She Restores My Soul (Live) St. Olaf Choir & Anton Armstrong

• Bobby McFerrin (b. 1950): The 23rd Psalm (Live):
• 1 McFerrin: The 23rd Psalm (Live) 03:42
• Eric Whitacre (b. 1970): The Sacred Veil:
• 2 Whitacre: The Sacred Veil: X. Dear Friends (Live) 01:00
• 3 Whitacre: The Sacred Veil: XI. You Rise, I Fall (Live) 10:52
• 4 Whitacre: The Sacred Veil: XII. Child of Wonder (Live) 04:20
• Olaf C. Christiansen (1901 - 1984): The Song of Peace (Live)
• 5 Christiansen: The Song of Peace (Live) 01:51
• Total Runtime 21:45

Info for She Restores My Soul (Live)

She Restores My Soul zeigt den St. Olaf Choir und seinen Dirigenten Anton Armstrong in ihrer zärtlichsten und kraftvollsten Form. Das Album beginnt mit dem 23. Psalm von Bobby McFerrin, einer ätherischen Transkription, die er seiner Mutter gewidmet hat, und schließt mit Olaf Christiansens The Song of Peace. Das Herzstück dieser Veröffentlichung sind drei Sätze aus Eric Whitacres Sacred Veil in seiner jüngsten Zusammenarbeit mit dem Dichter und Texter Charles Anthony Silvestri. Diese intime und fesselnde Partitur dreht sich um den Verlust von Silvestris Frau Julie, die im Alter von 36 Jahren an Eierstockkrebs starb, und erzählt eine Geschichte von Liebeswerben, Liebe, Trauer und der Suche nach Trost.

Seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert setzt der St. Olaf Choir unter der Leitung von Dr. Anton Armstrong Maßstäbe für den Chorgesang und tritt vor Millionen von Menschen in aller Welt auf. Der St. Olaf Choir besteht aus 75 gemischten Stimmen und gilt als eines der besten A-cappella-Ensembles der USA, das für seine Kunstfertigkeit und Klangschönheit bekannt ist.

"Als sie ihre Münder zum Singen öffneten, kam eine gleichmäßige Klangwand zum Vorschein: die Worte klar, die Noten wahr. Aber noch mehr als das, die Noten waren zu spüren .... (Der St. Olaf Chor ist) gut wegen seiner bemerkenswerten Ausgewogenheit und seines sanften Klangs .... Er ist gut wegen seiner dynamischen Schattierungen: seiner Fähigkeit, fast unhörbare Klaviertöne aufrechtzuerhalten und darauf aufzubauen oder zwischen einem Forte und einem Fortissimo zu unterscheiden ... Dr. Anton Armstrong ist eindeutig ein begnadeter Chorleiter - und ein Lehrer von ganzem Herzen."

St. Olaf-Chor
nton Armstrong, Dirigent

St. Olaf Choir
For more than a century, the St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Dr. Anton Armstrong, has set the gold standard for choral singing, performing for millions around the world. Composed of 75 mixed voices, the St. Olaf Choir is hailed as one of the nation’s premier a cappella ensembles, renowned for its artistry and beauty of sound. The St. Olaf Choir was founded in 1912 by F. Melius Christiansen, whose work established the ensemble’s standard of excellence and its tradition of bringing music to audiences outside of campus. Christiansen chose spiritually profound music and pushed student musicians to perfect a tone that was disciplined, controlled, and free of excessive vibrato. That sound — securely in tune, controlled in pitch, smooth in delivery — became the choir’s hallmark.

When Armstrong took the helm in 1990, his vast knowledge of music and his ability to articulate a vision to singers and audiences alike took the St. Olaf Choir to the next level, adding more flavor to its signature sound and further expanding its repertoire to include music of the Pacific Rim, Africa, and Latin America. Under Armstrong’s leadership, the choir continues to expand its touring horizons, engaging capacity audiences in major concert halls throughout the United States and worldwide. The ensemble has toured internationally 15 times. Most recently, in June 2019, the St. Olaf Choir toured Norway for two weeks with the St. Olaf Orchestra.

Dr. Anton Armstrong
Tosdal Professor of Music at St. Olaf College, became the fourth conductor of the St. Olaf Choir in 1990. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College and earned advanced degrees at the University of Illinois and Michigan State University. He is editor of a multicultural choral series for Earthsongs Publications and co-editor (with John Ferguson) of the revised St. Olaf Choral Series for Augsburg Fortress Publishers. In June 1998, he began his tenure as founding conductor of the Oregon Bach Festival Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy.

In January 2006, Baylor University selected Anton Armstrong from a field of 118 distinguished nominees to receive the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching and spent February–June 2007 in residency at Baylor University as a visiting professor. In October 2009, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University. In June 2013, Dr. Armstrong received the Saltzman Award from the Oregon Bach Festival. The festival’s highest honor, the Saltzman Award is bestowed upon individuals who have provided exceptional levels of leadership to the organization. Dr. Armstrong is a highly sought-after clinician and guest conductor, and works with many of the world’s most prestigious organizations and ensembles.

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