Henry Purcell's Te Deum, Z.232 - live recording of a performance in November 2018 at Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA.
The Performers
Vocal Soloists: 
Jennifer Tyo & Catherine Hancock, sopranos
Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor
Stephen Hassmer, tenor
Andrew Padgett, bass

Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra
Christopher Bellusico & Robison Pyle, natural trumpets
Liza Malamut & Simon Wood, sackbutts
Edson Scheid & Isabelle Seula Lee, violins 
Mark Bailey, viola 
Denise Fan, violoncello 
Jane Hershey, violone
Hideki Yamaya, theorbo
Juan Mesa, continuo organ

Crescendo Chorus
Sopranos: Louise Brown, Kathy Drake, Emily Elliot, Sarah Fay*, Catherine Hancock*, Peggy Heck, Jordan Rose Lee*, Terre Lefferts, Sarah Melcher, Susan Mullins, Margie O’Brien*,  
Jennifer Tyo*
Altos: Pat Barton, Maureen Bateman, Susan Francisco, Mavis Hsieh*, Sarah Jackson, Debby Mark, Martha Nesbitt, Lauren Paul, Susan Pettee, Mary Sullivan, Nicholas Tamagna*, Trudy Weaver Miller* 
Tenors: Scott Clugstone, Soren Clulow, Gordon Gustafson, Stephen Hassmer*, John Laporta*, 
Ron M’Sadoques* 

Basses: Jim Barrett*, Robert Forman, John James, John-Arthur Miller*, Andrew Padgett*, Tom Schindler, Bruce Weinstein, Michael Wise
Conducted by Christine Gevert

Te Deum - Henry Purcell

A cathartic work that cascades with the emotions of Covid-19 lockdown. Lyrics by Charles Anthony Silvestri

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Reger Max - Te Deum op.59 n.12 (organ)

Te Deum no. 2 in C Major - F.J. Haydn (1732-1809)
Wyoming Catholic College Choir & Cor Unum Artists (Paul F. Jernberg, director)
Washington Chamber Orchestra (Jun Kim, director)

Recorded on October 18, 2024
Gala Concert in honor of Blessed Charles of Austria
The Eagles' Club
Alexandria, Virginia

Text and English Translation:

Te Deum laudamus, te Dominum confitemur.
Te aeternum patrem, omnis terra veneratur.

We praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee the Father everlasting.

Tibi omnes Angeli, tibi caeli et universae potestates.
Tibi cherubim et seraphim, incessabili voce proclamant:

To thee all Angels cry aloud: the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,

"Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra maiestatis gloriae tuae."

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.”

Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus, Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus,
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.
Te per orbem terrarum sancta confitetur Ecclesia, Patrem immensae maiestatis;
Venerandum tuum verum et unicum Filium; 
Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum.


The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. 
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee;
The Father of an infinite Majesty; Thine honourable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.

Tu rex gloriae, Christe, Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius.
Tu, ad liberandum suscepturus hominem, non horruisti Virginis uterum.
Tu, devicto mortis aculeo, aperuisti credentibus regna caelorum.
Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, in gloria Patris. Iudex crederis esse venturus.

Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou took upon thee to deliver man thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death
thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.

Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.
Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari. Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, 
Et benedic haereditati tuae. Et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in aeternum.
Per singulos dies benedicimus te et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum, 
et in saeculum saeculi.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants whom thou hast 
redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage. Govern them and lift them up for ever.
Day by day we magnify thee; And we worship thy Name forever and unto ages of ages.

Dignare, Domine, die isto sine peccato nos custodire.
Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere nostri.
Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos quemadmodum speravimus in te.
In te, Domine, speravi, non confundar in aeternum.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted, let me never be confounded.


Te Deum no. 2 in C Major - F.J. Haydn (Choir & Orchestra)

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.

Carlo Cozzula was born  in Sassari in 1971.
In 1994 he obtained the Experimental Magistral Diploma with the highest grade; in 1996 - under the leading of Hedda Vignanelli Illy – he graduated, with the highest marks, in Organ at the Conservatory of his city and next year, he graduated in Harpsichord at the Conservatory "B. Marcello" of Venice. 
He has studied Choral Music and Choir Conducting and also studied piano at the concert levels since 1985.
He performed on all the instruments as a soloist in chamber ensemble also with vocal soloists, accompanying several polyphonic complexes, among which the "Cantori della Resurrezione" by A. Sanna, with whom, in 2000, he collaborated for a recording of music by G. B. Platti (Bongiovanni Records), and with whom he performed in a concert in July 2003 in the Basilica of the SS. Rosary of Lourdes (France).
He was the main organist at the Monumental Church of S. Maria di Betlem (Sassari) and at the Basilica of S. Gavino (Porto Torres). 
As an organist, in October 1997 he was invited for a tournée in Germany, performing in prestigious places, including Limburg, Wiesbaden, Lorch, Frankfurt, as soloist and chamber musician, in concert seasons including well-known soloists such as W. Stockmeier, R. Haas, M. Pirenne, U. Krupp, W. Rockel, J. Von Erdmann.
He was invited again for the October of 2003 to give a concert at the “Orgelsommer 2003” in St. Josef Church (Frankfurt), achieving great success, playing in a schedule with some of the most famous and acclaimed organists on the world scene, such as J. Parker-Smith, Th. Trotter, H. Vogel, P. Pincemaille, D. Zaretsky, P. Pietiläinen.
In 2007 he was called a part of the Jury of the 1st Art Competition "Il Filo di Arianna", at the Baja Hotel in Cannigione (Sardinia). 
He taught Music Theory and has been pianist accompanist of lyric singing classes at the Civic School of Nuoro, taught in State Schools.
Recently he has edited the Italian translation - in World Premiere - of the essay of 1846 written by the French F. Levacher D'Urclé: "Manual didactic problems in relation to the study of the anatomy of the hand" and also the thesis by M. Punt "The Straube Code-Deciphering the metronome marks in Max Reger's Organ Works".
As a composer, he is the author of music - original and not - dedicates to the international singer Teresa Salgueiro. He is also the author of a series of Concert Transcriptions for organ - even in World Premiere - from the piano and symphonic repertoire, and for pf. from the original organ repertoire, but also from accurate choices concerning the world of jazz, fusion, Brazilian music, French chansons and Soundtracks.
One of the piano transcriptions has already been recently included in a piano recital. These compositions are already available to the international artists such as: Philippe Raskin, Mariangela Vacatello, Irene Veneziano, Simone Pedroni, Igor Roma, Gloria Campaner, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Alexei Volodin, Roberto Plano, Maurizio Baglini, Andrew Litton, Sandro Russo, Nicholas McCarthy, Ramin Bahrami, Thomas Ospital, Stephen Tharp, Thierry Mechler, Joseph Nolan, Danilo Rea, Enrico Pieranunzi, Carisa Marcelino and Clare Hammond.

James was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana.  From an early age, he was drawn to his native blues and jazz as well as classical and film music, playing everything he heard by ear on the piano. His composition career officially began when Dr. Timothy Seelig appointed him as the first composer-in-residence for the renowned Turtle Creek Chorale.

Eakin's music catalog is prolific and spans genres from Concert Hall to Pop/Rock. He has composed works for Maya Angelou’s 80th Birthday celebration, the President’s Christmas Gala at the White House, and the Aspen Music Festival to name a few. James’ music is regularly performed at Carnegie Hall including his hour-long “Flowers over the Graves of War” for Chorus, Soloists, and Orchestra which premiered to a sold-out audience. Most recently, his “#twitterlieder: 15 tweets in 3 acts,” premiered by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall, was the subject of a nationally aired PBS documentary and was awarded the American Prize in Composition.

He holds a Bachelor of Music from Centenary College (2000), a Master of Music from Southern Methodist University (2003), and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition from the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City (2007).  James has had the privilege of studying with some of music’s most prominent composers: John Corigliano, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Jack Smalley, George Tsontakis, and Bruce Broughton.

“I am grateful... grateful that every day I am surrounded by music, grateful for my loving and supportive family, and I am grateful to all of you who have taken an interest in my work. I hope my music touches your lives as much as your performances have touched mine.” - James Eakin III

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