Essential Voices Usa / Barton / Mckay / Shames Holiday Harmonies - Songs Of Christmas CD

Judith Clurman conducts her acclaimed chorus, Essential Voices USA, in Holiday Harmonies: Sounds of Christmas, the ensemble's third recording for Sono Luminus. This holiday disc includes premiere recordings of new vibrant arrangements of seasonal favorites and new works that were written for the disc by some of America's finest composers. Mezzo Soprano Jamie Barton, Soprano Maureen McKay, Pianist Tedd Firth, and Harpist Stacey Shames are featured performers. Traditional repertoire includes: Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. David Chase), O Holy Night (arr. Ryan Nowlin), Silent Night (arr. Tedd Firth and Judith Clurman), The Virgin's Slumber Song (Max Reger), and We Wish You a Merry Christmas (adaptation Judith Clurman). New works include: Whispered and Revealed (Nico Muhly), Love Came Down (Jennifer Higdon) and Merry Christmas Wishing Well (Gene and Lorraine Gilroy, arr. Michael Gilbertson).

1. Angels We Have Heard on High 2. O Holy Night 3. Silent Night 4. Love Came Down 5. The Virgin's Slumber Song 6. Whispered and Revealed 7. Merry Christmas Wishing Well 8. We Wish You a Merry Christmas