Highlights

Root of All Things - VIRTUAL
Music by John Rommereim
performed virtually by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore
engineered by John Scherf

John Rommereim – Root Of All Things [VIRTUAL]

Rainstorm on the Fourth Day of the Eleventh Month
Text by Lu You; translated by Xiran Jay Zhou
Music by Michael Laurence Cooper
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Michael Cooper – Rainstorm on the Fourth Day of the Eleventh Month

Welcoming Blessing
Music by Edie Hill
Text by Jan Richardson
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Edie Hill – Welcoming Blessing

The Bear The Bear (and the maiden fair)
Music by David Avshalomov
Text by George R. R. Martin
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

David Avshalomov - The Bear The Bear (and the maiden fair)

No One Will Love As I Did
Music by Timothy C. Takach
Text by Jim Moore
sung by The First Readings Project, Jocelyn Hagen, piano
J. David Moore, conductor

Timothy C. Takach – No One Will Love As I Did

The Bee Carol
Music by Jack Hurst
Text by Carol Ann Duffy
performed by the First Readings Project
Anna Brudzinski, soloist
conducted by J. David Moore

Jack Hurst – The Bee Carol

Onomatopoeic Landscape
Music by Luiz Castelões
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Luiz Castelões - Onomatopeic Landscape

Fonte printanière
Music by Edwin Honman Ng
Text by Sukeo "Sam" Sameshima; trans. Michel Montreuil
performed by the First Readings Project
baritone solo, Derek Boemler
flute, Linda Chatterton
conducted by J. David Moore

Edwin Honman Ng - Fonte printanière

Bells, Blessings
Music by Carol Barnett
Text after Alfred, Lord Tennyson
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Carol Barnett - Bells, Blessings

American Dream
Music by Jocelyn Hagen
Words by Julia Klatt Singer
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Jocelyn Hagen – American Dream

Tenzi Tinzwireyi Tsitsi
Music by Tinashe Jera
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Tinashe Jera – Tenzi Tinzwireyi Tsitsi

I Carry a River
Music by John Rommereim
Words by Natalie Diaz
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

John Rommereim – I Carry a River

The Sea Stays Within Its Shores
Music by Denice Rippentrop
Job 7:12 and D.R.
performed by the First Readings Project
soloist, Matthew Valverde
conducted by J. David Moore

Denice Rippentrop – The Sea Stays Within Its Shores

A-Round the Seasons
Words and Music by Richard E. Brown
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Richard E. Brown – A-Round the Seasons

Weightlessness
Music by Pax Ressler
Words by Joseph Shapiro
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Pax Ressler/Joseph Shapiro – Weightlessness

Hands Are Knockin'
Words and Music by Kyle Pederson
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Kyle Pederson – Hands Are Knockin'

TRAIN TRAVEL SUITE
Music by Steve Murray
1. Crossing Kansas By Train, text by Donald Justice
2. Window, text by Carl Sandburg
3. Travel, text by Edna St. Vincent Millay
4. From a Railway Carriage, text by Robert Louis Stevenson
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Steve Murray – TRAIN TRAVEL SUITE

The Blue Bird
Music by Kim Diehnelt
Words by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Kim Diehnelt – The Blue Bird

Two Dickenson Poems
1. In This Short Life
2. Look Back On Time
Music by Jonathan Posthuma
Text by Emily Dickenson
performed by the First Readings Project
J. David Moore, conductor

Jonathan Posthuma – Two Dickenson Poems

Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light
Text by Rabidrinath Tagore
Music by Elizabeth Alexander
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Elizabeth Alexander – Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light

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