Erin Stedman, soprano ; Kimberly Higgins, alto ; Robert Dingman, tenor ; Paul Shewan, and Barbara Hull, trumpet ; Nanita Wilson, horn ; Scott Emmons, trombone ; Kirk Kettinger, tuba ; Ann Musser Honeywell, organ (1st and 2nd works) ; Alexander Burgess, baritone (1st-3rd) ; Jill Richardson, soprano (3rd and 5th) ; Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale and Brass Ensemble ; Robert Shewan, conductor (3rd and 5th) ; Roberts Wesleyan College Wind Ensemble (4th) ; Amy Anderson, oboe ; Rebecca Patterson, cello ; Stephen Shewan (5th) ; The Ad Hoc String Quartet (6th)
Albany Records: TROY 149.
The 1st work for soloists, SATB chorus, four trumpets and organ; the 2nd work for soloists, SATB chorus, brass quintet and organ; the 3rd work for soloists, chorus, and brass ensemble; the 4th work originally for voices and piano, revised for voices and wind ensemble; the 5th work for mezzo-soprano, oboe, cello and piano; the 6th work for string quartet.
The 1st-5th works sung in English.
The voice of the Lord (5:09) -- Magnificat (23:50) -- A feast of carols. Now is Christmas y-come (3:34) ; I heard a mess of merry shepherds sing (2:23) ; In Bethlehem, that fair city (2:26) ; This time is born our Saviour (2:38) ; When Christ was born of Mary free (1:49) -- Of animals and insects : a musical zoo, after Ogden Nash. The bat (1:16) ; The praying mantis (2:05) ; The lama (1:19) -- The widow's lament in springtime (4:52) -- String quartet no. 1 (26:15)