its title and much of its distinctive material from a French chanson by Josquin des Prez, with a text about a young man courting a shepherdess. Brumel successfully borrowed this popular tune and manipulated it in several ways into his mass, thus bringing into the church some of the frolicking gaiety and vigorous humor of the countryside.

"Glorious, revelatory music, in stunningly gorgeous performances, sensuously recorded."

1. Berzerette savoyenne Josquin des Prez (c. 1440-1521)
2. Missa Berzerette savoyenne Antoine Brumel (c. 1460-c. 1515)
3. Laudate Dominum Brumel
4. Sicut lilium inter spinas Brumel
5. Heth. Cogitavit Dominus Brumel
6. Lauda Sion Brumel

Chanticleer Records

1991 TOTAL TIME: 73:18 DDD CD (BRUC)....$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Louis Botto, Joseph Jennings, Steven Rickards*, Randall Wong*, Countertenors; Mark Daniel*, Neal Rogers*, Bruce Sellers*, Tenors; Howard Bither*, Tom Hart*, Baritones; Tim Gibler*, Paul Guttry*, Mark Keller*, Basses
(* indicates soloists)

CRISTÓBAL DE MORALES

OUT OF PRINT

Missa Mille regretz and Motets

 

Cristóbal de Morales is usually mentioned along with Francisco Guerrero and Tom?s Luis de Victoria as the trio of Spanish composers who typified 16th-century Spanish church polyphony. The Missa Mille regretz is based on the famous chanson of the same name by Josquin des Prez, and proved to be a favorite work of Charles V.

"Conveys the deep spiritual feeling behind these liturgical settings... another bull's-eye for this splendid ensemble."

1. Vidi aquam Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500-1553)
2. Mile regretz Josquin des Prez (c. 1440-1521)
3. Missa Mille regretz Morales
4. O sacrum convivium! Morales
5. Emendemus in melius Morales
6. Lamentabatur Jacob Morales

Chanticleer Records

1993 TOTAL TIME: 55:29 DDD CD (CRIC) ...$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch, Christopher Fritzsche, Joseph Jennings, Corey McKnight, David Shaler, Countertenors; Kevin Baum, Andrew Morgan, David Munderloh, Tenors; Tim Krol, Richard Morrison, Chad Runyon, Baritones; Frank Albinder, Bass-Baritone; Eric Alatorre, Bass; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Louis Botto, Artistic Director

Evening Prayer: Purcell Anthems and Sacred Songs

Evening Prayer: Purcell Anthems and Sacred Songs was recorded by Chanticleer with dynamic instrumental ensemble Capriccio Stravagante. The son of a Royal musician, Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695). wrote hauntingly beautiful, highly expressive church music that covers a wide emotional spectrum, from the melancholic to the joyous, from the ecstatic to the sublime.

"Their astonishing purity of sound, understated and vibrato-less, is spine tingling?" "Though the Chapel Royal could have hardly heard such refinement, I've no doubt Charles II would have enjoyed every minute of it"

Clip: Hear My Prayer, Oh Lord, Purcell

1. Rejoice in the Lord alway
2. Remember not, Lord, our offences
3. I was glad
4. O Lord, rebuke me not
5. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me
6. Now that the sun has veiled his light (Evening Hymn)
7. Hear My Prayer
8. My heart is inditing

2004 TOTAL TIME: 59:15 DDD EVEC...$15.98

JOSQUIN DES PREZ Missa mater Patris ALEXANDER AGRICOLA Magnificat and Motets OUT OF PRINT

 

 

"Chanticleer is in shimmering form. The performances are serenely lovely."

 

 

1. Mater Patris et filia Antoine Brumel (c. 1460-c.1515)
2. Missa Mater Patris Josquin des Prez (c.1440-1521)
3. Nobis Sancte Spiritus Alexander Agricola (c. 1446-1505)
4. Regina coeli Agricola
5. O crux ave Agriola
6. Domine, non secundum peccata nostra Josquin
7. Magnificat Agricola

Chanticleer Records

1991 TOTAL TIME: 56:28 DDD CD (JOSC)...$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch*, Joseph Jennings, Foster Sommerlad*, Philip Wilder, countertenors; Kevin Baum*, Mark Daniel*, Jonathan Goodman*, Matthew Thompson*, tenors; Chad Runyon*, baritone; Frank Albinder*, bass-baritone; Eric Alatorre*, Tim Gibler basses; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Louis Botto, Artistic Director
(* indicates soloists)

MAGNIFICAT

CD VERSION

A Cappella Works by Josquin, Palestrina, Titov, Victoria and others

Also Available in DVD-A format!
(DVD-A usable ONLY on DVD players)

Clip: Ave Maria, Gregorian Chant

Magnificat is Chanticleer's tribute to the many early compositions dedicated to Mary, Mother of God. In the Middle Ages, the Virgin Mary's role as the Mother of God placed her in stark contrast to the stern and wrathful image of God. She was a source of comfort for Christians and remains so to this day. At no time was her popularity greater than during the Renaissance, when a plethora of compositions was written in her honorl including the famous Ave Maria prayer.

1. Ave Maria Gregorian Chant
2. Ave Maria, Mater Dei William Cornysh
3. Magnificat John Taverner
4. Stabat Virgo Maria (Era l'anima mia) Claudio Monteverdi/Aquilino Coppina
5. Maria, quid ploras (Dorinda, ah dir mia), Monteverdi/Coppina
6. The Angel Cried Out Vasily Titov
7. Regina cli ltare Toms Luis de Victoria
8. Alma Redemptoris Mater Victoria
9. Ave maris stella Gregorian Chant
10. O Thou Joy of All the Sorrowful Titov
11. Ave Regina clorum Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
12. Ave Maria Josquin des Prez
13. Salve Regina des Prez

 

Teldec Classics International

1999 TOTAL TIME: 68:43 DDD CD (MAGC)...$15.98
DVD-A (MAGD)...$19.98

In addition to enhanced sound, the DVD-A version contains visual elements, including a music video of John Tavener's Village Wedding featuring Chanticleer.

DVD-A VERSION

CHANTICLEER
Matthew Alber, Christopher Fritzsche, Jay White, soprano; Jeffrey Keim, Philip Wilder, alto; Kevin Baum, Michael Lichtenauer, Matthew Oltman, tenor; Eric Alaborre, Thomas Bold, Joel Diffendaffer, Tim Krol, baritone & bass; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Philip Wilder, Artistic Administrator

MATINS FOR THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE, 1764

Ignacio de Jerusalem

Clip: Sanctus, de Jerusalem, Russell Editions

The sequel to Chanticleer's best-selling and critically acclaimed Mexican Baroque recording, with more recently discovered choral masterpieces by Mexico City Cathedral's chapel master, Ignacio de Jerusalem. This recording brings to life one of the most monumental and elaborate choral works of the New World. Chanticleer is joined by Chanticleer Sinfonia, conducted by Joseph Jennings.

"The performances and recording quality are better than any of the other recordings of Mexican Baroque music I've heard. The balance between voices and instruments is consistently superb, and the engineering captures just enough reverberation to suggest a cathedral. The result is a perfect blend of spirituality and a humanistic zest for life."

1. Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupe Ignacio de Jerusalem (1707-1769)
2. Albricias mortales Manuel de Zumaya (c. 1678-1755)
3. Anglicas milicias Zumaya
4. Beatam me dicent omnes Giacomo Rust (1741-1786)

Teldec Classics International

1997 TOTAL TIME: 68:47 DDD CD (MATC)...$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Christopher Fritzsche*, Corey McKnight*, Jay White*, soprano; Kenneth Fitch*, Michael Lichtenauer*, Philip Wilder, alto; Kevin Baum*, Tim Krol*, David Munderloh*, tenor; Eric Alatorre*, Frank Albinder*, Chad Runyon*, baritone & bass; with the Chanticleer Sinfonia, Joseph Jennings, Conductor
(* indicates soloists)

MEXICAN BAROQUE

1995 Gramophone Award Nominee

Clip: Hieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes Zumaya

This extraordinary album reflects the musical sophistication of Ignacio de Jerusalem and Manuel de Zumaya, two significant composers in Mexico during the 18th century. This glorious music was widely performed throughout "New Spain," from Guatemala in the south to California missions in the north. Chanticleer is joined by the Chanticleer Sinfonia, conducted by Joseph Jennings.

"A lush and dynamic recording. Mexican Baroque is a delightful find."

1. Responsorio Segundo de S. S. Jos Ignacio de Jerusalem (c. 1710-1769)
2. Dixit Dominus Jerusalem
3. Sol-fa de Pedro Manuel de Zumaya (c. 1678-1755)
4. Polychoral Mass in D Major Jerusalem
5. Hieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes Zumaya
6. Celebren, publiquen Zumaya

Teldec Classics International

1994 TOTAL TIME: 57:41 DDD CD (MATC)...$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch*, Christopher Fritzsche, Joseph Jennings, Corey McKnight, David Shaler*, Philip Wilder, countertenor; Kevin Baum*, David Munderloh, Douglas Wright, tenor; Tim Krol, Chad Runyon*, baritone; Frank Albinder*, bass-baritone; Eric Alatorre* bass; with the Chanticleer Sinfonia, Joseph Jennings, Conductor; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Louis Botto, Artistic Director; Frank Albinder, Assistant Conductor
(* indicates soloists)

MYSTERIA

Gregorian Chants

Clip: Kyrie XVII, Gregorian Chant

Hauntingly beautiful, mysterious and possessed by a wealth of melodic expression, Chanticleer's Mysteria represents three distinct musical stages of Gregorian chant over several hundred years. Recorded while on tour in a small village church in Welver, Germany, Chanticleer's seamless singing has been compared to that of "masterful angels."

"Beautifully sung and varied. If you want sheer melodic purity and beauty, choose this disc."

1. Ash Wednesday and Lent Antiphon: Immutemur, Kyrie XVII, Gradual: Laetatus sum
2. Palm Sunday Antiphon: Hosanna, Psalm 23
3. Maundy Thursday Antiphon: Dominus Iesus
4. Good Friday Responsory: Tenebrae factae sunt, Hymn with refrain: Pange lingua, Crux fidelis, Reproaches and Trisagion
5. Holy Saturday Responsory: Christus factus est, Hymn: Vexilla Regis
6. Easter Gloria in excelsis II, Alleluia V. Pascha nostrum, Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes, Offertory: Iubilate Deo, Agnus Dei XVII
7. In Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary Antiphon: Alma redemptoris, Antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum, Antiphon: Regina caeli, Antiphon: Salve Regina

Teldec Classics International

1994 TOTAL TIME: 61:05 DDD CD (MYSC)...$15.98

CHANTICLEER
Kenneth Fitch, Christopher Fritzsche, Joseph Jennings, Corey McKnight, David Shaler, countertenors; Kevin Baum, David Munderloh, Douglas Wright, tenors; Tim Krol, Chad Runyon, baritones; Frank Albinder, bass-baritone; Eric Alatorre bass; Joseph Jennings, Music Director; Louis Botto, Artistic Director; Frank Albinder, Assistant Conductor

PALESTRINA

Missa pro defunctis and Motets

Clip: Gaude gloriosa, Palestrina

A fascinating juxtaposition of two substantial works by fabled 16th-century Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: his Requiem Mass, Missa pro defunctis, and his very sensual Song of Songs, Canticum canticorum.

"The ensemble renders the intricacies of Palestrina's writing with both clarity and textural richness."