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The Dale Warland Singers disbanded in 2004 on the retirement of their founder and conductor. Reissues and worthwhile archival material have continued to appear, but the Singers have been in need of well-produced reissues that explore the work of this 40-voice choir and the nature of its accomplishments: it was arguably the best choir the U.S. has yet produced. One of its strengths lay in live performance, and Gothic Records has embarked on a series of reissues of live Dale Warland Singers performances. This one certainly fills the "well-produced" bill. It includes performances from 1981 and 2000, and the remastering work of executive producer Roger W. Sherman should be noted: you're aware of the three sound environments on the album, but there is no lurch between analog and digital sound, and the 1981 recordings of work by Daniel Pinkham, from a pair of Twin Cities churches, are clear and immediate. The Pinkham works, American choral music in the optimist vein, benefit from Warland's expressed commitment. Like John Eliot Gardiner, he had (and still has) a knack for making his presentation of the music part of the overall package. However, for the best of all, consider the opening performance of the familiar Ceremony of Carols of Benjamin Britten, recorded in the year 2000 at the Chapel of Saint Thomas Aquinas at the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul. This was splendidly recorded, capturing the rich texture of this choir, so different from those of its British counterparts. Warland chose his singers not for adherence to a homogeneous sound ideal but for their individual voices, and the results here are so distinctive that it's almost like hearing the work anew. This is a unique and, yes, a thoroughly American Ceremony of Carols. One enthusiastically awaits further Gothic Records contributions to the recovery of the Dale Warland Singers' legacy.
© TiVo
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A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (Version for Mixed Chorus & Harp) (Benjamin Britten)
Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir - Marie Spar Dymit, Artist, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir - Beth Altof, Artist, MainArtist - Brian Kremer, Artist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Dale Warland, Conductor, MainArtist - Dale Warland Singers, Choir
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Company at the Creche (Version for Mixed Chorus, Hand Bells, Organ & Harp) (Daniel Pinkham)
Jay Johnson, Artist - Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Jay Johnson, Artist - Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Jay Johnson, Artist - Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Jay Johnson, Artist - Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Jay Johnson, Artist - Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Jay Johnson, Artist - Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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The Kings and the Shepherds (Daniel Pinkham)
Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Christmas Eve (Daniel Pinkham)
Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Evergreen (Daniel Pinkham)
Jay Johnson, Artist - Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - John Ferguson, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist
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Magnificat (Daniel Pinkham)
Daniel Pinkham, Composer - Kathy Kienzle, Artist - Richard Killmer, Artist - Carol Smith, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir - Charles Ullery, Artist - Linda Steen, Artist, MainArtist - Rhadames Angelucci, Artist
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Christmas Cantata (Sinfonia Sacra) (Daniel Pinkham)
Daniel Pinkham, Composer - John Ferguson, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Ronald Hasselmann, Artist - Merrimon Hipps, Jr., Artist - Ronald Ricketts, Artist - Steven Zellmer, Artist
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Daniel Pinkham, Composer - John Ferguson, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Ronald Hasselmann, Artist - Ronald Ricketts, Artist - Steven Zellmer, Artist - Marrimon Hipps, Jr., Artist
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Daniel Pinkham, Composer - John Ferguson, Artist - Dale Warland, Conductor - Dale Warland Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Ronald Hasselmann, Artist - Ronald Ricketts, Artist - Steven Zellmer, Artist - Marrimon Hipps, Jr., Artist
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Album review
The Dale Warland Singers disbanded in 2004 on the retirement of their founder and conductor. Reissues and worthwhile archival material have continued to appear, but the Singers have been in need of well-produced reissues that explore the work of this 40-voice choir and the nature of its accomplishments: it was arguably the best choir the U.S. has yet produced. One of its strengths lay in live performance, and Gothic Records has embarked on a series of reissues of live Dale Warland Singers performances. This one certainly fills the "well-produced" bill. It includes performances from 1981 and 2000, and the remastering work of executive producer Roger W. Sherman should be noted: you're aware of the three sound environments on the album, but there is no lurch between analog and digital sound, and the 1981 recordings of work by Daniel Pinkham, from a pair of Twin Cities churches, are clear and immediate. The Pinkham works, American choral music in the optimist vein, benefit from Warland's expressed commitment. Like John Eliot Gardiner, he had (and still has) a knack for making his presentation of the music part of the overall package. However, for the best of all, consider the opening performance of the familiar Ceremony of Carols of Benjamin Britten, recorded in the year 2000 at the Chapel of Saint Thomas Aquinas at the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul. This was splendidly recorded, capturing the rich texture of this choir, so different from those of its British counterparts. Warland chose his singers not for adherence to a homogeneous sound ideal but for their individual voices, and the results here are so distinctive that it's almost like hearing the work anew. This is a unique and, yes, a thoroughly American Ceremony of Carols. One enthusiastically awaits further Gothic Records contributions to the recovery of the Dale Warland Singers' legacy.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:01
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The Dale Warland Singers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Gothic
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) Choral Music (Choirs)
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