Phoenix Chorale, Christopher Gabbitas - Promised Land (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Unclouded Day (Arr. for choir by Shawn Kirchner)
02. Earth Song
03. Beauty and Blessing
04. Shenandoah (Arr. for choir by James Erb)
05. and the swallow
06. Star of Columbia (Arr. for choir by Jennifer Lucy Cook)
07. Lo dello the dance (Arr. for choir by Jennifer Lucy Cook)
08. Promised Land (Arr. for choir by Jennifer Lucy Cook)
09. All Seems Beautiful to Me
10. Bright Morning Stars (Arr. for choir by Alice Parker)
11. Witness (Arr. for choir by Jack Halloran)
12. This Little Light of Mine (Arr. for choir by Moses Hogan)
13. Great God Almighty! (Arr. for choir by Stacey V. Gibbs)
14. Webster (Arr. for choir by Carol Barnett)
15. Peace (Arr. for choir by Kevin Siegfried)
16. McKay (Arr. for choir by Carol Barnett)
17. Lay Me Low (Arr. for choir by Kevin Siegfried)
18. The Road Home (Arr. for choir by Stephen Paulus)
19. Hallelujah (Arr. for choir by Shawn Kirchner)

The Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale’s Promised Land, led by Artistic Director Christopher Gabbitas, surveys two and a half centuries of American choral music, from African American spirituals and Shaker hymns to works by Eric Whitacre, Caroline Shaw, and Frank Ticheli. Arrangements by Alice Parker, Shawn Kirchner, Moses Hogan and others sit alongside original compositions, unified by themes of freedom, longing, and collective resilience. Voices long overlooked by history, among them Shaker eldress Hannah Cohoon and nineteenth-century songwriter Matilda Durham, are performed in this rich and purposefully programmed celebration of America’s choral heritage in its 250th anniversary year.