New Release: Sky-Born Music

Sky-Born Music
10th Anniversary Commissions and World Premieres
Milwaukee Choral Artists
Sharon A. Hansen, director
Jeffry Peterson, pianist
with Stefan Kartman, cello
Indra Brusubardis, soprano
Leslie Fitzwater, messo-soprano

It is traditional during an anniversary year that a performing ensemble commissions a piece of music in commemoration of that milestone. Milwaukee Choral Artists went a step further by inviting ten composers to write new works for the ensemble - one for each of its ten years. Founded in 1998 as a chamber ensemble comprising professional solo singers, the Milwaukee Choral Artists is one of only a handful of professional women's vocal ensembles in the country. With its signature lush sound, MCA brings a distinctive and varied repertoire of choral and vocal masterworks to audiences throughout the region.

Track Listing:

1-Padmapani (2007)
Paula Foley Tillen
Thich Nhat Hahn
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2-Potter’s Clay (2007)
Paul Fowler
Naomi C. Rose
Boulder, Colorado

3-A Prayer for Peace (2008)
Paula Foley Tillen
Thich Nhat Hahn
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

4-Lake Song (2007)
Paul Carey
Colette Inez
Chicago, Illinois

5-Sigh No More, Ladies! (1961; 2008 premiere)
Kirke L. Mechem
William Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing, II,3
San Francisco, California

6-8 Three Emily Dickinson Songs (2007)
George L. Mabry
Emily Dickinson
Clarksville, Tennessee

• 6-Heart, We Will Forget Him!
• 7-Going to Him!
• 8-Wild Nights!

9-Sky-Born Music (2007)
Paula Foley Tillen
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Leslie Fitzwater, soprano

10-Soft Voices, Sweet Violets, & Rose Leaves (2007)
Jackson Berkey
Percy Byssche Shelley
Omaha, Nebraska
Stefan Kartman, cello
Indra Brusubardis, soprano

11-Nahuatl Hymn to the All-Mother (2007)
Gilda Lyons
traditional Nahuatl prayer, adapted by the composer
New York, New York

12-Wade in the Water (2007)
Marion Verhaalen
Trad. Spiritual, with additional words by Marion Verhaalen
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

13-The Message (2008)
James Quitman Mullholland
Christopher Pearse Cranch
Indianapolis, Indiana

14-How Can I Keep From Singing? (2007)
David Bridges
Robert Wadsworth Lowry
Nashville, Tennessee


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