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Festival of Carols (Live)

11/8/2019, 17 Tracks, 1:14:59

Featuring

  • Eric Stark
  • Sylvia McNair
  • Kaj Duncan David
  • Michael Davis
  • Sherry Stark
  • Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
  • Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
  • Lowell Mason
  • William Mathias
  • David Foster
  • Robert Swenson
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
  • Anonymous (Gospel Music)
  • John Rutter
  • Anonymous (Christmas)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Buddy Greene
  • James Lord Pierpont
  • Anonymous (Spiritual)
  • William Goldstein
  • Anonymous
  • Adolphe Charles Adam
  • Glenn L. Rudolph

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Composition History

Christmas Hosanna was the 2016 winner of the annual Christmas Carol Composition Competition sponsored by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The album features GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Sylvia McNair as a guest artist.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Sylvia McNair, a soprano, has performed with esteemed orchestras and opera companies across the US and Europe, including singing Bach's Mass in B minor in the Vatican for the Pope.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

John Rutter, the composer of Magnificat, describes his 1990 work as a 'Latin-flavoured fiesta' with expanded percussion in its orchestration.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Clement Clarke Moore, a professor at The General Theological Seminary, is best known as the author credited with the famous poem 'A Visit from Saint Nicholas'.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The final selection, 'The Dream Isaiah Saw' by Glenn Rudolph, was written in response to the events of September 11, 2001.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is a collection of best-loved works from the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's annual Festival of Carols concerts in 2015 and 2016, recorded live.

Source: Booklet

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