Artist:
Stephen Alltop
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
65:42
Record Label:
Cedille Records
Purchasing Links:
MP3, Apple Music
Release Date
April 19, 2024
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Stephen Alltop
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
65:42
Record Label:
Cedille Records
Purchasing Links:
MP3, Apple Music
Release Date
April 19, 2024
"The Entertainment Factor is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission."
Find out more about this album release after the jump.
Product Description: In celebration of Earth Day, Cedille Records releases the world premiere recording of Stacy Garrop’s monumental oratorio Terra Nostra, “a spellbinding dive into the history of the planet” (Chicago Classical Review). Terra Nostra explores the relationship between humanity and Earth, and how humankind can re-establish a harmonious balance. Stacy Garrop’s music is characterized by its lyricism and vivid storytelling. She has been described by the Chicago Tribune as “one of Chicago’s most keenly sensitive composers” and praised by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for music that “excites the enthusiasm of performers and audiences alike,” while the Detroit Free Press remarks, “she has “a sharp ear for instrumental color and narrative form: She can tell a story.” Declared an “oratorio that embraces the whole world” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Garrop’s tour de force is an interconnected musical narrative presented in three parts: Creation of the World, The Rise of Humanity, and Searching for Balance. The multifarious text weaves together creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt, excerpts from the Bible’s Old Testament, classic poetry from Walt Whitman, Lord Byron, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and contemporary writings by Esther Iverem and Wendell Berry, among others.
Terra Nostra is performed by soloists soprano Michelle Areyzaga, mezzo-soprano Leah Dexter, tenor Jesse Donner, and bass-baritone David Govertsen, the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Alice Millar Chapel Choir, and Chicago’s Uniting Voices, all led by acclaimed conductor Stephen Alltop. Terra Nostra is Cedille’s 13th recording featuring Garrop’s music. The album is produced and engineered by the Grammy-winning team of James Ginsburg and Bill Maylone. It was recorded February 6 & 8, 2023 at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston, IL.
Terra Nostra is made possible by the generous support of Jim Stone and The Jerome H. Stone Family Foundation, Theodore N. Foss and Kent S. Dymak, and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund for Vocal Recordings at Cedille Records.
Terra Nostra is performed by soloists soprano Michelle Areyzaga, mezzo-soprano Leah Dexter, tenor Jesse Donner, and bass-baritone David Govertsen, the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Alice Millar Chapel Choir, and Chicago’s Uniting Voices, all led by acclaimed conductor Stephen Alltop. Terra Nostra is Cedille’s 13th recording featuring Garrop’s music. The album is produced and engineered by the Grammy-winning team of James Ginsburg and Bill Maylone. It was recorded February 6 & 8, 2023 at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston, IL.
Terra Nostra is made possible by the generous support of Jim Stone and The Jerome H. Stone Family Foundation, Theodore N. Foss and Kent S. Dymak, and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund for Vocal Recordings at Cedille Records.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 1, In the Beginning
Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Areyzaga, Leah Dexter, Jesse Donner, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale
(08:16)
2 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 2, God's World Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (03:57)
3 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 3, On Thine Own Child Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Uniting Voices (02:29)
4 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 4, Smile O Voluptuous Cool-Breathed Earth! Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & David Govertsen (04:17)
5 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 5, A Blade of Grass Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Uniting Voices, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (02:07)
6 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 6, Locksley Hall Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (03:48)
7 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 7, Railways 1846 . Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (01:50)
8 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 8, A Song of Speed Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (02:01)
9 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 9, High Flight Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Chorale & Alice Millar Chapel Choir (02:52)
10 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 10, Binsey Poplars Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Leah Dexter & Michelle Areyzaga (04:14)
11 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 11, A Dirge Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Areyzaga, Leah Dexter, David Govertsen, Jesse Donner, Northwestern University Chorale & Alice Millar Chapel Choir (03:54)
12 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 12, Darkness Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Leah Dexter, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (03:58)
13 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 13, Earth Screaming Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, David Govertsen & Jesse Donner (04:32)
14 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 14, The World Is Too Much with Us Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Areyzaga, Leah Dexter, Jesse Donner, David Govertsen, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (02:54)
15 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 15, The Want of Peace Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (04:18)
16 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 16, A Child Said, What Is the Grass? Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Michelle Areyzaga (03:00)
17 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 17, There Was a Child Went Forth Every Day Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Uniting Voices (02:03)
18 .Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 18, A Blade of Grass – I Bequeath Myself Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Areyzaga, Leah Dexter, Uniting Voices, Jesse Donner, David Govertsen, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (05:20)
2 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 2, God's World Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (03:57)
3 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 3, On Thine Own Child Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Uniting Voices (02:29)
4 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 4, Smile O Voluptuous Cool-Breathed Earth! Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & David Govertsen (04:17)
5 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 1: No. 5, A Blade of Grass Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Uniting Voices, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (02:07)
6 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 6, Locksley Hall Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (03:48)
7 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 7, Railways 1846 . Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (01:50)
8 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 8, A Song of Speed Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (02:01)
9 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 9, High Flight Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Chorale & Alice Millar Chapel Choir (02:52)
10 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 10, Binsey Poplars Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Leah Dexter & Michelle Areyzaga (04:14)
11 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 2: No. 11, A Dirge Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Areyzaga, Leah Dexter, David Govertsen, Jesse Donner, Northwestern University Chorale & Alice Millar Chapel Choir (03:54)
12 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 12, Darkness Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Leah Dexter, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (03:58)
13 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 13, Earth Screaming Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, David Govertsen & Jesse Donner (04:32)
14 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 14, The World Is Too Much with Us Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Areyzaga, Leah Dexter, Jesse Donner, David Govertsen, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (02:54)
15 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 15, The Want of Peace Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (04:18)
16 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 16, A Child Said, What Is the Grass? Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Michelle Areyzaga (03:00)
17 . Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 17, There Was a Child Went Forth Every Day Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra & Uniting Voices (02:03)
18 .Terra Nostra, Pt. 3: No. 18, A Blade of Grass – I Bequeath Myself Stephen Alltop, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Areyzaga, Leah Dexter, Uniting Voices, Jesse Donner, David Govertsen, Alice Millar Chapel Choir & Northwestern University Chorale (05:20)
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