Notes and Editorial Reviews
Western music has long gloried in the magnificent sound of brass with choir and organ. Historical religious paintings frequently depict such combinations, and the practice of featuring the brilliance of brass instruments with massed human voices and with the organ's thousands of pipes has been irresistible down to the present day. Music for brass and organ provides an important backdrop for this collection, and broadens the musical scope to include twentieth century composers Dupré, Karg-Elert and Schmidt. The celebrated Canadian organist Douglas Haas studied in Canada, Italy, the Netherlands and West Germany before returning to become Director of Music at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Kitchener, Ontario. He is also a faculty member of
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the University of Waterloo. 'Joyful Sounds' is produced as a tribute to the 'Dean of Canadian Choral Conductors', Dr. Elmer Iseler (1927-1998) whose priceless legacy is the international recognition of Canada's singing tradition. Canadian Brass remembers him as an inspiration to excellence and for his insistence that they - even at the very early stage - deserved to be heard on the international stage. By 1980, the five virtuosi of the Canadian brass (now Canadian icons themselves) were in a position to return the favour by proudly presenting Emler Iseler and his Singers as their guests at a memorable Christmas concet in New York's Carnegie Hall. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Estro poetico-armonico: Psalm 19 by Benedetto Marcello
Performer:
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Eugene Watts (Trombone),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Douglas Haas (Organ)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724-1726; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Frederic Mills.
2.
Fantasia by Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: Baroque
Written: Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 4 Secs.
3.
Athalanta by Aurelio Bonelli
Performer:
Eugene Watts (Trombone),
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Douglas Haas (Organ)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: Baroque
Written: Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Frederic Mills.
4.
Psalms of David, Op. 2: Jauchzet dem Herren, SWV 36 by Heinrich Schütz
Performer:
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Eugene Watts (Trombone)
Conductor:
Elmer Iseler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass,
Festival Singers of Canada
Period: Baroque
Written: 1619; Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 45 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Elmer Iseler.
5.
Ein Kindelein so löbelich by Michael Praetorius
Performer:
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Eugene Watts (Trombone),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba)
Conductor:
Elmer Iseler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass,
Festival Singers of Canada
Period: Renaissance
Written: Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Elmer Iseler.
6.
Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1: Canzon primi toni a 8 by Giovanni Gabrieli
Performer:
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Douglas Haas (Organ),
Eugene Watts (Trombone)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1597; Venice, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 30 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Frederic Mills.
7.
Poème héroïque, Op. 33 by Marcel Dupré
Performer:
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Douglas Haas (Organ),
Eugene Watts (Trombone)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; France
Length: 6 Minutes 54 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Frederic Mills.
8.
Chorale Improvisations (66) for Organ, Op. 65: no 58, Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König by Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Performer:
Douglas Haas (Organ)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1908-1910; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 54 Secs.
9.
Spiritual Phantasy by William Schmidt
Performer:
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Eugene Watts (Trombone),
Douglas Haas (Organ)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: 20th Century
Length: 8 Minutes 36 Secs.
10.
Hora decima musicorum Lipsiensium: Sonata no 2 by Johann Christoph Pezel
Performer:
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Douglas Haas (Organ),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Eugene Watts (Trombone)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1670; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 50 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Frederic Mills.
11.
Ich danke dir von ganzem Herzen by Heinrich Hartmann
Performer:
Eugene Watts (Trombone),
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet)
Conductor:
Elmer Iseler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass,
Festival Singers of Canada
Period: Renaissance
Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Elmer Iseler.
12.
Cantiones sacrae, Op. 4: Cantate Domino, SWV 81 by Heinrich Schütz
Performer:
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet),
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Eugene Watts (Trombone)
Conductor:
Elmer Iseler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass,
Festival Singers of Canada
Period: Baroque
Written: 1625; Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Elmer Iseler.
13.
Ein Kindelein so löbelich by Michael Praetorius
Performer:
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba),
Graeme Page (French Horn),
Ronald Romm (Trumpet),
Eugene Watts (Trombone),
Frederic Mills (Trumpet)
Conductor:
Elmer Iseler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Canadian Brass,
Festival Singers of Canada
Period: Renaissance
Written: Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Elmer Iseler.
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