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 Dance On A Moonbeam /Crofut, Baird, Upshaw, Von Stade, Et Al
Release Date: 07/25/2000 
Label:  Telarc   Catalog #: 80554   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  David GroverTraditionalBill CrofutN. BlaneyJoseph Brackett
Engelbert Humperdinck
Performer:  Meryl StreepJoel BrownChris BrubeckBill CrofutLauren Paul
Jim CowderyJustin KaginJulianne BairdBilly Keith
Dawn UpshawRoger LimbJohn GuthBenjamin Luxon
Carver BlanchardFrederica Von StadeMaggie HoltzbergSusie Crofut
Loretta O'SullivanSusan Follari
Conductor:  Joel Revzen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chorus AngelicusLondon Symphony Orchestra

Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 0 Mins. 

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Notes & Reviews   Works on This Recording  
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This CD also includes spoken word tracks featuring Meryl Streep reciting excerpts from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "King Lear," "The Winter's Tale" and "Sonnet XVIII," all by William Shakespeare. Excerpts from works by Shakespeare ("Romeo and Juliet," "The Tempest," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Henry IV" and "The Merchant of Venice") are also incorporated into some of the music tracks.
Includes bourée(s) by Johann Sebastian Bach. Soloists: Bill Crofut, Meryl Streep, Carver Blanchard.
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1.  While You Sleep by David Grover
Performer:  Meryl Streep (Spoken Vocals), Joel Brown (Guitar), Chris Brubeck (Piano),
Bill Crofut (Voice), Bill Crofut (Banjo)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1993; USA 
Notes: This selection is performed twice on this CD.
This selection features excerpts of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Tempest" recited by Meryl Streep. 
2.  Dandling Songs by Traditional
Performer:  Bill Crofut (Voice), Lauren Paul (Pennywhistle), Jim Cowdery (Mandolin),
Justin Kagin (Cello), Jim Cowdery (Recorder), Jim Cowdery (Pennywhistle),
Bill Crofut (Banjo), Julianne Baird (Soprano), Joel Brown (Guitar)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chorus Angelicus
3.  Alligator Hedgehog by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Chris Brubeck (Double Bass), Bill Crofut (Banjo), Bill Crofut (Voice),
Meryl Streep (Spoken Vocals), Billy Keith (Banjo)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: USA 
Notes: This selection features an excerpt of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" recited by Meryl Streep. 
4.  The Chipmunk's Day by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Joel Brown (Guitar), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass), Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
Bill Crofut (Banjo)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: USA 
5.  Mr. Bear by N. Blaney
Performer:  Dawn Upshaw (Soprano), Chris Brubeck (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: England 
6.  The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Traditional
Performer:  Roger Limb (Double Bass), John Guth (Guitar), Benjamin Luxon (Baritone),
Jim Cowdery (Pennywhistle), Bill Crofut (Banjo), Bill Crofut (Voice)
7.  The Cuckoo by Traditional
Performer:  Jim Cowdery (Mandolin), Billy Keith (Banjo), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass),
Benjamin Luxon (Baritone), Bill Crofut (Banjo), Bill Crofut (Voice),
Carver Blanchard (Lute)
Written: Russia 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with "Leatherwing Bat." 
8.  Leatherwing Bat by Traditional
Performer:  Jim Cowdery (Mandolin), Carver Blanchard (Lute), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass),
Billy Keith (Banjo), Benjamin Luxon (Baritone), Bill Crofut (Banjo),
Bill Crofut (Voice)
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with "The Cuckoo." 
9.  Little Trotty Wagtail by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass), Bill Crofut (Banjo)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1973; USA 
10.  The Friendly Cow by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Jim Cowdery (Recorder), Joel Brown (Guitar), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass),
Julianne Baird (Soprano), Bill Crofut (Banjo)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1973; USA 
11.  The Table and the Chair by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Bill Crofut (Banjo), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass), Bill Crofut (Voice)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 2000; USA 
12.  Sweet nightingale by Traditional
Performer:  Carver Blanchard (Voice), Carver Blanchard (Guitar), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass),
Benjamin Luxon (Baritone), Bill Crofut (Voice), Jim Cowdery (Mandolin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chorus Angelicus
Written: England 
13.  White Fields by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Bill Crofut (Banjo), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass), Bill Crofut (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chorus Angelicus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1973; USA 
14.  In Just by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Joel Brown (Guitar), Dawn Upshaw (Soprano), Chris Brubeck (Piano),
Bill Crofut (Banjo)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chorus Angelicus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1973; USA 
15.  Dance to your daddy by Traditional
Performer:  Maggie Holtzberg (Fiddle), Jim Cowdery (Mandolin), Carver Blanchard (Lute),
Chris Brubeck (Double Bass), Benjamin Luxon (Baritone), Bill Crofut (Banjo),
Bill Crofut (Voice)
Written: Scotland 
16.  O can ye sew cushions by Traditional
Performer:  Joel Brown (Guitar), Bill Crofut (Banjo), Bill Crofut (Voice),
Julianne Baird (Soprano), Justin Kagin (Cello)
Written: Scotland 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with "The Christ Child's Lullaby." 
17.  The Christ Child's Lullaby by Traditional
Performer:  Bill Crofut (Banjo), Bill Crofut (Voice), Julianne Baird (Soprano),
Justin Kagin (Cello), Joel Brown (Guitar)
Written: Scotland 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with "O can ye sew cushions." 
18.  Child's Song by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Susie Crofut (Voice), Bill Crofut (Guitar), Bill Crofut (Voice),
Chris Brubeck (Double Bass)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chorus Angelicus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1973; USA 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with "The Early Morning." 
19.  The Early Morning by Bill Crofut
Performer:  Bill Crofut (Voice), Bill Crofut (Guitar), Chris Brubeck (Double Bass),
Susie Crofut (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chorus Angelicus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1973; USA 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with "Child's Song." 
20.  All through the night by Traditional
Performer:  Julianne Baird (Soprano), Jim Cowdery (Recorder), Meryl Streep (Spoken Vocals),
Bill Crofut (Voice), Loretta O'Sullivan (Cello), Susan Follari (Viola)
Written: Wales, UK 
Notes: This selection features an excerpt of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" recited by Meryl Streep. 
21.  Simple gifts by Joseph Brackett
Performer:  Chris Brubeck (Piano), Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
Written: USA 
22.  Hänsel und Gretel: Abends will ich schlafen gehn "Evening Hymn" by Engelbert Humperdinck
Conductor:  Joel Revzen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Chorus Angelicus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Germany 
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