Music of the Spirit
Music of the Spirit
Music of the Spirit features a cappella choral masterworks including Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, Allegri’s Miserere, C. V. Stanford’s Beati quorum via, Karen P. Thomas’ Lux Lucis, and Hugo Wolf’s Sechs geistliche Lieder.
Music of the Spirit is also available as a digital download through CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon.
Track Listing
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Mass for Double Choir: Frank Martin (1890 - 1974)
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus and Benedictus
5. Agnus Dei
6. Beati quroum via: C. V. Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Lux Lucis: Karen P. Thomas (b. 1957)
7. O virtus Sapientie
8. O lucidissima apostoolrum turba
9. O nobillissima viriditas
Sechs geistliche Lieder: Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
10. Aufblick
11. Einkehr
12. Resignation
13. Letzte Bitte
14. Ergebung
15. Erhebung
16. Miserere: Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)
Reviews
“It's a joy to hear this expert performance of Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir…But the best reason to own this disc is for Seattle Pro Musica director Karen P. Thomas’ Lux Lucis, a set of three motets for women’s voices that draws on texts by Hildegard von Bingen.”
—David Vernier, Classics Today, 2006
“The crème de la crème of the Pacific Northwest. Most impressive…are the shimmering effects created by the Pro Musica women in conductor Karen Thomas’s own Lux Lucis, a set of three gorgeous motets…An impressive release.”
—Greenfield, American Record Guide, May/June 2006
“A superb performance…Truly an extraordinary choir, affiliated with the Catholic cathedral of Seattle, where the recording was made. Music of the spirit it certainly is, and the theme confers a unity on the diverse selections. Well worth hearing.”
—J.F. Weber, Fanfare, September/October 2006