Esmail / Conspirare / Harvey- Singing Guitar
The wonderful Conspirare chamber choir, known for it's interpretive depth and other-worldly sonic lushness, offers another of it's captivating programs - this time joined by three superb guitar quartets - in a program remarkably relevant for our time. The choir is joined by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Texas Guitar Quartet, the Austin Guitar Quartet, and cellist Douglas Harvey for this release featuring compositions by Reena Esmail, Craig Hella Johnson, Nico Muhly, and Kile Smith. Conspirare is a virtuoso choir. The Grammy-winning ensemble comprises distinctive solo artists who are also committed to the highest level of ensemble performance. These professional singers travel to Austin from around the country to perform together, providing their audiences with a rare level of choral music making.
Tracklist:
- When The Guitar
- How Little You Are: No. 1, We Washed Our Faces At The Spring
- How Little You Are: No. 2, Do You Remember
- How Little You Are: No. 3, A Long-Drawn Wall
- How Little You Are: Interlude. Springtime
- How Little You Are: No. 4, How Little You Are
- How Little You Are: No. 5, The Night Herders
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 1, I, Sarah Winnemucca
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 2, My Grandfather Jumped Up
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 3, While They Were Fishing
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 4, The Paiutes Are Not Fond Of Going To War
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 5, The Star-Spangled Banner
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 6, I Shall Be Beautiful
- The Song That I Came To Sing
The wonderful Conspirare chamber choir, known for it's interpretive depth and other-worldly sonic lushness, offers another of it's captivating programs - this time joined by three superb guitar quartets - in a program remarkably relevant for our time. The choir is joined by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Texas Guitar Quartet, the Austin Guitar Quartet, and cellist Douglas Harvey for this release featuring compositions by Reena Esmail, Craig Hella Johnson, Nico Muhly, and Kile Smith. Conspirare is a virtuoso choir. The Grammy-winning ensemble comprises distinctive solo artists who are also committed to the highest level of ensemble performance. These professional singers travel to Austin from around the country to perform together, providing their audiences with a rare level of choral music making.
Tracklist:
- When The Guitar
- How Little You Are: No. 1, We Washed Our Faces At The Spring
- How Little You Are: No. 2, Do You Remember
- How Little You Are: No. 3, A Long-Drawn Wall
- How Little You Are: Interlude. Springtime
- How Little You Are: No. 4, How Little You Are
- How Little You Are: No. 5, The Night Herders
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 1, I, Sarah Winnemucca
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 2, My Grandfather Jumped Up
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 3, While They Were Fishing
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 4, The Paiutes Are Not Fond Of Going To War
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 5, The Star-Spangled Banner
- The Dawn's Early Light: No. 6, I Shall Be Beautiful
- The Song That I Came To Sing