Found Again
Lembit Beecher composer
John Rommereim composer
Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate composer
Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro conductor
Award-winning choral ensemble Cantori New York presents FOUND AGAIN, a poignant exploration of human connection, self-growth, and collective pursuit of a better world. At once forward-looking and deeply introspective, this collection features three works espousing the power of transformative renewal.
Each presents a revised version of an earlier work, offering an opportunity for rediscovery, recentering, and new understanding. The New Amorous World, by Lembit Beecher, reflects on the limitations and possibilities of humankind in a spirited setting of texts by French utopian philosopher Charles Fourier. Beauty by Beauty, by John Rommereim, contrasts with a gentle, inward-looking setting of texts by three-time U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on themes of courage, spiritual transformation, and of human connection to the earth and to one another. The title track – Found Again, by Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate – presents a second setting of Joy Harjo poems exploring cultural connection, reconciliation, and renewal.
— Chelsea Harvey
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Track Listing & Credits
# | Title | Composer | Performer | |
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01 | The New Amorous World: I. The Calculus of Harmony | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 2:56 |
02 | The New Amorous World: II. Interlude | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 1:13 |
03 | The New Amorous World: III. Manias Relating to Love | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 5:05 |
04 | The New Amorous World: IV. Passionate Attraction: Attractive Work | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 2:08 |
05 | The New Amorous World: V. The Archibras: The Arm of Harmony | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 3:14 |
06 | The New Amorous World: VI. Passionate Attraction: The Court of Love | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 6:26 |
07 | The New Amorous World: VII. Interlude | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 1:13 |
08 | The New Amorous World: VIII. Blind Savants | Lembit Beecher | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Laura Weiner, horn; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Violetta Maria Norrie, harp | 4:35 |
09 | Beauty by Beauty | John Rommereim | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Jared Soldiviero, vibraphone | 6:03 |
10 | Found Again: I. Interlude | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, narrator | 0:22 |
11 | Found Again: II. Beautiful Baby, Beautiful Child | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Jared Soldiviero, percussion; Shane Shanahan, percussion; Matt Kantorski, percussion; Every Voice Concert Choir | Nicole Becker, conductor; Sydney Mcnabb, assistant director | 4:27 |
12 | Found Again: III. Interlude | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, narrator | 0:25 |
13 | Found Again: IV. For Keeps | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Jared Soldiviero, percussion; Shane Shanahan, percussion; Matt Kantorski, percussion; Every Voice Concert Choir | Nicole Becker, conductor; Sydney Mcnabb, assistant director | 5:04 |
14 | Found Again: V. Interlude | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, narrator | 0:22 |
15 | Found Again: VI. Hesaketvmeset likes (Muscogee Creek Hymn) | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Jared Soldiviero, percussion; Shane Shanahan, percussion; Matt Kantorski, percussion; Every Voice Concert Choir | Nicole Becker, conductor; Sydney Mcnabb, assistant director | 6:41 |
16 | Found Again: VII. Interlude | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, narrator | 0:26 |
17 | Found Again: VIII. This Morning I Pray For My Enemies | Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate | Cantori New York | Mark Shapiro, conductor; Jared Soldiviero, percussion; Shane Shanahan, percussion; Matt Kantorski, percussion; Every Voice Concert Choir | Nicole Becker, conductor; Sydney Mcnabb, assistant director | 5:05 |
Recorded March 11 & November 11, 2023 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn NY
Recording Session Producer & Engineer Andreas K. Meyer
Assistant Recording Session Engineer Nancy Conforti
Executive Producer Bob Lord
VP of A&R Brandon MacNeil
A&R Ivana Hauser
VP of Production Jan Košulič
Audio Director Lucas Paquette
VP, Design & Marketing Brett Picknell
Art Director Ryan Harrison
Design Edward A. Fleming
Publicity Chelsea Olaniran
Digital Marketing Manager Brett Iannucci
Artist Information

John Rommereim
John Rommereim is a musician who has pursued a varied career as a composer, conductor, keyboardist, and professor. He has written works for choir, solo voice, orchestra, string quartet, saxophone quartet, flute ensemble, guitar, organ, piano, and electronic media, as well as a chamber opera, and music for theater and film. The New York Times praised the “richly expressive” character of his work for voice and piano, Into the Still Hollow.

Cantori New York
Praised by The New York Times for its "spirit of exploration" and "virtuosity and assurance," Cantori imaginatively interweaves historical hidden gems with audacious premieres to create eclectic and dynamic musical experiences. A four-time winner of the ASCAP/Chorus America Adventurous Programming Award — more than any other chorus in the Eastern United States — Cantori has performed at all five major halls at Lincoln Center, as well as Zankel Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, and elsewhere.

Mark Shapiro
Six-time ASCAP Award-winner Mark Shapiro is active as a conductor of choruses, orchestras, and opera. He is Artistic Director of Cantori New York, Music Director of The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Principal Conductor of Marshall Opera, and Conductor Emeritus of The Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra, for which he served as Music Director for a decade. Characterizing his leadership as “insightful,” The New York Times praised his “virtuosity and assurance.” Opera News noted his “superb pacing and great confidence.” As of December 2024, Shapiro has led 25 performances in Carnegie Hall as well as concerts at Geneva’s Victoria Hall and the amphitheater at Vaison-la-Romaine (France), among other venues.

Lembit Beecher
Estonian-American composer, pianist, and animator Lembit Beecher writes “hauntingly lovely and deeply personal” music (San Francisco Chronicle) that stems from a fascination with the ways memories, histories, and stories permeate our contemporary lives. Threading together fragments of family lore, distantly experienced legends, imagery, and songs from Estonian folk culture, and explorations of place, migration, and ecology, he has created an idiosyncratic musical language full of fragile lyricism, propulsive energy, and visceral emotions. A childhood filled with family stories of homeland and displacement led to an interest in documentary, and beginning with his documentary oratorio And Then I Remember, Beecher has written numerous song cycles, cantatas, and chamber works incorporating interviews, personal testimonies, and historical writings, both as sung text and recorded audio.

Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate
Jerod Impichchaachaahaꞌ Tate is a classical composer and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma, dedicated to the development of American Indian classical composition. He is a 2022 Chickasaw Hall of Fame inductee and a 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from The Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2021, he was appointed a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State.

Every Voice Concert Choir
Based at Columbia University Teachers College, EVC is unique for bringing exceptional choral training to ALL children. For EVC singers who seek rigorous choral training, the Concert Choir provides the opportunity to perform challenging works in collaboration with adult choirs and orchestras. EVC’s core choirs — Kids Choir and Youth Choir — welcome all singers ages 7–17 without audition. EVC VoiceAbility is designed to meet the needs of children ages 7–17 with disabilities. Cornerstone Intergenerational Choir is an intergenerational choir that invites all children to join with one or two of their trusted adults.

Nicole Becker
Dr. Nicole Becker is the Artistic & Executive Director of Every Voice Choirs, which she co-founded in 2012. At Columbia University, she directs the Teachers College Community Choir and teaches piano and conducting. Becker received an undergraduate degree in Biology from Yale University, a masters in Piano Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a doctorate in Music Education from Columbia University Teachers College. Becker’s academic research focuses on student-centered teaching approaches in ensemble settings and developing racial literacy through music education.