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A Shadow's on the Sundial

by Virginia Glee Club

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Hark, all ye lovely saints (Thomas Weelkes) 01:29
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Mon coeur se recommande a vous (Orlando di Lasso) 01:50
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Su su su pastorelli vezzosi (Claudio Monteverdi) 01:41
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Shoot, false love, I care not (Thomas Morley) 01:16
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Lauds of St. Anthony of Padua (Francis Poulenc): O Jesu perpetua lux 01:49
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Lauds of St. Anthony of Padua (Francis Poulenc): O proles Hispaniae 00:44
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Lauds of St. Anthony of Padua (Francis Poulenc): Laus regi plena gaudio 01:47
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Lauds of St. Anthony of Padua (Francis Poulenc): Si quaeris miracula 01:50
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Cantate Domino (Claudio Monteverdi) 07:32
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Salvation belongeth to our God (Pavel Chesnokov) 02:52
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Summer Songs (David Davis): Love is a green girl 02:58
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Summer Songs (David Davis): Alas, alack! 00:36
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Summer Songs (David Davis): By the farmer's fields 01:38
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Summer Songs (David Davis): A shadow's on the sundial 02:36
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The Testament of Freedom (Randall Thompson): I. The God who gave us life gave us liberty 02:30
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The Testament of Freedom (Randall Thompson): IV. I shall not die without a hope 06:19
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Vir-ir-gin-i-a (George Frederic Handel/Arthur Kyle Davis, arr. Donald Loach) 01:09
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From Rugby Road to Vinegar Hill 02:07
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19.
Virginia Yell Song 01:16
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20.
Alma Maters: The Good Old Song/Virginia, Hail, All Hail 02:52
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about

Recorded in 1971 and early 1972, "A Shadow's on the Sundial" was the first recording that the Virginia Glee Club offered for commercial sale in 20 years. Created as a fundraiser to support the Glee Club's first ever international tour of Europe, the recording features a combination of traditional University repertoire, signature Glee Club pieces including the title suite, and a set of Renaissance and 20th century repertoire that represent a good cross-section of the Glee Club's repertoire under the direction of Donald Loach.

Of the Glee Club associated repertoire on this recording, "A Shadow's on the Sundial" is a suite of songs composed by former Virginia Glee Club director David Davis, based on poems by former Glee Club president Michael Stillman, with lyrical themes ranging from nonsense to aging and mortality.

"The Testament of Freedom" was composed by Randall Thompson in 1943 for the Virginia Glee Club while he was head of the Music Department at the University, as well as serving as the Club's interim director. Its texts, drawn from Jefferson's writings, speak to the wartime concerns of the Virginia students at the time, many of whom were enrolled in officer candidate programs prior to shipping off to serve in World War II. This recording features the first and last movements of the work, which focus on the themes of liberty and the rights of man.

This recording is receiving a 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 vinyl LP and transferred to lossless digital. The resulting digital files were amplified but otherwise unaltered, allowing you to hear the performances as they sounded on the original album.

credits

released January 1, 1972

Donald Loach, Director
James Richardson, Accompanist
John Pherson, guitar
Dean J. DeBuck, guitar
Edward Wine, percussion
John Burwasser, bassoon
David Ritchie, bass
Howard Hanson, piano

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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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