SKU: GI.G-995
Composed by James Jordan.
GIA ChoralWorks. Music
Education. Choral score.
GIA Publications #995.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-995).
UPC:
785147099529.
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œI would tear a hole in
the sky so I could pull
out the heart of the moon
for thee.†From
“As I Walk the
Silent Earth†by
Thomas LaVoy Performed by
the Westminster
Williamson Voices,
conducted by James
Jordan. Works by: Ola
Gjeilo, Eric Whitacre,
Thomas LaVoy, Stephen
Paulus, Aaron Copeland,
Blake Henson, Benjamin
Britten, Tomás Luis de
Victoria, Dan Forrest,
Felix
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
Arvo Pärt, Alice
Parker, Anton Bruckner,
and Maurice Duruflé.
Produced by James
Whitbourn  A stunning
new recording from James
Jordan and the
Westminster Williamson
voices. Music opens us to
a more radiant and
brilliant life through
sounds and words. There
is music that, by its
very nature, “tears
a hole in the
skyâ€â€”the
“sky†of our
spirits and souls.
Certain music, certain
composers, and certain
performances have a way
of “tearing a
hole†into us
perhaps even bringing new
meaning to what we do and
how we live. The music of
Hole in the Sky has a
common thread in that all
the pieces, in some way,
provide an illuminative
hole, through both sound
and text, into a deeper
understanding of life and
living. It explores the
many worlds of choral
sound. From Ola
Gjeilo’s
“The
Spheres,†to
Mendelssohn’s
stunning work for
women’s choir,
“Veni,
Domine,†to
“She Weeps Over
Rahoon†by Eric
Whitacre, to the joyful
“Jubilate
Deo†of Benjamin
Britten, this music will
touch the depths of your
soul. Be bold, take a
breath, and dare to fall
through. Westminster
Williamson Voices under
James Jordan is one of
the great choirs of the
world. Theirs is a sound
which can set the soul at
rest. James Whitborn.
Aaron Copeland
