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Music for a Noble Acoustic

by Virginia Glee Club

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Absolom, fili mi (Josquin) 05:12
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2.
David's Lamentation (William Billings) 01:46
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3.
When David Heard (Thomas Tomkins) 04:51
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When David Heard (Benjamin Broening) 03:45
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Missa Mater Patris: Gloria (Josquin) 03:14
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Ave Maria (Nathan Moore) 02:29
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Ave Maria (Mark Keller) 02:38
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Ave Maria (Franz Biebl) 06:35
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The Winter Song (Frederic Field Bullard) 02:03
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10.
What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor? (trad., arr. Parker/Shaw) 03:21
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Shenandoah (arr. James Erb) 03:10
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Ride the Chariot (W.H. Smith) 02:20
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Virginiana: Virginia, Hail, All Hail/The Good Old Song 01:49
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Recorded at River Road Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia on January 24, 1993, this recording (originally issued on cassette tape as VGC-0003) finds the Virginia Glee Club performing music from its 1992-1993 season, including commissioned works by Benjamin Broening and Glee Club member Nathan Moore. In the 1992-1993 season, the Virginia Glee Club, under the direction of John Liepold, would also perform on the Today Show at Monticello and at the Jefferson Memorial in front of President and Mrs. Clinton, both in celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s 250th birthday.

The performance features three works commissioned by the Glee Club. Benjamin Broening's setting of "When David Heard" received its premiere in 1992, as did Nathan Moore's "Ave Maria." The arrangement of "Shenandoah" for TTBBB heard here was arranged for the Glee Club in 1991 by James Erb, based on his earlier 8-part setting for mixed chorus, and is one of the Glee Club's signature songs.

This recording is receiving its first-ever digital reissue in 2022 as part of the belated 150th anniversary celebration of the Virginia Glee Club, which was founded in 1871 at the University of Virginia. The recording was sourced from the original cassette tape and transferred to lossless digital using Dolby B noise reduction. The resulting digital files were amplified but otherwise unaltered, allowing you to hear the original audio—including such traditional “live-in-concert” features as someone dropping a book and more than a few early applauders—as it sounded on the original 29-year-old cassette.

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released April 13, 1993

John R. Liepold: Music Director and Conductor
Matthew Benko: Assistant Conductor
Design Recording: recording

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The Virginia Glee Club, founded in 1871, is the oldest musical group at the University of Virginia. Throughout its history, it has been consistently recognized as a leader among American men’s choruses, performing a variety of sacred and secular music in the classical tradition. All proceeds from Bandcamp sales go to support the Virginia Glee Club. ... more

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