Groundbreaking new music from Mason Bates and the Richmond Symphony! Reference Recordings is proud to present a World PremiÃ¨re recording of MASON BATES: Children of Adam, songs of creation- Commissioned by the Richmond Symphony; coupled with RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona nobis pacem. These pieces both draw inspiration from Walt Whitman's poetry and this release celebrates his bicentennial (born 1819). Children of Adam is a collection of exuberant celebrations of creation, from American poets to sacred and Native American texts. The title comes from a Whitman poem that appears throughout the work in the form of brief "fanfare intermezzos." Between these choral fanfares, each movement of the work offers a different perspective on creation. Recently named the most-performed composer of his generation and the 2018 Composer of the Year by Musical America, Mason Bates serves as the first composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Championed by renowned conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Leonard Slatkin, his symphonic work has received widespread acceptance for it's unique integration of electronic sounds, and his opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, won a GRAMMYr Award for "Best Opera Recording.

Tracklist:

Children Of Adam: I. From Pent-Up Aching Rivers (Walt Whitman) [Live]
Children Of Adam: II. Psalms 144 & 128 (Live)
Children Of Adam: III. I Sing The Body Electric (Walt Whitman) [Live]
Children Of Adam: IV. Turtle Island (Mataponi Indians Of Virginia) [Live]
Children Of Adam: V. Prayers Of Steel & Smoke And Steel (Carl Sandburg) [Live]
Children Of Adam: VI. From The Book Of Genesis (Live)
Children Of Adam: VII. To The Garden, The World (Walt Whitman) [Live]
Dona Nobis Pacem: I. Agnus Dei (Live)
Dona Nobis Pacem: II. Beat! Beat! Drums! (Live)
Dona Nobis Pacem: III. Reconciliation (Live)
Dona Nobis Pacem: IV. Dirge For Two Veterans (Live)
Dona Nobis Pacem: V. The Angel Of Death (Live)
Dona Nobis Pacem: VI. O Man Greatly Beloved (Live)

UPC: 030911173227
Label: Reference Recordings
Release Date: 8.16.19
Format: CD

Bates / Areyzaga / Freeman - Children of Adam / Dona Nobis (CD)