Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
Contents |
Nun danket alle Gott / Johann Pachelbel (4:06) -- Hear my prayer, O Lord / Henry Purcell (2:52) -- I am the rose of Sharon / William Billings (3:41) -- For God commanded angels to watch over you / Felix Mendelssohn (3:59) -- How great are thy wonders / Georg Schumann (4:30) -- Teach me, O God, the way / Kenneth Jennings (3:58) -- Kasar mie la gaji / Alberto Grau (5:43) -- Past life melodies / Sarah Hopkins (7:27) -- Advance Australia fair / arr. Stephen Leek (1:52) -- Hine e hine / arr. David Hamilton (2:45) -- Vamuvamba = They crucified Him / arr. Boniface Mganga (3:26) -- City called Heaven / arr. Josephine Poelinitz (4:45) -- Siyahamba / ed. Anders Nyberg (2:25) |
Summary |
On January 15, 1997, the 75-member St. Olaf Choir embarked on its first tour in the Southern Hemisphere. The choir performed in the Anglican cathedrals of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand and in Melbourne, Australia. The choir also performed in the Adelaide Town Hall, Cairns Civic Center, the Queensland Performing Arts Center (Brisbane) and the Sydney Town Hall, all in Australia |
Notes |
The 1st work a motet, 2nd-3rd works are anthems, 4th work an excerpt from an oratorio, 10th work a lullabye; 11th, 13th works trad. folk melodies, 12th work a spiritual; principally for unaccompanied mixed choir (11th, 13th works with percussion acc., 12th work with piano and tambourine acc.) |
Performer |
Lance Wilford, Erick Lichte, soloists (8th work) ; Albert Jordan, tenor, Matthew Schwinghammer, piano, (12th work) ; Thomas Phelps, percussion (12th-13th works) ; Carl Schoenborn, Suzanne Ohlmann, percussion (13th work) ; The St. Olaf Choir ; Anton Armstrong |
Event |
Recorded at St. John's Lutheran Church, Northfield, Minn |
Notes |
Sung primarily in English except 1st work in German, 7th in a dialect of the African Sahel, 10th in Maori, 11th and 13th in undetermined languages; text of the 4th-6th works from Psalms; 3rd work from Song of Solomon |
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Hard copy version record |
Subject |
Choruses (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.
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Motets.
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Anthems.
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Oratorios -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Lullabies, Maori
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with percussion
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Spirituals (Songs)
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Psalms (Music)
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Song of Solomon (Music)
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Anthems.
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Choruses (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with percussion.
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Motets.
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Oratorios -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Psalms (Music)
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Song of Solomon (Music)
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Spirituals (Songs)
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Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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excerpts.
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Spirituals (Songs)
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Sacred music.
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Psalms (Music)
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Motets.
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Excerpts.
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Arrangements (Music)
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Anthems.
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Motets.
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Anthems.
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Excerpts.
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Arrangements (Music)
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Spirituals (Songs)
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Psalms (Music)
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Sacred music.
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Motets.
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Anthems.
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Extraits.
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Arrangements (Musique)
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Spirituals.
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Psaumes (Musique)
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Musique sacrée.
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Form |
Streaming audio
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Author |
Leek, Stephen
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Hamilton, David, 1955-
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Mganga, Boniface
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Poelinitz, Josephine
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Nyberg, Anders
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Wilford, Lance
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Lichte, Erick
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Schwinghammer, Matthew
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Jordan, Albert
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Phelps, Thomas (Percussionist)
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Schoenborn, Carl
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Ohlmann, Suzanne
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Pachelbel, Johann, 1653-1706.
Nun danket alle Gott.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Hear my prayer, O Lord.
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Billings, William, 1746-1800.
Singing master's assistant. I am the rose of Sharon.
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
Elias. Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen; arranged. English
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Schumann, Georg, 1866-1952.
Ist ein köstliches Ding. English
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Jennings, Kenneth.
Teach me, O. God, the way
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Grau, Alberto.
Kasar mie la gaji
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Hopkins, Sarah, 1958-
Past life melodies.
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