The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert, Courtney Carey - I Wanna Be Ready: Spirituals Arranged By Courtney Carey (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Traditional I Want to Be Ready
02. Traditional Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile
03. Traditional My God is So High
04. Traditional I Ain’t Got Weary Yet
05. Traditional Oh, De Blin’ Man Stood on the Road an’ Cried
06. Traditional Soon I Will Be Done
07. Traditional Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
08. Traditional Calvary
09. Traditional I Wanna Be Ready
10. Traditional In Bright Mansions Above
11. Traditional Lord, I Want Two Wings
12. Traditional You Can Tell the World

Few things have informed and inspired as much music as humanity’s search for God. Acclaimed baritone, arranger, and conductor Courtney Carey explores the relation between the worldly and the divine on I WANNA BE READY, a set of 12 spirituals arranged for different instrumentations — and each piece packs a punch.

Six of them are songs for a solo voice (soprano or baritone) and piano, and Carey, being a trained vocalist himself, deploys this setup to its fullest effect, allowing for powerful brilliance. The other half are choral pieces, which are furnished with extra layers of depth and vigor by the splendidly expressive Concert Chorale ensemble. Even individually, these spirituals would be remarkable; together, they are a tour de force.

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