The American Vocalist

The American Vocalist
Spirituals and Folk Hymns, 1850-1870
The Boston Camerata - Joel Cohen
Erato 2292-45818-2

Contents:

    I. The Warning

    William Billings (m) / The American Vocalist (t)
  1. The Warning

    2. Daniel Read / The American Vocalist & The Revivalist (t)
  2. Widham

    3. Anon., The Revivalist
  3. Judgement Day

    4. Daniel Read / The American Vocalist (t)
  4. Greenwich

    5. II. Great Conforter, descend

    John Wesley (t) / Barbara Owen's collection
  5. Wrestle

    6. Smith (attr.) in The American Vocalist
  6. Canterbury New

    7. West (attr.) in The American Vocalist
  7. Edom

    8. Anon., The Revivalist
  8. I shall be satisfied

    9. III. The Star of Bethlehem

    Joseph Stephenson (attr.)
  9. Milford

    10. Anon., The American Vocalist
  10. Star in the East

    11. Anon., Dance tune preserved at the Harvard Music Library & The American Vocalist
  11. Bonny Doon - The Star of Bethlehem

    12. IV. The Gospel Feast

    Anon., The American Vocalist
  12. O Come, Come away

    13. Anon., The Revivalist, "arr. by John Barker"
  13. School Hymn

    14. Anon., The American Vocalist
  14. The Gospel Feast

    15. Anon., The American Vocalist
  15. Go Worship at Emmanuels's feet

    16. Robert Burns (t) / from a mid-18th c. Pennsylvania song book in the Owen Collection
  16. John Anderson My Jo

    17. Sacred song based on the preceding piece
  17. Go when the morning shineth

    18. Anon., from a Book of dance tunes published in Boston
  18. Captain Robert Kid

    19. Anon., The American Vocalist
  19. How precious is the name

    20. J. Baker (attr.), The Revivalist
  20. Roll call

    21. Anon., The American Vocalist & The Revivalist
  21. Glad things

    22. V. At The River

    Anon., The American Vocalist
  22. Deal gently with thy servants, Lord

    23. Anon., The Revivalist
  23. Shall we gather ?

    24. Anon., The Social Harp
  24. Happy Land

    25. Anon., The American Vocalist
  25. Burst ye emerald gates

Playing time: 59' 25"

Performers:
The Boston Camerata [Anne Azéma (soprano), Elizabeth Weigle (soprano), Elizabeth Anker (alto), John Fleagle (tenor), Daniel McCabe (baritone), Arizeder Urreiztieta (bass), Jesse Lepkoff (flute), Michael Colver (flugelhorn), Steven Lundahl (baritone horn), Joel Cohen (guitar)] - Joel Cohen, dir.;
Schola Cantorum of Boston [Alice Dampman (soprano), Sandra Stuart (soprano), Megan Henderson (alto), Nancy Mater (alto), John Delorey (tenor), Henry Lussier (tenor), Paul Cummings (bass), John Holyoke (bass)] - Frederick Jodry, dir.;
The Chamber Choir of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum [Catherine Grant (soprano), Victoria Jueds (soprano), Amy Shimbo (soprano), Elizabeth B. Stein (soprano), Kathryn Tucker (soprano), Jenna Andelman (alto), Peggy Yeh (alto), Michael H. Chol (tenor), Christopher Crick (tenor), David Smith (tenor), David Lombardo (bass), John Monson (bass), Eric Swanson (bass), Steven Thomas (bass)] - Jameson Marvin, cond.

Recording site and date:
Lindsay Chapel, Emmanuel Church, Boston, Ma., USA [11/1991]

Excerpts:
[3], [8] Erato 4509-91777-2 Music and Memory
[22] Geronimo - An American Legend (1993), Walther Hill, dir. (Columbia Studio Film) VHS & DVD

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):
Goldberg (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
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Pierre-F. Roberge