Far in the Heavens: Choral Music of Stephen Paulus (Sampler) by Reference Recordings published on 2015-08-04T17:05:17Z Music from the new recording “Far in the Heavens: Choral Music of Stephen Paulus” True Concord Voices & Orchestra; Eric Holtan, Conductor Street Date: September 11, 2015 Label: FRESH! From Reference Recordings World Premiere Recordings! Choral Music by beloved composer Stephen Paulus iTunes/Apple Music: http://apple.co/1U2Oq5C Amazon: http://amzn.to/1J4qYg1 Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) was hailed as “a bright, fluent inventor with a ready lyric gift” by The New Yorker. A prolific composer of over 500 works, he wrote for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles, solo voice, keyboard and opera. He was a recipient of both NEA and Guggenheim Fellowships. Described as uniquely American, his musical language was characterized as “irresistible in kinetic energy and haunting in lyrical design” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, while The New York Times praised him for “melodic patterns that are fresh and familiar at the same time” and scoring that is “invariably expert and exceptionally imaginative in textures and use of instruments.” His music is represented on over fifty recordings. Far In The Heavens is comprised of recently composed and previously unrecorded works by Stephen Paulus, including two works that were commissioned and premiered by True Concord Voices & Orchestra: The Incomprehensible for their fifth anniversary season in 2009, and Prayers and Remembrances for the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 tragedy in 2011. GRAMMY®-award winning producer Peter Rutenberg of Los Angeles produced the album, and Mr. Paulus supervised the recording in Tucson, Arizona. Tragically, Stephen Paulus suffered a major stroke just six weeks after recording the album. He never recovered, and passed away in October 2014 after being in a coma for more than a year. True Concord Voices & Orchestra, founded in 2004 by music director Eric Holtan as Tucson Chamber Artists, draws on the first rank of choral and instrumental musicians from Arizona and the United States. True Concord’s artistic mission is to enrich lives through the transformational power of classical music. It accomplishes this primarily through the performance of masterworks and the diverse music of the United States, making its New York City debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall with Paulus’s Prayers and Remembrances in September 11, 2015, and its international debut with this recording. With this album, True Concord seeks to bring together hearts from Tucson with those from around the world, through the power of music by one of America’s greatest and most beloved composers. "This CD is the culmination of everything Stephen ever wrote in his entire career...he must have had a premonition that this CD needed his final touch." -Patty Paulus, wife of the late Stephen Paulus. Genre Choral Comment by Classical Glass This music does come from the heavens 2016-01-12T01:33:05Z Comment by El Cerrito Records Beautiful work! I love this! 2015-10-30T05:54:25Z Comment by SONIDO CRIMINAL the vocals and the arrangements are exquisite, absolutely beautiful tracks 2015-10-29T02:13:37Z Comment by Amaryllis Santiago JUST BEAUTIFUL!! Love the voices and the music.....ethereal.......Best of wishes!!!! 2015-10-25T20:02:40Z Comment by El Cerrito Records This is amazing! 2015-10-24T15:43:25Z Comment by Diana "Dīlee" Maher Floating experience then wanting to dance with the angels! 2015-10-24T03:19:17Z Comment by Sean Waterman Beautiful!!! 2015-10-23T23:27:00Z Comment by Russell Suereth An excellent composition, and a thoughtful performance 2015-10-23T22:48:49Z Comment by Russell Suereth Wonderful orchestration 2015-10-23T22:47:43Z Comment by Russell Suereth This is modern Choral music at its best 2015-10-23T22:45:02Z Comment by Mary Dibbern So inspiring to hear this beautiful music by Stephen. . . 2015-10-22T20:20:42Z Comment by newyorkbrass THIS IS AMAZING 2015-10-20T06:40:33Z Comment by Gareth beautiful! 2015-10-19T21:11:54Z Comment by Aeone Just exquisite 2015-10-19T17:59:18Z Comment by Paul Avgerinos SImply gorgeous ! 2015-10-19T03:35:36Z Comment by Paul Avgerinos Sublime 2015-10-19T03:35:14Z Comment by Paul Avgerinos Ethereal glory 2015-10-19T03:35:02Z Comment by Paul Avgerinos Glorious ! 2015-10-19T03:34:32Z Comment by Lynn Yew Evers How majestic it is! 2015-10-18T23:47:53Z Comment by Lori Henriques & Reggie Houston So. Deeply. Moving. 2015-10-18T07:11:06Z Comment by Tom Proutt Fantastic, beautiful chords 2015-10-18T07:09:32Z Comment by Ellorenz Records Beautiful! 2015-10-18T05:23:40Z Comment by Ruth Weber - SDJMC Beautiful sound! 2015-10-17T17:56:28Z Comment by Vivi Melody & Family Wonderful! 2015-10-16T21:45:04Z Comment by Madi Das magic! 2015-10-16T20:55:55Z Comment by Madi Das Thsi gave me chills! 2015-10-16T20:55:26Z Comment by Murat Ses awesome ! 2015-10-16T08:49:37Z