Founder/arranger Ronald Staheli directs his 47-strong mixed choir in some lovely, rarely-performed Christian choral pieces by such master composers as Eric Whitacre (the 14 _-minute 'When David Heard That Absalom Was Slain,' and 'Water Night'), Morten Lauridsen ('O nata lux,'), Edward Elgar ('Light Eternal (Lux aeterna)'), and John Tanner/Jean Sibelius' ('I Love The Lord'). 13 songs, with some light piano and organ accompaniment. A couple of other favorites: Reynolds/Greene/Belafonte's inspirational 'Turn Around,' Mary Ann Morton/Alfred Durham's 'Sweet Is The Peace,' and the final cut, 'Give Me Jesus.' Another winning recording from this veteran choir. |