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This recording showcases one of the finest collegiate male glee clubs in the United States.
2008 will mark the 150th anniversary of the internationally renowned Harvard Glee Club, the oldest college chorus in America. Originally founded by students to sing college songs and glees, it was in 1912, under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Archibald T. Davison, that the Club developed a repertoire of distinction and gained its reputation. Under the direction of Jameson Marvin since 1978, the Harvard Glee Club has only enhanced its reputation, continuing to draw upon six centuries of repertoire, including secular and sacred material. They have demonstrated a particular expertise for American choral music, and this retrospective,
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covering more than 20 years of performances, serves as a perfect example of why the Harvard Glee Club has been lauded throughout its history.
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"The emphasis is on smooth, lyrical fare that blossoms beautifully under the choir's care...enjoy a distinguished American group staking its claim to the male choral tradition." -
American Record Guide
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Works on This Recording
1.
Frostiana: no 6, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Randall Thompson
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: Modern
Written: 1959
Language: English
2.
Frostiana: no 2, The Pasture by Randall Thompson
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Language: English
3.
Quis multa gracilis by Randall Thompson
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Written: 1932; USA
Language: Latin
4.
A Walt Whitman Sampler by Charles Fussell
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2000; USA
Language: English
5.
Mass: Almighty Father by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1971; USA
Language: English
6.
Dulcis Amor by Steven Sametz
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2003; USA
Language: English
7.
Shall I compare thee? by Stephen Paulus
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2002; USA
Language: English
8.
Psalm 121 by Darius Milhaud
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Language: English
9.
Ave, dulcissima Maria by Morten Lauridsen
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Language: English
10.
The Oxen by Rodney Lister
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1988; USA
Language: English
11.
The sea is awash with roses by Christopher Trapani
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Written: USA
Language: English
12.
Old American Songs, Set 2: The Little Horses by Aaron Copland
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1952; USA
Language: English
13.
Cantantes eamus by Virgil Thomson
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Written: 1982; USA
Language: Latin
14.
McCord's Menagerie by Irving Fine
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957; USA
Language: English
15.
Lowlands by Traditional
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Written: Scotland
Language: English
16.
Gentle Annie by Stephen Foster
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; USA
Language: English
17.
All through the night by Traditional
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Written: Wales, UK
Language: English
18.
Nunc dimittis by Sir William Walton
Conductor:
Jameson Marvin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Harvard Glee Club
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1975; England
Language: Latin
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