Deep peace [sound recording] / Bill Douglas ; featuring the Ars Nova Singers.
Material type: MusicPublisher number: 11070-2 | Hearts of SpacePublication details: San Francisco : Hearts of Space, c&p1996.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD | Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | NEW AGE Douglas, Bill | Available | 33111004266983 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Composer/bassoonist Bill Douglas has always had an affinity for the romance of Celtic music. On Deep Peace, Douglas has set to music poems by William Butler Yates, William Blake, Robert Burns, and Alfred Graves. Wonder of wonder, Douglas uses a real chorus -- the Ars Nova Singers -- and perfectly smooth they sing, like angels, silk, or fine scotch. The arrangements are delicately supportive; a soft piano joins near the end of the a cappella "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton" while "Piping Down the Valleys Wild" is set on its happy course by woodwinds and piano. Gradually, the oboe and piano take a more active role and are joined by strings. What brings Douglas' music above everyday church fare is his strong connection to the Celtic and the bittersweet nobility -- playful, yet sad -- of the oboe, bassoon, and clarinet. Instrumental interludes, such as "The Wandering Moon," freshen the ear to enjoy the chorus even more. Special acknowledgment must be given to the piano, a noble Bosendorfer Imperial Concert Grand, which is showcased on "The Secret Forest." This luxurious and unhurried album will take one's head and heart to heaven. ~ Carol Wright
Celtic-inspired choral and instrumental music.
Texts for choral pieces printed in container insert.
Deep peace (choral version) (4:48) -- Flow gently, sweet Afton (4:23) -- Piping down the valleys wild (3:47) -- Wandering moon (3:40) -- O earth, o earth, return (4:18) -- Secret forest (4:25) -- Hills of Glencar (3:56) -- Red rose, sad rose (4:50) -- Return to Inishmore (3:22) -- Voices of children -- Evening star (3:56) -- Irish lullaby (4:35) -- Deep peace (reprise) (4:23).
Bill Douglas, piano, synthesizers, bassoon ; The Ars Nova Singers ; Thomas Morgan, conductor ; Bil Jackson, clarinet ; Stephanie Arado, violin ; Peter Cooper, oboe ; Anne Stackpole-Cuellar, flute ; Brett Wallace, cello.
Compact disc.