University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Kiesler - The Old Burying Ground (2011)

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Artist: University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Tim Eriksen, Anne-Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Evan Premo
Title: The Old Burying Ground
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Dorian
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 56:09
Total Size: 214 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Tim Eriksen & Evan Premo – The Old Burying Ground, Book 1: I. Introduction: All the Time You Want (Poem) (02:21)
2. Evan Premo, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan & Tim Eriksen – The Old Burying Ground, Book 1: II. And Pass from Hence Away (03:34)
3. Evan Premo, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan & Tim Eriksen – The Old Burying Ground, Book 1: III. O Say Grim Death (05:42)
4. Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Tim Eriksen & Evan Premo – The Old Burying Ground, Book 1: IV. O Say Grim Death (Poem) (02:09)
5. Evan Premo, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan & Tim Eriksen – The Old Burying Ground, Book 1: V. A Bar So Pure (02:43)
6. Evan Premo, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan & Tim Eriksen – The Old Burying Ground, Book 1: VI. Uncut Grass (Poem) (01:36)
7. Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Tim Eriksen & Evan Premo – The Old Burying Ground, Book 1: VII. Oh Drop On My Grave (04:16)
8. Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Kenneth Kiesler, Tim Eriksen, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra & Evan Premo – The Old Burying Ground, Book 2: I. This Transitory Scene (09:11)
9. Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Kenneth Kiesler, Tim Eriksen, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra & Evan Premo – The Old Burying Ground, Book 2: II. Her Void (Poem) (01:19)
10. Evan Premo, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Kenneth Kiesler, Tim Eriksen & Michigan University Symphony Orchestra – The Old Burying Ground, Book 2: III. Nancy Eliza (04:07)
11. Evan Premo, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Kenneth Kiesler, Tim Eriksen & Michigan University Symphony Orchestra – The Old Burying Ground, Book 2: IV. Pompeii (Poem) (01:50)
12. Kenneth Kiesler, Nicholas Phan, Anne Carolyn Bird, Evan Premo, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra & Tim Eriksen – The Old Burying Ground, Book 2: V. Emma (05:39)
13. Evan Premo, Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Kenneth Kiesler, Tim Eriksen & Michigan University Symphony Orchestra – The Old Burying Ground, Book 2: VI. Relentless Death (03:16)
14. Anne Carolyn Bird, Nicholas Phan, Kenneth Kiesler, Tim Eriksen, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra & Evan Premo – The Old Burying Ground, Book 2: VII. Paths of Peace (Poem) (08:19)

Cemeteries may not be the subject of many epic-scale compositions, but the graveyard of Jaffrey, NH, inspired Evan Chambers' song cycle, The Old Burying Ground, and it is indeed a work of immense proportions. In setting epitaphs he discovered on a walk in 1998 and connecting them with commissioned poems by five poets, Chambers created a reverent meditation on death and memory that touches on musical traditions close to his heart. Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of this piece is the folk element, which is strongly conveyed through the plangent voice of Tim Eriksen; the epitaphs he sings have the authentic tang of rustic New England. More in the classical European tradition are the songs performed by tenor Nicholas Phan and soprano Anne-Carolyn Bird, yet these also summon up the flavor of modern Americana, particularly the lyrical styles of Aaron Copland or Samuel Barber. The 2007 performance by Kenneth Kiesler and the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra is steadily paced and consistently subdued in expression, and the moods that linger after hearing this 2010 Dorian release are somber and serious, owing to the elegiac tone of the whole work. Sustaining this mode of expression for nearly an hour requires control, which the performers plainly have. However, listeners who grow restless may choose to select a few songs at a time, because absorbing the cycle in one sitting requires a commitment of time and a quiet space for reflection.

Kenneth Kiesler - The Old Burying Ground.rar - 214.0 MB