Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim (album)
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Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim (album), is a studio album of the Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim
dramatic oratorio
by composer Mona Lyn Reese
and librettist Delores Dufner
OSB
, released by the San José Chamber Orchestra and Chorus in 2011.
Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim
Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim, is a dramatic oratorio by composer Mona Lyn Reese and librettist Delores Dufner OSB, that draws on Jewish and Christian music and scripture, as well as the writings of Holocaust survivors, to create an interfaith commemoration of the Holocaust...
dramatic oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
by composer Mona Lyn Reese
Mona Lyn Reese
Mona Lyn Reese is an American composer, best known for her operas and choral music. Her work is melodic and accessible with an emphasis on driving or complex rhythms, movement, and contrasting textures...
and librettist Delores Dufner
Delores Dufner
Delores Dufner is an American sacred music composer and librettist whose works have been included in Catholic hymnals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Dufner is a nun of the Order of Saint Benedict....
OSB
Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...
, released by the San José Chamber Orchestra and Chorus in 2011.
Track listing
Cast
- Layna Chianakas, mezzo-soprano – Adonai
- Stephen Guggenheim, tenor – Lazar
- Allison Charney, soprano – Franziska
- Kevin Nakatani, bass – Dives
- Jordan Bluth, tenor – Adam
- Michael Riskin, soprano – Jacob
- SJCO Chorus – Hebrew Chorus
- St. Benedict’s Schola and Members of The Choral ProjectThe Choral ProjectBased in San Jose, California, The Choral Project is a mixed-voice choir founded in 1996 by artistic director and conductor Daniel D. Hughes...
– Angel Choir - The Choral ProjectThe Choral ProjectBased in San Jose, California, The Choral Project is a mixed-voice choir founded in 1996 by artistic director and conductor Daniel D. Hughes...
– Repentant Nations - Isabell Monk O’Connor – Rivka
Production
- Ken Lee – Mastering Engineer
- Myron Dove – Mix Engineer, Editor
- Barbara Day Turner – Executive Producer
- Mona Lyn ReeseMona Lyn ReeseMona Lyn Reese is an American composer, best known for her operas and choral music. Her work is melodic and accessible with an emphasis on driving or complex rhythms, movement, and contrasting textures...
– Executive Producer - Barbara Christmann – Producer
- Thomas Hassing – Photography
- Gabriela Martínez, Texto – Art Direction
- Marie Olofsdotter – Cover illustration Choose Life
- Recorded by Leslie Ann JonesLeslie Ann JonesLeslie Ann Jones is a multiple Grammy Award-winning recording engineer working as Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm, Ltd. company. She is a past Chair of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Board of Trustees, the organization that awards Grammys...
on The Scoring Stage at Skywalker SoundSkywalker SoundSkywalker Sound is the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of George Lucas' Lucas Digital motion picture group. Its main facilities are located in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California...
, assisted by Dann Thompson and Robert Gatley. - Schola recorded by Rockhouse Productions, St. Joseph, MN.
Artistic
- Mona Lyn ReeseMona Lyn ReeseMona Lyn Reese is an American composer, best known for her operas and choral music. Her work is melodic and accessible with an emphasis on driving or complex rhythms, movement, and contrasting textures...
– Composer - Delores DufnerDelores DufnerDelores Dufner is an American sacred music composer and librettist whose works have been included in Catholic hymnals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Dufner is a nun of the Order of Saint Benedict....
OSBOrder of Saint BenedictThe Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...
– Librettist - Barbara Day Turner – Conductor
- Daniel Hughes – Conductor
- Teri Larson – Chorus Master
- Daniel Hughes – Chorus Master
- Keiko Kagawa-Hamilton – Choral Preparation
- Christine Manderfeld, OSB – Schola Conductor
- The San José Chamber Orchestra – Orchestra
- Choristers from The Choral ProjectThe Choral ProjectBased in San Jose, California, The Choral Project is a mixed-voice choir founded in 1996 by artistic director and conductor Daniel D. Hughes...
, Choral Cosmo, and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church – Choir - Michael Touchi – Accompanist