American Spirituals, Book Two
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News
1 Mar. Fleisher Discoveries: Fleisher Brings Peru to Washington
14 Mar. Completed new version of “April Showers” (final song of April Showers), adding double bass and revising piano accordingly
15 Mar. Completed There’s a Land Beyond the River, solo violin
28 Mar. Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts. Kiley Hazelton, soprano, Mark Bilyeu, organ, Calvin Presbyterian Church, Long Lake, MN
1 Apr. Fleisher Discoveries: A Rough Beginning for The Tender Land of Copland
2 Apr. Completed There’s a Land Beyond the River, clarinet and piano
14 Apr. Everyone Sang, WPRB-FM, Classical Discoveries, Marvin Rosen
15 Apr. Online discussion with English Symphony Youth Orchestra illustrators about The Bremen Town Musicians video
16 Apr. The Bremen Town Musicians video released, English Symphony Orchestra, narrator Gemma Whelan, conductor Kenneth Woods
23 Apr. Online Q&A, Working with Conductors, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Choirs, with Sean Taylor, Craig Hella Johnson discussing Canticle, The Dawn’s Early Light, others
8 May. There’s a Land Beyond the River. Clarinet, piano premiere, Ricardo Morales encore, Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
8 May. Host, Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra livestream
11 Jun. April Showers. Premiere. Conspirare, conducted by Craig Hella Johnson: soprano Stefanie Moore, mezzo-soprano Laura Mercado-Wright, tenor Dann Coakwell, baritone Simon Barrad, with Austin Haller, piano, and Tom Burritt, drums
13 Jun. April Showers. Conspirare
Recent CDs
The Arc in the Sky. The Crossing. 2020 Grammy nomination, Best Choral Performance
Canticle and Alleluia. Vocal Arts Ensemble. 2020 Grammy, Classical Producer of the Year, Blanton Alspaugh
In This Blue Room, other songs. Lyric Fest
A Child’s Afternoon. Fantasmagoria. Anna K. Meyer, flute, & Erik Meyer, organ
The Nobility of Women. Mélomanie
The Stars Shine, from The Consolation of Apollo. The Same Stream
Vespers. Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, and The Crossing
Where Flames a Word. The Crossing
Where Flames a Word. Voces Tallinn. 2020 Estonian Recording of the Year
Where Flames a Word. Khorikos
Where Flames a Word. Chicago Chamber Choir
Selected publications
Alleluia. SATB, 6′. Hal Leonard
The Consolation of Apollo. SATB, perc, 35′. MusicSpoke
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. SATB, bells, 3′. Hal Leonard
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. SATB, org, 3′. Concordia.