From the Duke University Chapel in June of 2013 comes a concert featuring an acclaimed choral ensemble from Durham. Their program contains a world premiere by North Carolina-based composer Dan Locklair, “Bond and free,” with text from the poem by Robert Frost and dedicated to the ensemble’s conductor, Rodney Wynkoop. They also sing music by Scottish composer James MacMillan in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, and a choral work by Englishman Herbert Howells written in memory of John F. Kennedy. Then the program shifts to Columbia for a few selections from another concert from the School of Music at USC featuring favorites from Smetana and Respighi.
Listen to entire program: The Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham - There Will Be Rest
Billboard and introduction to Locklair's Bond and Free -- Lauren Rico
DAN LOCKLAIR - Bond and free
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Introduction to MacMillan's A Child's Prayer, Sametz's On the Death of a Friend, and Poulenc's Vinea Mea Electa -- by Lauren Rico
JAMES MACMILLAN - A child's prayer
STEVEN SAMETZ - On the death of a friend
FRANCIS POULENC - Vinea mea electa
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Introduction to Howells' Take him, earth, for cherishing - Lauren Rico
HERBERT HOWELLS - Take him, earth, for cherishing
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Introduction to by Rorem's Lift up your heads from The Ascension,
Warland's There will be rest, and
Forrest's Amen from Words of Paradise - Lauren Rico
NED ROREM - Lift up your heads from The Ascension
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Jane Lynch, piano
DALE WARLAND - There will be rest
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Elizabeth Munch, harp
Rebecca Troxler, flute
DAN FORREST - Amen from Words of Paradise
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Corinne Huber, soprano
Introduction to Esenvalds' Northern lights - Lauren Rico
ERIKS ESENVALDS - Northern lights
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Elizabeth Terry Joyner, soprano
Introduction to Part's Nunc dimittis
and Mantyjarvi's Psalm 150 in Grandshire Triples - Lauren Rico
ARVO PART - Nunc dimittis
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Patricia D. Phipps, soprano
JAAKO MANTYJARVI - Psalm 150 in Grandshire Triples
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham
Rodney Wynkoop, conductor
Break and introduction to Smetana’s The Moldau - Lauren Rico & Mike McKay
BEDRICK SMETANA - The Moldau from Ma Vlast
USC Symphony Orchestra
Donald Portnoy, conductor
Introduction to Respighi’s Pina di Roma - Lauren Rico
OTTORINO RESPIGHI - Pina di Roma (The Pines of Rome)
USC Symphony Orchestra
Donald Portnoy, conductor
Introduction to Britten's Three Divertimenti - Lauren Rico
BENJAMIN BRITTEN - Three Divertimenti
Kontras Quartet
End of the show - Lauren Rico & Mike McKay
