The American Vocalist

by Boston Camerata

The American Vocalist cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1992
  • Label: Erato
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:23
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Daniel McCabe, Arizeder Urreiztieta, Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Elizabeth Anker, Jesse Lepkoff, Schola Cantorum Of Boston, Anne Az茅ma, Elisabeth Weigle, Martine Guers, John Fleagle, Joel Cohen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The American Vocalist' draws its programme from two nineteenth-century American tunebooks, The American Vocalist of Boston and The Revivalist of Troy, with pieces by William Billings and Daniel Read. Joel Cohen directs the Boston Camerata, assisted by the Schola Cantorum of Boston and the Chamber Choir of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum.

Genres

Descriptors: choral, spirituality, traditional, communal, vocal

Tracklist

  1. The Warning (2:23)
  2. Windham (3:15)
  3. The Judgement Day (3:16)
  4. Greenwich (1:38)
  5. Wrestle (3:53)
  6. Canterbury New (1:17)
  7. Edom (1:36)
  8. I Shall Be Satisfied (2:46)
  9. Milford (1:48)
  10. Star In The East (3:30)
  11. Bonnie Doone - The Star Of Bethlehem (2:46)
  12. O Come, Come Away (2:37)
  13. School Hymn (1:53)
  14. The Gospel Feast (2:39)
  15. Go Worship At Emmanuel's Feet (2:20)
  16. John Anderson My Jo (2:14)
  17. Go When The Morning Shineth (2:06)
  18. Captain Robert Kidd (0:41)
  19. How Precious Is The Name (1:30)
  20. Roll Call (1:26)
  21. Glad Tidings (1:50)
  22. Deal Gently With Thy Servants (3:27)
  23. Shall We Gather At The River (3:15)
  24. Happy Land (1:07)
  25. Burst Ye Emerald Gates (2:10)

Credits

  • Joel Cohen - primary artist, conductor [boston camerata], conductor, guitar
  • Frederick Jodry - conductor [the schola cantorum of boston]
  • Martine Guers - recording supervisor, edited by
  • David Griesinger - engineer
  • Betty Alice Fowler - other [production coordinator]

More from Boston Camerata: full discography