Sono Luminus proudly presents Celebrating the American Spirit, performed by Essential Voices USA and directed by Judith Clurman, which reconfigures musical expressions of nationhood. EVUSA comes together with guest soloists and instrumentalists, including singers Kelli O'Hara and Ron Raines, and composer arranger Larry Hochman. There is even a new lyric by Sheldon Harnick, the famed lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof. From beginning to end, EVUSA delivers imaginatively conceived performances that articulate new visions of community and civic responsibility in the 21st century. At the core of the CD is 'Sing Out Mr. President', a series of sixteen newly commissioned works set to quotations by U.S. presidents stretching from George Washington to Barack Obama. Judith Clurman initiated this inventive project in response to 9/11, after she conducted the Juilliard Choral Union in a wrenching memorial concert at a firehouse in New York City.

Tracklist:

The Pledge Of Allegiance (Arr. L. Hochman)
The New Colossus
Reason To Be Thankful
Hymn For America
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Act I: Take Care Of This House
Washington Round
John Adam's Prayer
Opinion Is Power
Round
One Man With Courage Makes A Majority
The Ballot Is Stronger Than The Bullet
A Theodore Roosevelt Round
I Believe In Democracy
Admonition Of Fdr
Truman
Eisenhower Round
Freedom's Road
Moral Courage
An Ode
A Simple Oath
With Hope And Virtue
It Gets Lonely In White House (Arr. B. Test)
The Stars And Stripes Forever (Arr. B. Test)
2 Paraphrases On American Anthems
A Seed Of Grain: Theme From The American President (Arr. L. Hochman)
A Quiet Moment
American Dream
God Bless America (Arr. L. Hochman)

UPC: 053479216229
Label: Sono Luminus
Release Date: 10.30.12
Format: CD

Season's Promise: Modern Ameri - Celebrating the American Spirit (CD)