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AND ON EARTH, PEACE: A CHANTICLEER MASS | COLORS OF LOVE | LAMENTATIONS AND PRAISES | THE MUSIC OF CHEN YI | WITH A POET'S EYE

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.

da pacem Ddomine plainsong, Ddeus, Ddeus meus, respice in me Andrea Gabrieli, Dda pacem Carlo Gesualdo, Kyrie Douglas J. Cuomo , Gloria (Eeverywhere) Kamran Ince, Oo vos omnes Carlo Gesualdo, Aestimatus sum cum descendentibus (from Responsoria-Sabbato Sancto) Carlo Gesualdo, Credo Shulamit Ran, Peccantem me quotidian Carlo Gesualdo, Rravenna Sanctus Ivan Moody, salutaris hostia Andrea Gabrieli, Agnus Ddei Michael McGlynn, pacem plainsong, pacem Giles Binchois, pacem Arvo Pärt

CD (ACHC) $15.98

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"

Cradle Songs (1996): Rouxinol do pico preto (Brazil), Lulajze, Jezuniu (Poland), Buy Baby Ribbon (Tobago) Steven Stucky, 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, Words of the Sun (1982) Zhou Long, from Tang Poems (1997): Written on a Rainy Night, Wild Grass Chen Yi, The Rub of Love (1995) Augusta Read Thomas, 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."

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."

Duo Ye No. 2 (1987); Symphony No. 2 (1993) Antiphony (Ge Xu) (1994) 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"

With a Poet's Eye (1987) Cary John Franklin, Pilgrim Strangers (1984) Ned Rorem, from Ages of Day (1987) Allen Shearer, Mushrooms (1985) Shearer, from Seven Madrigals (1986) William Hawley, Ave Maria (1991) David Conte, Ave Maria (1984) Mark Keller, ?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)