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About Of the Lord’s Mercies
Of the Lord’s Mercies is a sonic journey through the arc of what Western Christendom calls the Paschal Cycle, encompassing the seasons of Lent, including Holy Week, and Easter, culminating on Pentecost: The 50th Day of Easter. This disc combines some of The Compline Choir’s best-loved seasonal music, like Easter Canticle and Regina caeli, with music newly composed, like the title track Of the Lord’s Mercies and Nunc dimittis by Seattle-based composer and The Compline Choir’s composer-in-residence Erin Aas (b. 1974). The disc also features new recordings of Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah and Come, Holy Spirit and a premiere recording of If we could shut the gate composed by the choir’s founder and beloved first director, Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014).
- Producers: Robin Ethridge Pentland, Erin Aas
- Audio Engineer: Bill Levey / VIA Audio Seattle, Washington
- Graphic Design: Gregory Bloch
- Recorded in June 2018 at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, Washington
- Label: The Compline Choir; manufactured by Disc Makers, Inc.
- Release date: 21 April 2019
| Track | Title | Comp./Arr. | Notes | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 25 | Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) | premiere recording | 4:35 |
| 2 | Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah | Peter R. Hallock | new recording | 8:06 |
| 3 | Psalm 26 | Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) | premiere recording | 3:41 |
| 4 | If we could shut the gate | Peter R. Hallock | premiere recording | 4:39 |
| 5 | Of the Lord’s mercies | Erin Aas (b. 1974) | premiere recording | 5:04 |
| 6 | Psalm 22 | Peter R. Hallock | premiere recording | 10:46 |
| 7 | Nunc dimittis | Erin Aas | premiere recording | 4:21 |
| 8 | We adore you, O Christ | Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010) | 2:58 | |
| 9 | Cпасение coдeлaл (Salvation is created) | Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944); arr. for men’s voices by Vladimir Morosan | 3:03 | |
| 10 | Easter Canticle | Peter R. Hallock | premiere recording | 3:17 |
| 11 | Christus surrexit | Jacob Handl (1550-1591) | premiere recording | 4:23 |
| 12 | Lift your voice rejoicing, Mary! | Thomas Charles Foster (1938-2024) | premiere recording | 2:30 |
| 13 | Regina caeli | Robert White (c. 1538-1574) | 4:08 | |
| 14 | The Good Shepherd | Alice Parker (1925-2023) | new recording | 3:05 |
| 15 | Love bade me welcome | David Hurd (b. 1950) | 2:41 | |
| 16 | O clap your hands | Peter R. Hallock | premiere recording | 1:52 |
| 17 | Psalm 113 | Jason A. Anderson | premiere recording | 3:58 |
| 18 | Come, Holy Spirit | Peter R. Hallock | premiere recording | 4:04 |
| Total Timing | 77:13 |
The Compline Choir
Jason A. Anderson, II Director
| Alto | Tenor | Bass |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Adams Joel Bevington (11, 18) Derek Curtis-Tilton René Marceau Tyler Morse (2, 11) Josh Sandoz | Layne Benofsky (2, 10, 18) Gregory Bloch (11) Richard Greene Fred McIlroy Arvind Narayanan (11) Ken Pendergrass Kenneth Peterson Jeffrey Ricco | David Gary Paul Johns Scott Kovacs Fredrik Mansfield Jeremy Matheis Joel Matter (16, 18) Vernon Nicodemus Bill Turnipseed Gerard van Wesep James Wilcox |
Numbers by singers’ names denote featured soloist track numbers. Handbells featured on tracks 1, 10, and 16, were rung by members of the choir. The bells were cast by the Dutch firm Petit and Fritsen in 1965 and refurbished by Greg Cowan/CBR Handbell Repair in 2016 thanks to a gift from the Rev. Pat Taylor.
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