St. Charles Singers, Jeff Hunt - Dancing Tree: Choral Landscapes (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Dancing Tree: No. 1, Stone in the Water
02. Dancing Tree: No. 2, Foxglove
03. Dancing Tree: No. 3, In My Garden
04. Dancing Tree: No. 4, Dandelion
05. Dancing Tree: No. 5, Daniel Brent
06. Dancing Tree: No. 6, Spin Me a Web, Spider
07. Dancing Tree: No. 7, At Candlemas
08. Dancing Tree: No. 8, I Am the Song
09. 8 Part-Songs, Op. 119: No. 3, The Blue Bird
10. In Christopher's Time: I. Buttercup Days
11. 3 Chansons, CD 99: No. 1, Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!
12. 3 Chansons, CD 99: No. 2, Quand j'ay ouy le tabourin
13. 3 Chansons, CD 99: No. 3, Yver, vous n'estes qu'un vilain
14. Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27
15. Cello Songs: No. 1, Summer
16. Cello Songs: No. 2, Autumn
17. Cello Songs: No. 3, Winter
18. Cello Songs: No. 4, Spring

Dancing Tree presents the St. Charles Singers, conducted by Jeff Hunt, in a program ranging from early 20th-century masterworks to contemporary pieces. The title work, written for St. Charles Singers, is Sir John Rutter’s Dancing Tree, an eight-song cycle drawn from the poetry of Charles Causley, whose verse blends folklore, nature, and emotional directness. The program proceeds with Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27, Claude Debussy’s Trois Chansons, Charles Villiers Stanford’s The Blue Bird, Jake Runstad’s Cello Songs, and Charles Forsberg’s Buttercup Days — the latter two, written for the St. Charles Singers. Cellist Jean Hatmaker, harpist Erin Freund, and pianist Stephen Uhl support the choir with steady, flowing musicality and verve.

Erin Freund, harp
Jean Hatmaker, cello
Stephen Uhl, piano
Karen Rockett, soprano
Marybeth Kurnat, soprano
Debra Wilder, contralto
Robert Campbell, tenor
Antonio Quaranta, bass
St. Charles Singers