“Cantus sounds terrific in this program of contemporary fare where several of the works have been chosen to capture the sumptuous lyricism these singers summon up so routinely. There’s a lot here you’re not going to want to miss.” – American Record Guide
“While You Are Alive” is an outstanding collection of music, a worthy contribution to the library of classical male choral repertoire. The album celebrates life through a gorgeous marriage of poetry and music. We include a new commission from Steven Sametz, who sets the poetry of Walt Whitman, a choral favorite from Eric Whitacre, a new nine-part work for Cantus by Edie Hill, a world premiere recording by Timothy C. Takach, a delightful piece by Veljo Tormis featuring SPCO flutist Julia Bograd-Kogan, and “The Turning,” the musical result of composer Maura Bosch’s work with Cantus, The American Composer’s Forum and the Tubman Family Alliance.
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Complete Track Listing
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1. Lux Aurumque
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Eric Whitacre
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2. A Lullaby
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Paul Nelson
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A Sound Like This
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Edie Hill
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3. A Sound Like This: I. An Invocation
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4. A Sound Like This: II. He Draws the Strings Tight
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5. A Sound Like This: III. Clay Jug
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6. A Sound Like This: IV. Interlude: Thinkers, Listen!
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7. A Sound Like This: V. While You Are Alive
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8. A Sound Like This: VI. A Sound Like This
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We Two
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Steven Sametz
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9. We Two: I. Earth, My Likeness
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10. We Two: II. I Am He That Aches With Amorous Love
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11. We Two: III. Here the Frailest Leaves of Me
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12. We Two: IV. Not Heat Flames Up and Consumes
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13. We Two: V. We Two, How Long We Were Fool’d
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14. Kolm mul oli kaunist sona
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Veljo Tormis
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The Turning
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Maura Bosch
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15. The Turning: I. Some things you don’t know about me
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16. The Turning: II. Then and now
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17. The Turning: III. If I could say
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18. Things I Didn’t Know I Loved
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Timothy C. Takach
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19. Encounter
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Peteris Vasks
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Daniel E. Gawthrop
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