Credits:

Yale Schola Cantorum

Description:

Yale University's prestigious choir! A collection of choral works from "New England"! Founded in 2003 by Simon Carrington and directed from 2009 to 2013 by Masaaki Suzuki (currently Principal Guest Conductor), the Yale University Schola Cantorum Choir (Yale Schola Cantorum). Members are gathered by audition from all departments of the prestigious Yale University in the United States, and the group performs high-level church music under the auspices of the Yale Institute ofSacred Music. David Hill, the current director and principal conductor, is an English master who has led such prestigious choirs as Winchester Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, and St. John's College, Cambridge.Hyperion Recordings, which has earned a reputation for groundbreaking programs such as David Hill's newly arranged "Fauré: Requiem (CDA 68209)" and "Brahms: German Requiem (CDA 68242)" in a "chamber ensemble version," presents its fourth release, a collection of contemporary choral works and composers from "New England," a region of the United States that includes Yale University's home state of Connecticut. The fourth release in the Hyperion Recording series is a collection of contemporary choral works by composers and works related to "New England," a region of the United States that includes the state of Connecticut, where Yale University is located. This collection includes works by English baritone Roderick Williams and conductor David Hill himself, and is of particular interest to choral professionals. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Magnificat
2.A New England Symphony~O brother man
3.A New England Symphony~By night when others soundly slept
4.A New England Symphony~Divine Humanity! Behold
5.A New England Symphony~Liberty's champion
6.God be in my head
7.Shout joy!
8.This love between us 'Prayers for unity'~I. [Buddhism]
9.This love between us 'Prayers for unity'~II. [Sikhism]
10.This love between us 'Prayers for unity'~III. [Christianity]
11.This love between us 'Prayers for unity'~IV. [Zoroastrianism]
12.This love between us 'Prayers for unity'~V. [Hinduism]
13.This love between us 'Prayers for unity'~VI. [Jainism]
14.This love between us 'Prayers for unity'~VII. [Islam]