Samuel Barber: An American Romantic
Choral music by Samuel Barber, with new chamber versions for Conspirare by Robert Kyr
Recorded September 2011 at Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, IN
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Craig Hella Johnson, Conductor
Presented here are some of Barber’s finest works for choir. As with his instrumental music, they showcase his ability to write emotive music within pristinely sophisticated structures; works of extraordinary beauty and difficulty. Includes first recordings of new versions (for chamber chorus & orchestra) of Easter Chorale and The Lovers written especially for Conspirare by Robert Kyr.
Additional solos by Matt Tresler, Estelí Gomez, and Derek Chester. With Faith Debow, piano, and Thomas Burritt, timpani.