Vanguard Voices & Brass (2004)

Exuberance is the essence of this eclectic mix of twentieth- and twenty-first century music. The collection opens with Steven Errante’s Sing to the Lord a New Song, a work commissioned by Vanguard Voices in honor of its tenth anniversary season. Other sacred music selections include British composer John Rutter’s symphonic and syncopated Gloria, and American composer Norman Dello Joio’s dramatic Mass. Also featured are three works with a unique Vanguard Voices connection: each was written or arranged by artistic director G. Kevin Dewey. His Trösterin Musik (Music the Comforter), composed in 2002 for Vanguard Voices & Brass, celebrates the healing power of music. Vocal jazz arrangements of the Disney classic When You Wish Upon A Star—with a bossa nova beat—and the Gershwin brothers’ tune They Can’t Take That Away From Me round out the playlist and showcase the versatility of Vanguard Voices & Brass.

Track List

1. Sing To The Lord A New Song (Steven Errante)
2. Gloria (John Rutter): Allegro vivace
3. Gloria: Andante
4. Gloria: Vivace e ritmico
5. Trösterin Musik (G. Kevin Dewey)
   
6. Mass (Norman Dello Joio): Kyrie
7. Mass: Gloria
8. Mass: Credo
9. Mass: Sanctus
10. Mass: Benedictus
11. Mass: Agnus Dei
12. When You Wish Upon A Star (Ned Washington, Leigh Harline, arr. G. Kevin Dewey)
13. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, arr. G. Kevin Dewey)
    

Vanguard Voices & Brass
Conducted by G. Kevin Dewey