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Celtic Journey

Latest Release

Congratulations to all for an excellent CD. I enjoyed both "The Banks of Loch Erin" and "Harbour Grace Diddling" -- really fine performances, and so clear. Thanks to all the members of Laudate Singers and to Lars Kaario for his superb direction for such a professional CD. I am sure that Celtic Journey will travel far!
Derek Healey
Composer

... I had a listen to it and it is excellent! I am deeply flattered, thank you very, very much for this excellent release - some truly beautiful singing, and the soloists are all uniformly excellent. Best wishes and thanks, Michael.
Michael McGlynn
Composer; Founder and Director of the Irish choral group 'Anúna'


Celtic Journey

  1. Salve Rex Gloriae
    Michael McGlynn (b.1964)
    Soloists: Will George & Heidi Ackermann
  2. Siúil a Riún trad.
    arr. M. McGlynn
    Soloist: Heidi Ackermann
  3. Soul’s Journey – penny whistle
    Amy Stephen (b.1967)
  4. Media Vita
    M. McGlynn
    Soloist: Chris Robinson
  5. Gaudete
    arr. M. McGlynn
  6. Miserere Miseris
    M. McGlynn
    Soloists: Catherine Crouch, Miriam Davidson, Steven Bélanger
  7. O’Carolan Tunes – Celtic harp
    Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)
  8. Sparrow’s Jigs
    Bruce Sled (b.1975)
    Soloists: Will George, Jennifer Stephanson, & George Roberts
  9. The Banks of Loch Erin (Newfoundland)
    arr. Derek Healey (b.1936)
    Solo: George Roberts
  10. Harbour Grace Diddling (Nova Scotia)
    arr. D. Healey
  1. Kyrie
    arr. M. McGlynn
    Soloists: Catherine Crouch & Steven Bélanger
  2. Dúlamán
    M. McGlynn
    Soloist: Steven Bélanger
  3. Blackthorn
    M. McGlynn
    Soloist: Catherine Crouch
  4. Carrickfergus
    Trad. Irish
    Soloist: Amy Stephen
  5. Greensleeves
    trad. English, attr. King Henry VIII
    Soloist: Amy Stephen
  6. Pitter Patter – penny whistle & bodhran
    A. Stephen
  7. Lux Aurumque
    Eric Whitacre (b.1970)
    Soloist: Heidi Ackermann
  8. Solus Dorcha
    Kristopher Fulton (b.1978)
  9. Jimmy’s Song
    K. Fulton
  10. The Lake Isle of Innisfree
    Elsie Stephen (b.1938), arr. A. Stephen

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A Baroque Christmas

Available through Laudate Singers, or at Sikora's Classical Records (Vancouver). Sales limited to Canada only.


A Baroque Christmas

  1. Puer natus in Bethlehem (Ein Kind geborn)
    Michael Praetorius
  2. Kommt und lasst uns Christum ehren
    Michael Praetorius
  3. Courante Medley, from Terpsichore
    Michael Praetorius
  4. Hodie Christus natus est SWV 456
    Heinrich Schütz
  5. Joseph lieber, Joseph mein
    Johann Walther
  6. Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
    Andreas Hammerschmidt
  7. Ballet, from Terpsichore
    Michael Praetorius
  8. Ein Kind ist uns geboren SWV 384
    Heinrich Schütz
  9. Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
    Johann Crüger 10. Puer natus in Bethlehem
    Samuel Scheidt
  1. Puer natus in Bethlehem
    Samuel Scheidt
  2. Tröstet, tröstet mein Volk SWV 382
    Heinrich Schütz
  3. Pavane de Spaigne, from Terpsichore
    Michael Praetorius
  4. Wo ist der neugeborne König
    Andreas Hammerschmidt
  5. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
    Michael Praetorius
  6. Alleluja, freuet euch ihr Christen alle
    Andreas Hammerschmidt
  7. La Bourée, from Terpsichore
    Michael Praetorius
  8. Pueri nostri concinite (Singet und klinget)
    Michael Praetorius

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Songs of Heaven and Earth

Available through Laudate Singers

Songs of Heaven & Earth

Songs of Heaven and Earth

  1. Con el Vito
    Manuel Massotti Littel
  2. Mayila (Sinkiang Hasake Folksong)
    arr. Chen Yi
  3. Täälä Pohjantähden alla
    arr. Juha Vintturi
  4. Wislo moja, Wislo szara
    arr. Henryk Górecki (b. 1933)
  5. Oy, polná, polná koróbushka
    arr. Constantine Shvedoff (1886 - 1922)
  6. Vuka, Vuka, Debora!
    arr. John Knox Bokwe (1855 - 1922)
  7. Pseudo-Yoik
    Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b.1963)
  8. Jubilate Deo (SSAT/ATBB)
    Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 - 1613)
  9. A Hymn to the Mother of God
    John Travener (b. 1944)
  10. Pater Noster
    Alberto Grau (b. 1937)
  11. Salish Song
    Derek Healey (b. 1936)
  1. À la Volette
    arr. Stphen Chatman (b.1950)
  2. Lukey's Boat
    arr. Stphen Chatman (b.1950)
  3. Bye, Bye, Baby
    arr. Imant Raminsh
  4. Ave Verum Corpus (1995)
    Ian Cox (b. 1979)
  5. Laudate Pueri (1995)
    Tyler Peterson (b. 1970)
  6. O Vos Omnes (1996)
    Tyler Peterson (b. 1970)
  7. Cantate Domino (1996)
    Tyler Peterson (b. 1970)
  8. Prayer of St. Francis
    Barrie Cabena (b. 1933)
  9. When Heard in Harmonies (1997)
    Mark Armanini (b. 1956)
  10. God the Master of This Scene
    Harry Somers (1925 - 1999)

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Christmas Journey

Christmas JourneyAvailable through Laudate Singers

"This is a beautifully chosen and sung album of a capella Christmas music sung by Vancouver's chamber-sized chorus, Laudate, conducted by Lars Kaario. Wonderful basses hold down endless pedal-points in the grave Ave, generosa by the 12th-century composer Hildegard von Bingen, and from this antiquity the music ranges through Poulenc's matchless Quatre Motets pour le temps de Nöel to the present, with John Tavener's haunting The Lamb."
Lloyd Dykk, Vancouver Sun, December 5th, 1998

Christmas Journey

  1. Riu Riu Chiu: El Lobo Rabioso
    Anonymous (c.1556)
  2. Omnis Mundus Jocundetur
    Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
  3. Ave, generosa
    Hildegard von Bingen (1571-1179)
  4. Dixit Maria
    Hans Leo Hassler (c.1564-1612)
  5. There is No Rose
    Anonymous (c.1420)
    Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Nöel
    Frances Poulenc (1899-1963)
  6. I O Magnum Mysterium
  7. Quem vidistis pastores
  8. Videntes stellam
  9. Hodie Christus natus est
  10. Ex Sion
    Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)
  11. Rorate Coeli
    Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)
  1. The Lamb
    John Tavener (b.1944)
  2. Today the Virgin
    John Tavener (b.1944)
  3. Ave Maria
    Sergey Rakhmaninov (1873-1943)
  4. O Magnum Mysterium
    Morten Lauridsen (b.1943)
  5. Hodie, Christus natus est
    Healey Willan (1880-1968)
  6. Rejoice and Sing This Christmas Morn
    Eleanor Daley (b.1955)
  7. Quelle est cette odeur agreable?
    arr. Donald Patriquin (b.1938)
  8. Haleluya
    Srul Irving Glick (b.1934)
  9. Silent Night
    arr. Michael Coghlan (b.1949)
  10. Deck the Hall
    arr. John Rutter (b.1943)

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"This choir is world-class - their sound is a great mix of European and North American - having a lot of clarity, warmth and depth. They sing with their hearts, not just their throats."

Kari Turunen, Conductor, Finland - April 2006