With Heart and Voice: Christmas Across America
Roger Wilhelm, music director
Peter DuBois, organ
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With Heart and Voice: Christmas Across America continues Madrigalia's explorations of American sacred music as it focuses on the rich musical repertoire of the Christmas season. The works of such well-known composers as Leo Sowerby, Daniel Pinkham, Emma Lou Diemer and Robert Ward are presented along with those of a new generation of composers represented by Cary Ratcliff, Morten Lauridsen, David Hogan and K. Lee Scott.
These prominent composers have set Advent and Christmas texts in a variety of styles. Some have sought inspiration from European or ethnic roots while others have been moved by more uniquely American sounds and rhythms. From new-romanticism to folk songs, from spirituals to aleatory music-- the result is a living musical culture in which a new generation of composers writes sensitively for the contemporary American choir.
Each of the composers and arrangers represented here has contributed substantially to our unique musical tradition. There are many other American composers who are equally deserving. Madrigalia hopes that this recording will help to preserve the best of our rich heritage for future generations to admire and enjoy.
Content
| Let every heart | Cary Ratcliff |
| Brightest and best of the stars of the morning | Michael H. Larkin |
| Lovely Child, Holy Child | David N. Johnson |
| That Wondrous Night of Christmas Eve | Robert Ward |
| Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis | David Hogan |
| 'Round the Glory Manger | K. Lee Scott |
| Jesus the Christ is born | John Jacob Niles |
| The Snow Lay on the Ground | Leo Sowerby |
| Sweet dreams, form a shade | Emma Lou Diemer |
| The Babe of Bethlehem | Michael Connolly |
| The hills are bare at Bethlehem | David N. Johnson |
| A virgin unspotted | William Billings |
| Mary had a Baby | Cortez D. Reece |
| He Came Here For Me | Ron Nelson |
| Jesus, Jesus, rest Your head | John Jacob Niles |
| Love came down at Christmas | Daniel Pinkham |
| How great a mystery | Roger Nixon |
| O magnum mysterium | Morten Lauridsen |
| All my heart this night rejoices | Leo Sowerby |
| Fantasy on 'Antioch' | Emma Lou Diemer |
| Bright, bright the holly berries | Alfred Burt |
| On Christmas night | Ron Nelson |
| Go, tell it on the mountain | Harold M. Best |
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