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Voices of Liberty: A Cappella Americana

Song Name   Arranger
Golden Dream   Derric Johnson
Shenandoah   Derric Johnson
Railroad Medley   Derric Johnson
We, The People / America The Beautiful   Derric Johnson
The Star Spangled Banner   Derric Johnson
Songs Of The South (medley)   Derric Johnson
This Land Is Your Land   Derric Johnson
Battle Hymn Of The Republic   Derric Johnson
Oh Susanna!   Derric Johnson
Black Is The Color of my True Love's Hair   Derric Johnson
The Penny / My Country 'tis of Thee   Derric Johnson

Produced by Derric Johnson Directed by Derric Johnson

Derric Johnson is the director of the 'Voices Of Liberty,' the ten-voice ensemble that performs at Walt Disney World. This collection, featuring the Voices themselves, is as unabashedly and straightforwardly patriotic as it is possible to be, with songs such as 'This Land Is Your Land,' 'America, The Beautiful' and 'Battle Hymn Of The Republic' on the set list. The CD's opener, 'Golden Dream,' is the musical equivalent of a twelve-gun salute, if for nothing other than its finale, which climbs up the scale chromatically to dizzying heights. The challenging arrangements and the virtuosity of the performances - excellent across the board - are a complement to the sometimes grave lyrical content, which emphasizes all-American values with unmitigated confidence. Whatever one's opinions on that score, musically 'A Cappella Americana' is great.

3251 00 1 CD $14.98   Mixed | Ensemble | United States | A Cappella | Patriotic a cappella