CADENCE
New Works for Voices in Verse
David Kirtley | Joanne D. Carey
Timothy Kramer | Christopher J. Hoh
OVERVIEW
CADENCE, the new vocal music compilation from Navona Records, offers a set of inspired, emotive premiere recordings by composers Christopher J. Hoh, David Kirtley, Joanne D. Carey, and Timothy Kramer in works juxtaposing the ethereal and the earthy, the diaphanous and the muscular, and the serene and the agile.
Hoh’s Remembering All sets five poems by the renowned Carl Sandburg, whom Hoh calls “a composer’s poet.” His treatment enhances the text with a spacious, compelling composition. By turns luminous, jaunty or lyrical, it dramatizes love and longing through intriguing music.
Kirtley’s focus too is on poetry, but in this case it is the Japanese art of the haiku, which provides the inspiration. Best known for its precise, simple form and short length, haiku offers a fascinating point of entry for Kirtley in the Haiku Songs of Karigane, as the composer carefully crafts a haunting, sanguine sound that unveils deep emotions within the lean words of five haiku by Kaoru Karigane.
William Blake’s works have frequently been set to music, but The Lamb and The Tyger have rarely been given such a rigorous treatment. Carey’s complex, nuanced language highlights the mysterious symbolism of Blake’s prose, coupling sophisticated musical figures alongside the enigmatic contemplations found in the text.
Lux aeterna by Kramer is the composer’s own unique version of the traditional Mass setting, in this case created specifically for performance in the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. The radiant harmonies bound across dynamic peaks and valleys, bringing the listener on a sublime emotional journey.
HIGHLIGHTS
Christopher J. Hoh has produced several commissioned works on multi-lingual, Latin, German and English texts in addition to folk hymn and carol arrangements. Graduated from Georgetown University, he is currently working on new part-songs and anthems and also editing European renaissance and New World pieces.
An avid hiker and world traveler, David Kirtley brings to his music impressions of nature, and elements drawn from indigenous musical traditions. Originally a self-taught composer, he eventually received music degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder. His works have been performed at festivals and venues worldwide.
Joanne D Carey’s musical energies are highly influenced by acoustics and electronics, which she learned while at San Jose State University and Stanford University. She has also written several pieces featuring a “radio-baton”, a controller that allows an electronic score to be performed live using sounds from a synthesizer.
Timothy Kramer’s music has been called “constantly inventive…” and “haunting and intensely moving” (San Antonio Express News), and his works have been performed throughout the world by major ensembles. He holds degrees from Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Michigan, and was a Fulbright Scholar to Germany.
ALSO ON NAVONA
NV6006
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Catalog #: NV6061
TRACK LISTING
David Kirtley
Haiku Songs of Karigane
poetry by Kaoru Karigane
Jennifer Bird, soprano; Mutsumi Moteki, piano
1 I. Karasu-uri
2 II. Hanamizuki
3 III. Nekojarashi
4 IV. Daikan ya
5 V. Mizutorimo
Joanne D. Carey
6 The Lamb
poetry by William Blake
The Stanbery Singers | Paul Stanbery, conductor
7 The Tyger
poetry by William Blake
Vox Futura | Andrew Shenton, conductor
Karolina Rojahn, piano
Timothy Kramer
8 Lux Aeterna
from the Requiem Mass
Kühn Choir | Marek Vorlíček, conductor
Christopher J. Hoh
Remembering All: Five Sandburg Poems
poetry by Carl Sandburg
The Stanbery Singers | Paul Stanbery, conductor
9 I. Joy
10 II. Monotone
11 III. Under the Harvest Moon
12 IV. I Sang
13 V. Follies
CREDITS
Haiku Songs of Karigane
Recorded August 10, 2015 in Grusin Music Hall, University of
Colorado Boulder CO
Recording Session Producer Andy Happel
Recording Session Engineer Kevin Harbison
The Lamb
Recorded March 10-11, 2016 at the First United Methodist
Church in Hamilton OH
Recording Session Producer Matt Konrad
Recording Session Engineer Justin Newton
The Tyger
Recorded May 22, 2016 at Futura Productions in Roslindale MA
Recording Session Producer Bob Lord
Recording Session Engineer John Weston
Lux aeterna
Recorded March 2, 2014 at Martinů Hall, Prague Academy
of Performing Arts in Prague CZ
Recording Session Producer & Engineer Ondrej Urban
Five Sandburg Poems
Recorded March 12, 2016 at the First United Methodist
Church in Hamilton OH
Recording Session Producer Matt Konrad
Recording Session Engineer Justin Newton
Executive Producer Bob Lord
Executive A&R Sam Renshaw
A&R Alex Bourne, Brandon MacNeil
Audio Director Jeff LeRoy
Production Engineer Nate Hunter
Art & Production Director Brett Picknell
Graphic Design Emily Roulo
Marketing Mike Mahn
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