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The Heart's Reflection (Music of Daniel Elder)

10/29/2013, 11 Tracks, 52:40

Featuring

  • Joe Miller
  • Mark Foster
  • Jeffrey D. Grubbs
  • John Hudson
  • Westminster Choir
  • Daniel Elder

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Recording & Production

The track 'Seven Last Words from the Cross' was recorded in June 2012 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, while the other works were recorded in February/March 2013 at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, New York.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Westminster Choir, composed of students from Westminster Choir College, has been the chorus-in-residence for the Spoleto Festival USA since 1977.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Daniel Elder, the composer, states that his artistic goal is to demonstrate universally understood emotions through music, using a wide range of color and sound.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Westminster Choir's debut recording with Maestro Joe Miller, 'Flower of Beauty,' was praised by American Record Guide as setting 'the gold standard for academic choirs in America.'

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album's title, 'The Heart's Reflection,' is inspired by the proverb, 'Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another,' which the composer Daniel Elder uses to conceive his artistic statement.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Daniel Elder's music, featured on this album, blends lyrical and textural elements, drawing inspiration from the contrapuntal roots of early sacred music and the adventurous nature of early twentieth-century genres.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Westminster Symphonic Choir, formed from the core of the Westminster Choir, has performed and recorded with leading orchestras and conductors, including the New York Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonic.

Source: Booklet

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