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Crossing the Divide: Exploring
Influence and Finding Our Voice

American Masterpieces Festival, Austin, Texas
Presented by Conspirare
and the National Endowment for the Arts. 2007.
Live recordings from festival performances, January 25-28, 2007. World premieres of music by John Muehleisen, Stephen Paulus and Dan Welcher.

Album Track List

Disc One: FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

  1. Salut au monde! (Massed Choir) world premiere, John Muehleisen
  2. Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Texas Tech University Choir) arr. Moses Hogan
  3. Pilgrim’s Hymn (Massed Choir) Stephen Paulus
  4. I Am the Rose of Sharon (St. Stephen’s Madrigal Singers) William Billings
  5. Las Agachadas (Texas State Chorale) Aaron Copeland
  6. Gentle Annie (Texas State Chorale) Stephen Foster, arr. Edwin Fissinger
  7. ANIMAL CRACKERS, Vol. 1: The Panther (Texas Tech University Choir) Eric Whitacre
  8. ANIMAL CRACKERS, Vol. 1: The Cow (Texas Tech University Choir) Eric Whitacre
  9. ANIMAL CRACKERS, Vol. 1: The Firefly (Texas Tech University Choir) Eric Whitacre
  10. Black is the color of my true love’s hair (Texas Tech University Choir) Stuart Churchill
  11. The Lord Is My Shepherd (Wesley United Methodist Intergenerational Choir) Minister Eddie A. Robinson
  12. Al Shlosha D’Varim (Conspirare Children’s Choir) Allan E. Naplan
  13. Psalm 23 (University of Texas Concert Chorale) Paul Basler
  14. The Water Is Wide (Judson High School Chorale) arr. Rene Clausen
  15. The Promise of Living (Massed Choir) Aaron Copeland

Disc Two: CONSPIRARE SHOWCASE CONCERT

  1. Beautiful River, arr. William Hawley
  2. THE BLUE ESTUARIES: To Be Sung on the Water, David Ashley White
  3. THE BLUE ESTUARIES: I Saw Eternity, David Ashley White
  4. REINCARNATIONS: Mary Hynes, Samuel Barber
  5. REINCARNATIONS: Anthony O’Daly, Samuel Barber
  6. REINCARNATIONS: The Coolin’, Samuel Barber
  7. The Campers at Kittyhawk (from US STORIES), Michael Dellaira
  8. LEAVES OF GRASS: I celebrate myself, world premiere, Dan Welcher
  9. LEAVES OF GRASS: I am he that walks, world premiere, Dan Welcher
  10. LEAVES OF GRASS: There is that in me, world premiere, Dan Welcher
  11. POEMAS DE AMOR: Soñaba, world premiere, Stephen Paulus
  12. POEMAS DE AMOR: De tu Cama a la Mia, world premiere, Stephen Paulus
  13. POEMAS DE AMOR: Pasas Por Mi Calle, world premiere, Stephen Paulus
  14. POEMAS DE AMOR: Si Lo Dicen, Digan, world premiere, Stephen Paulus
  15. POEMAS DE AMOR: Mano a Mano, world premiere, Stephen Paulus
  16. Sleep, Eric Whitacre
  17. House Song to the East (from THE WHOLE WORLD IS COMING), Jonathan Santore
  18. Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten, arr. William Hawley
  19. My God Is a Rock (featuring the Southeastern Chorale) arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
  20. The Battle of Jericho, arr. Moses Hogan