This album was recorded at St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada, from April 11th to 13th, 2008.
Performer Biography
Noel Edison, the conductor, is the artistic director of two Canadian choral ensembles: the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Elora Festival Singers.
Performer Biography
Noel Edison, the conductor, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Guelph in 2002 for his contributions to choral music in Canada.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Julian Wachner, the composer, describes his compositional philosophy as drawing inspiration from both strict form and unbridled chaos, and from various musical styles like tonality, modality, and post-tonality.
Performer Biography
The Elora Festival Singers, a professional chamber choir, was founded in 1980 by Noel Edison as the principal choral ensemble of the Elora Festival.
Composer Biography
Julian Wachner, the composer, was appointed University Organist and Music Director of Boston University's Marsh Chapel at the age of twenty in 1990.
Composer Biography
Julian Wachner, the composer, began his musical education at age four and was a boy chorister at the St Thomas Choir School in New York City.
