Robert Bode- Shall We Gather at the River
William Hawley (b. 1950) is one of the central figures in today's American choral music renaissance. As a student at Ithaca College and the California Institute of the Arts, he composed avant-garde instrumental works, and even flirted with minimalism. The launch of his Two Motets in 1981 demonstrated a shift to vocal music and a more emotionally direct style. His continuing American choral music has helped establish compositional trends since adopted by Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and the like. Winner: American Prize in Choral Performance and the Margaret Hillis Award.
Tracklist:
- Beautiful River (Shall We Gather At The River)
- 4 Reveries: No. 1. Echo
- 4 Reveries: No. 2. Remembrance
- 4 Reveries: No. 3. My River Runs To Thee
- 4 Reveries: No. 4. Meeting At Night
- 2 Motets: No. 1. Mosella
- 2 Motets: No. 2. Te Vigilans Oculis
- 3 Rime Di Tasso: No. 1. Amor L'ali M'impenna
- 3 Rime Di Tasso: No. 2. Fuggi, Fuggi Dolor
- 3 Rime Di Tasso: No. 3. Labbra Vermiglie E Belle
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 1. There Came A Day At Summer's Full
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 2. A Valentine
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 3. As If The Sea Should Part
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 4. I Have A Bird In Spring
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 5. It's Like The Light
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 6. On This Wondrous Sea
- Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten (Arr. W. Hawley)
William Hawley (b. 1950) is one of the central figures in today's American choral music renaissance. As a student at Ithaca College and the California Institute of the Arts, he composed avant-garde instrumental works, and even flirted with minimalism. The launch of his Two Motets in 1981 demonstrated a shift to vocal music and a more emotionally direct style. His continuing American choral music has helped establish compositional trends since adopted by Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and the like. Winner: American Prize in Choral Performance and the Margaret Hillis Award.
Tracklist:
- Beautiful River (Shall We Gather At The River)
- 4 Reveries: No. 1. Echo
- 4 Reveries: No. 2. Remembrance
- 4 Reveries: No. 3. My River Runs To Thee
- 4 Reveries: No. 4. Meeting At Night
- 2 Motets: No. 1. Mosella
- 2 Motets: No. 2. Te Vigilans Oculis
- 3 Rime Di Tasso: No. 1. Amor L'ali M'impenna
- 3 Rime Di Tasso: No. 2. Fuggi, Fuggi Dolor
- 3 Rime Di Tasso: No. 3. Labbra Vermiglie E Belle
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 1. There Came A Day At Summer's Full
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 2. A Valentine
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 3. As If The Sea Should Part
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 4. I Have A Bird In Spring
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 5. It's Like The Light
- 6 Dickinson Settings: No. 6. On This Wondrous Sea
- Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten (Arr. W. Hawley)