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About What Hand Divine?
What Hand Divine? is a sonic journey through the arc of what Western Christendom calls the Incarnation Cycle, encompassing the seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. This disc combines some of The Compline Choir’s best-loved seasonal music, like O come, O come, Emmanuel, and O day of peace that dimly shines, with music newly composed, like Blessed be the Lord God and What Hand Divine? by Seattle-based composer Erin Aas. The disc also features new recordings of The Dawning and Jubilemus omnes—stunning music for five celli and men’s choir—composed by the choir’s founder and beloved first director, Peter R. Hallock (1924—2014). We wish to dedicate this recording to Peter’s memory.
- Producer: Robin Ethridge Pentland
- Audio Engineer: Bill Levey / VIA Audio Seattle, Washington
- Recorded in June 2015 at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, Washington
- Label: Compline Choir Recordings; manufactured by DiscMakers, Inc.
- Release date: 1 November 2015
| Track | Title | Comp./Arr. | Notes | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matin Responsory | Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) | premiere recording | 2:01 |
| 2 | O come, O come, Emmanuel | Plainchant; arr. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) | 5:55 | |
| 3 | The Dawning | Peter R. Hallock | new recording | 8:17 |
| 4 | Creator of the stars of night | arr. Michael Burkhardt (b. 1957) | 2:31 | |
| 5 | O day of peace that dimly shines | Charles Hubert Hastings Parry; arr. Nathan Jensen (b. 1968) | premiere recording | 4:31 |
| 6 | Rorate caeli desuper | Peter R. Hallock | premiere recording | 4:51 |
| 7 | Jubilemus omnes | Peter R. Hallock | new recording | 8:17 |
| 8 | Vesper Responsory | Jason A. Anderson | premiere recording | 1:14 |
| 9 | Glory to God in the highest | Plainchant; arr. Peter R. Hallock | 2:18 | |
| 10 | Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming | arr. Tyler A. Morse (b. 1990) | premiere recording | 2:51 |
| 11 | Born on a New Day | John David; arr. Peter Knight | 3:26 | |
| 12 | Lullay my liking | Peter R. Hallock | new recording | 2:37 |
| 13 | There is no Rose of such virtue | Stephen Caracciolo (b. 1962) | 2:51 | |
| 14 | Blessed be the Lord God | Erin Aas (b. 1974) | premiere recording | 3:26 |
| 15 | Lux aurumque | Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) | 3:29 | |
| 16 | The Baptism of Jesus | Peter R. Hallock | 3:24 | |
| 17 | The Lord comes to his temple | Plainchant; arr. Peter R. Hallock | 3:55 | |
| 18 | Nunc dimittis (Marilyn setting) | Peter R. Hallock | 1:29 | |
| 19 | Christ upon the mountain peak | Thomas Kuras (1950-1997); arr. Peter R. Hallock | 2:05 | |
| 20 | What Hand Divine? | Erin Aas | premiere recording | 5:19 |
| Total timing | 74:51 |
The Compline Choir
Jason A. Anderson, II Director
| Alto | Tenor | Bass |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Adams (1) Joel Bevington Derek Curtis-Tilton Joshua Haberman (6, 12, 16) René Marceau Tyler Morse (1, 13, 15, 16) Josh Sandoz | Layne Benofsky (6, 12) Richard Greene Fred McIlroy Ken Pendergrass Kenneth Peterson (9) Cole Pomeroy Jeffrey Ricco Alan Wheaton (1) | Larry Hsu Paul Johns Scott Kovacs Jeremy Matheis (1, 2, 8) Joel Matter (3) Bill Turnipseed Gerard van Wesep James Wilcox |
Numbers by singers’ names denote featured soloist track numbers. Handbells featured on tracks 2, 4, 9, and 17, were rung by members of the choir; the bells were cast by the Dutch firm Petit and Fritsen in 1965.
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