Remotely recorded and digitally assembled. Crescendo Vocal Ensemble singers with Christine Gevert, direction and organ
Words: Psalm 47, vv. 5-7. Music: William Croft (1678-1727). Copyright: © 2000 Choral Public Domain, used with permission.

God Is Gone Up - William Croft

GIOVANNI BAPTISTA DRAGHI :: PRÉLUDE ::

Oceana. Alturas Duo and Voce Choir, by Javier Farias

Inessa Zaretsky, piano and composer
Medina, clarinet

Poems by Yehuda Amihai

TEXT:
I. 
The rain is speaking quietly,
you can sleep now.

Near my bed, the rustle of newspaper wings.
There are no other angels.

I'll wake up early and bribe the coming day
to be kind to us.

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Crescendo is a national-award-winning music performance organization. For more than fourteen years, Crescendo has presented concerts year-round in northwestern Connecticut, the Berkshires, and the mid-Hudson Valley of New York. The organization is based at Trinity Church Lime Rock in Lakeville, CT.
    Founder and Artistic Director, Christine Gevert, is celebrated for her innovative approach to programming and performance. Crescendo’s audiences are often rewarded with programs of rarely-heard and newly discovered works. Often Ms. Gevert uses original manuscripts to make her own performing editions for chorus, soloists and orchestra because there are no existing published editions. Frequently our programs feature early and contemporary music works alongside each other, creating a contrast for the listener. Eight new works have been commissioned for our chorus and vocal ensemble. Crescendo has presented ten U.S. premieres.
    Crescendo’s innovative programming relies on a local base of dedicated and talented auditioned amateurs and professionals who make up the Crescendo Chorus and Crescendo Vocal Ensemble. Crescendo has its own Period Instrument Orchestra and Andean Ensemble, comprised of professionals from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Hartford. These instrumentalists and the internationally recognized soloists who regularly collaborate with Crescendo bring the performances to a level comparable to the best ensembles in the country. Instrumental music ensembles and concerts with vocal soloists have been part of Crescendo’s programs since the beginning. Some of the performers have been: Peter Sykes (Boston) and Władysław Kłosiewicz (Warsaw, Poland), harpsichord, Christopher Bellsucio (Boston), natural trumpet, Tricia van Oers, recorder, I Fagiolini Renaissance Vocal Ensemble (London, UK), L’Orchestre de Chambre Francaise (Paris, France), Julianne Baird (Philadelphia) soprano, Nicholas Tamagna (New York) countertenor, Peter Lekx (Montreal) baroque violin, Duo Alturas (Hartford) charango, viola and guitar, and Duo Les Inégales, traverso and harpsichord.
    We are strongly committed to educational outreach―to our own singers, our audiences and local students. Talented local high school singers are coached by Ms. Gevert and often play a part in our performances. She and members of the chorus visit local schools to work with students.
    Artistic Director Christine Gevert is celebrated for her innovative approach to programming and performance: In 2014 Crescendo won the prestigious Chorus America / ASCAP Alice Parker Award. Today’s programming reflects some of the diversity and scope of music that Crescendo is known for.

God Is Gone Up - William Croft

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