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Light of Gold

7/10/2015, 20 Tracks, 57:12

Featuring

  • Ragnar Bohlin
  • Jonathan Dimmock
  • Alexandra Sessler
  • Emma Quinn
  • Danielle Sampson
  • Jimmy Kansau
  • Julia Fischer
  • Cappella SF
  • Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous (Christmas)
  • Franz Xaver Gruber
  • Benjamin Britten
  • John Rutter
  • Fredrik Sixten
  • Folke Bohlin
  • Gustaf Nordqvist
  • Bernard de la Monnoye
  • David Conte
  • Eric Whitacre
  • Anonymous (Spiritual)
  • Hugh Martin

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Album & Artwork

The album "Light of Gold: A Cappella SF Christmas" aims to present a broad spectrum of Christmas music from different parts of the world.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Ragnar Bohlin, the conductor of Cappella SF, was named Director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus in 2007 and won a GRAMMY Award for Best Choral Performance with them.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The recording sessions for this album took place from August 29 to September 1, 2014, at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Ragnar Bohlin founded the professional chamber choir Cappella SF in San Francisco in 2014.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ragnar Bohlin, the artistic director of Cappella SF, strives to showcase the choral riches of all musical periods at the highest artistic level, considering a cappella music "an art-form unto itself, both magical and transformative."

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is Cappella SF's first recording and includes a world premiere recording of Fredrik Sixten's "The Song of the Star."

Source: Booklet

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