The Lightener of the Stars
- Choir of the West – Richard Nance, Conductor
This CD includes selections from the 2011 tour to France and Germany, where the choir won top honors at the prestigious Harmonie Festival. Also included are works from the 2012 tour and performance at the American Choral Directors Association Northwestern Division Conference. The title work, The Lightener of the Stars, was composed by PLU graduate Jason Michael Saunders.
The Lightener of the Stars CD
Compact Disc – 2012
Program
| Track | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Motets | Vytautas Miškinis, Edition Ferrimontana-Frankfurt | ||
| 1 | - Lucis Creator Optime | 4:38 | |
| 2 | - O Sacrum Convivium | 4:27 | |
| 3 | Brothers, Sing On! | Edvard Grieg/arr. Howard D. McKinney, Alfred Publishing Co. | 1:58 |
| 4 | Down to the River to Pray | Traditional/arr. Philip Lawson, Hal Leonard Corporation | 2:49 |
| 5 | Sweet By and By | J.P. Webster/arr. Aaron Humble, Manuscript | 3:49 |
| 6 | The Lightener of the Stars | J. Michael Saunders, Colla Voce Music Publishers | 4:46 |
| Petites Voix | Francis Poulenc, Universal Music MGB Songs obo Rouart Cie Sarle | ||
| 7 | - La petite fille sage (The Good Little Girl) | 1:33 | |
| 8 | - Le chien perdu (The Lost Dog) | 1:03 | |
| 9 | - En rentrant de l’école (Coming Home From School) | :34 | |
| 10 | - Le petite garçon malade (The Little Sick Boy) | 1:58 | |
| 11 | - Le hérisson (The Hedge-Hog) | :40 | |
| Missa Brevis | James MacMillan, Boosey and Hawkes | ||
| 12 | - Kyrie | 3:04 | |
| 13 | - Sanctus | 3:05 | |
| 14 | - Agnus Dei | 2:54 | |
| 15 | Mondnacht (Opus 22, no. 5) | Alexis Hollaender, Musikverlag-Engelhart | 2:07 |
| 16 | The Log Driver’s Waltz | Wade Hemsworth/arr. Ron Smail, Cypress Choral Music | 3:41 |
| 17 | Distance Can’t Keep Us Two Apart | Chen Yi, Theodore Presser | 5:12 |
| Two Latin-American Songs | |||
| 18 | Mata del anima sola (Tree of the lonely soul) | Antonio Estévez, Earthsongs Publishing | 3:34 |
| 19 | La Cucaracha | arr. Robert Sund, Gehrmans Musikförlag | 2:58 |
| 20 | A Drop In The Ocean | Ēriks Ešenvalds, C. F. Peters Corp. | 6:40 |
| 21 | Oh, Shenandoah | arr. Alf Houkom, Plymouth Music Co. Inc. | 3:05 |
| 22 | My Soul’s Been Anchored In The Lord | arr. Moses Hogan, Hal Leonard Corporation | 2:58 |