[Sing Freedom: African American Spirituals; Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson & Company of Voices; Harmonia Mundi 807525 (2011)]
December 5, 2011
Tim Smith's Clef Notes & Drama Queens
"On the Record: Conspirare's Sing Freedom'
If, like me, you value spirituals as highly as lieder, there is a new recording you'll want to grab." "It's from an Austin-based professional choral ensemble called Conspirare that has been going strong for two decades.
“The reasons for
that success are evident throughout "Sing Freedom: African
American Spirituals," released on the Harmonia Mundi label. To
begin with, Conspirare, led by its founder Craig Hella Johnson, is a
first-rate choral force, boasting impeccable articulation,
intonation, diction and rhythmic clarity, not to mention a warm,
seamless blend. What seals the deal is the exquisite musicality these
choristers offer in a rewarding assortment of well-known and more
obscure spirituals.”
[This
recording is a “Super Audio CD”. The works include Soon
ah will be done,
a spiritual arranged by William Levi Dawson (1899-1990). Dawson
is
profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works
List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma,
http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com]
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