True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Eric Holtan - Jocelyn Hagen: Here I Am (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 1, Painting and Drawing
02. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 2, Practice
03. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 3, Ripples
04. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 4, The Greatest Good
05. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 5, The Vitruvian Man
06. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 6, Invention
07. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 7, Nature
08. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 8, Perception
09. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: No. 9, Look at the Stars
10. Here I Am: No. 1, There is a Girl
11. Here I Am: No. 2, The Other Side
12. Here I Am: No. 3, Voting for Ourselves
13. Here I Am: No. 4, Write the Story

True Concord’s newest album features two world premiere recordings of works by Jocelyn Hagen. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci has been performed more than 50 times around the world since 2019, incorporating visuals, sound, light and movement.

Here I Am was inspired by conductor Eric Holtan’s suggestion that Hagen should write a piece celebrating the women’s suffrage movement and the centennial of the 19th Amendment in 2020. This piece is performed with live-concert projections of portraits of 47 inspiring women from across the world and across time, whose words form the libretto.

Here I Am was recorded in outstanding fidelity by engineer John Polito and produced by GRAMMY®-award winner Peter Rutenberg of Los Angeles. Recorded May 28–31, 2024, at Camelback Bible Church, Paradise Valley, Arizona.

I’ve had the good fortune of conducting most of the great choral orchestral masterworks, and Notebooks is undoubtedly one of the most creative works I’ve ever been around. Jocelyn’s setting of Da Vinci’s words is inspired, compelling, and at times very moving. Notebooks is surely one of the most important musical works of the 21st century and stands with many of the great masterworks in the choral canon. What’s really special about Notebooks is that it is accessible by ensembles and audiences of every kind, in large part because the music and words speak so powerfully to the creative capacity within all of us. I commend Jocelyn’s Notebooks to conductors everywhere. I promise. Your musicians and audiences will love it. (Eric Holtan)

Susanna Phillips, soprano
Tucson Girls Chorus
Marcela Molina, director
True Concord Voices & Orchestra
Eric Holtan, conductor