Otto Luening: No Jerusalem But This; Divertimento

Liner Notes Cat. No. NWCR600 Release Date: 1991-01-01

Paul Sperry, narrator; Kathleen Sullivan, soprano; Jacqueline Pierce, mezzo-soprano; Philip Wilder, countertenor; Stephen Rosser, tenor; Mark Moliterno, baritone; Goodman Chamber Choir; The Music Project Chamber Orchestra; Andrea Goodman, Conductor; Meridian Arts Ensemble; John Nelson, trumpet; Richard Kelley, trumpet; Daniel Grabois, horn; Benjamin Herrington, trombone; Raymond Stewart, tuba

Otto Luening's No Jerusalem but This was composed for the Gregg Smith Singers and was first performed during the summer of 1982 at the Adirondack Festival of American Music. An accessible work comprised of twenty-nine aphoristic settings of poems by Samuel Menashe (b. New York City, 1925), No Jerusalem But This, in the words of the composer, "represents a vision of life with the shadow of defeats and death, but also with the moments both in nature and in our own human actions which bring us joy." It is scored for mixed chorus, soloists, narrator, and a chamber ensemble of fifteen players (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, percussion, piano, harp, two violins, viola, cello, and contrabass). The performance by the Goodman Chamber Choir and members of the Music Project heard on this recording was given in honor of the composer's ninetieth birthday at Merkin Hall, New York City, on June 6, 1990.

The Divertimento for Brass Quintet (1988)is a set of six studies in contrasting harmonic areas, which are articulated through a series of clearly marked phrases of linear counterpoint and points of imitation. The first movement opens with a pointillistic exposition of materials. The second begins with a progression of changing tone clusters. Throughout the work, crisp and rapid-fire statements for muted brasses are juxtaposed with more lyrical passages, often introduced in the lower voices, and also with hymn-like settings for the full ensemble.

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	No Jerusalem But This: I. The shrine whose shape I am Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: II. Eaves at dusk Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: III. Wind Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: IV. Stone would be water Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: V. In Stride Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: VI. My angels are dark Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: VII. Small stones for The Temple Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: VIII. Rural Sunrise Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: IX. Reeds rise from water Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: IXa. The Niche Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: X. A- Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XI. Paschal Wilderness Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XII. Paradise - After Giovanni di Paolo Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XIII. Pity us Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XIV. The friends of my father Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XV. Pastoral Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XVI. April Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XVII. May Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XVIII. The Sandpiper Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XIX. O Many Named Beloved Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XX. Shade Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXI. Roads run forever Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXII. She who saw the moon last night Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXIII. Pirate Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXIV. Warrior Wisdom Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXV. Dusk Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXVI. Voyage Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXVII. My Mother's Grave; XXVIII. The shrine whose shape I am (reprise) Otto Luening	Buy
	No Jerusalem But This: XXIX. The Water of The World is Love Otto Luening	Buy
	Divertimento for Brass Quintet: I. Allegro Otto Luening	Buy
	Divertimento for Brass Quintet: II. Slow Otto Luening	Buy
	Divertimento for Brass Quintet: III. Slow Otto Luening	Buy
	Divertimento for Brass Quintet: IV. Allegro Otto Luening	Buy
	Divertimento for Brass Quintet: V. Vivace Otto Luening	Buy
	Divertimento for Brass Quintet: VI. Presto Otto Luening	Buy

Otto Luening: No Jerusalem But This; Divertimento

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