America 250: A Classical Portrait

Choral Showcase begins our "America 250" celebration this week with three choral prayers for peace: Richard Danielpour's oratorio, Toward a Season of Peace, along with Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei and Pax Nobiscum by Amy Beach.

Show Notes

Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei

  • Polyphony; Stephen Layton, conductor

Richard Danielpour: Toward a Season of Peace

  • Hila Pitmann, soprano
  • Pacific Chorale; John Alexander, conductor
  • Pacific Symphony; Carl St. Clair, conductor

Amy Beach: Pax Nobiscum

  • The Thirteen; Matthew Robertson, conductor