Thompson,R. / Barber,S. / Layton,Stephen American Polyphony CD

Polyphony and Stephen Layton present highlights from the choral repertoire by four twentieth-century American giants: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson. Framed by Thompson's understated favorites Alleluia and Fare Well, the program includes Bernstein's Missa brevis, motets by Copland and - of course - Barber's inimitable Agnus Dei.

1. Alleluia 2. Agnus Dei 3. Mary Hynes 4. Anthony O'Daly 5. The Coolin' 6. Kyrie 7. Gloria 8. Sanctus 9. Benedictus 10. Agnus Dei 11. Dona Nobis Pacem 12. Help Us, O Lord 13. Thou, O Jehova, Abideth Forever 14. Have Mercy on Us, O My Lord 15. Sing Ye Praises to Our King 16. Twelfth Night, Op. 42, No. 1 17. To Be Sung on the Water, Op. 42, No. 2 18. A Nun Takes the Veil, Op. 13, No. 1, 'Heaven-Haven' 19. The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8, No. 1 20. Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8, No. 2 21. Fare Well