Phoenix
- Choir of the West – Richard Nance, Director
The American Prize Phoenix, a two-disc set, is a compilation of works recorded by the Choir of the West over the course of four academic years, from 2006-2007 through 2009-2010. A wide variety of repertoire is represented here, including both sacred and secular works from four stylistic eras—from Renaissance motets to Taiwanese Aboriginal Folk Songs. In keeping with Pacific Lutheran University’s focus on international studies, music in ten different languages appears in this collection, and there are works by composers from the USA, Italy, Germany, England, Ireland, Finland, China, Taiwan, Sweden and Latvia. PLU student composers Jason Saunders and Philip Serino present their work in this collection, as does PLU faculty member Richard Nance, conductor of the choir. Phoenix was awarded second place in the prestigious “American Prize” competition for outstanding recording by a collegiate choral ensemble (2011).
Compact Disc – 2010
PLU Multimedia Recordings — Pacific Lutheran University
Program - Disc 1
| Track | Title | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | Peter Hallock (b. 1924) |
| 2 | Tu es Petrus | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) |
| 3 | Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God | Richard Nance (b. 1955) |
| 4 | Praise To The Lord, The Almighty | arr. F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955) |
| 5 | Singet dem Herrn, ein neues Lied (Opus 12, no. 1) | Hugo Distler (1908-1942) |
| Five Hebrew Love Songs | Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) | |
| 6 | - Temuná | |
| 7 | - Kalá kallá | |
| 8 | - Lárov | |
| 9 | - Èyze shéleg! | |
| 10 | - Rakút | |
| 11 | Dashing Away With The Smoothing Iron | arr. John Rutter (b. 1945) |
| 12 | Komm Jesu, Komm (BWV 229) | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| 13 | Musica Dei donum | John Rutter (b. 1945) |
| 14 | The Sally Gardens | arr. Philip Serino (b. 1989) |
| Canciónes por las Americas | Sid Robinovitch (b. 1942) | |
| 15 | - Noche de Lluvia | |
| 16 | - Sensemayá | |
| Two Songs from “Five Childhood Lyrics” | John Rutter (b. 1945) | |
| 17 | - Monday’s Child | |
| 18 | - Sing A Song Of Sixpence | |
| 19 | i thank you God for most this amazing day | Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) |
Program - Disc 2
| 1 | A Mighty Fortress Is Our God | Martin Luther (1483-1546)/arr. W. B. Olds) |
|---|---|---|
| Three English Anthems | ||
| 2 | - O Sing Joyfully | Adrian Batten (c. 1591-1637) |
| 3 | - Lord, How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry? | Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| 4 | - Hosanna To The Son Of David | Orland Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Celtic Origins Michael McGlynn (b. 1964) | ||
| 5 | - Kells | |
| 6 | - Maria Matrem Virginem | |
| 7 | - Dúlamán | |
| 8 | - Ocean | |
| 9 | My Song In The Night | arr. Paul J. Christiansen (1914-1997) |
| 10 | La Otra (from “Three Spanish Landscapes) | Jason Saunders (b. 1989) |
| 4 Shakespeare Songs | Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963) | |
| 11 | - Come Away Death | |
| 12 | - Lullaby | |
| 13 | - Double, Double, Toil And Trouble | |
| 14 | - Full Fathom Five | |
| Music from the Pacific Rim | ||
| 15 | - Usuli Boat Song | arr. Jiang Tian Shui (contemporary) |
| 16 | - Singing Joyfully Over Mountains and Seas Evening to Morning | arr. Chun-Rong Chuang (contemporary) |
| 17 | - Aftonen | Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960) |
| 18 | - Mate Saule (from Three Poems by Czeslaw Milosz) | Peteris Vasks (b. 1946) |
| 19 | Saint Louis Blues | arr. Hall Johnson (1888-1970) |
| 20 | Lord God, You Have Called Your Servants | J. Aaron McDermid (b. 1974) |