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Facing West: Choral Music Of Conrad Susa And David Conte

Conte,D. / Cappella Sf / Bohlin,Ragnar Release Date: 06/10/2016
Label: Delos Catalog #: 3524 Spars Code: n/a
Composer:  David Conte ,  Conrad Susa Performer:  Keisuke Nakagoshi ,  Rita Lilly ,  Matthew [Baritone Vocal] Peterson ,  Jonathan [Tenor Vocal] Thomas  ...  Conductor:  Ragnar Bohlin Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cappella SF Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo Length: 0 Hours 58 Mins.

Grammy Award-winning choirmaster Ragnar Bohlin leads his professional chamber choir, Cappella SF, in a stunning program of choral music by two of America’s leading contemporary composers. This captivating ensemble lays claim to an abundance of choral virtues: gorgeous tone, perfect sectional balance, needle-sharp intonation, and crystal-clear diction, to name but a few.

“This is a tremendous disc, effectively a celebration of great poetry in song. Recommended.” -- Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine

“Susa’s Six Joyce Songs is a thoroughly engaging song cycle…Conte’s A Whitman Triptych keenly translates the images of the text into richly imaginative harmonic progressions…” -- Stephen Smoliar, San Francisco Read more Examiner
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