In Good Company (Canadian Chamber Choir album)

In Good Company is the Canadian Chamber Choir's first studio album. It was produced and released on May 18, 2010 under the artistic direction of Julia Davids. It was recorded in August 2009 in Gretna, Manitoba at Buhler Hall while in residence at the Mennonite Collegiate Institute. The album features songs by Canadian composers, including Eleanor Daley, Allan Rae, Jocelyn Morlock, Lionel Daunais, and Jeffrey Ryan. Additionally composer Jeff Enns was commissioned to create the song At Sunset based on the poem of the same name by Pauline Johnson. The voices of the 21 person choir come from singers that live across Canada. Special guests on the recording are mezzo-soprano Christianne Rushton, pianist Joel Tranquilla and cellist Se Hee Kim.[1]

In Good Company
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2010
RecordedBuhler Hall, Gretna, Manitoba
GenreClassical
Length53:48
LabelPolar Bear
ProducerJulia Davids, Dan Donahue

Choristers

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Soprano

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  • Michelle Bourque (QC)
  • Dawn Coulter (AB)
  • Nicole Jordan (NS)
  • Catherine Lippitt (AB)
  • Sarah Morrison (ON)
  • Christina Murray (NS)

Alto

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  • Deborah Buck (SK)
  • Sonja Dennis (ON)
  • Karla Ferguson (MB)
  • Sandy Jasper (MB)
  • Naomi Russell (MB)

Tenor

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  • Ryan Billington (NS)
  • Chris Bowman (NS)
  • Tristan Cleveland-Thompson (NS)
  • Bill Hamm (AB)
  • Simon Hardman (ON)

Bass

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  • Jeff Enns (ON)
  • Cy Giacomin (NS)
  • Matt Pauls (ON)
  • Joel Tranquilla (NB)
  • Jereme Wall (MB)

Track listing

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No.TitleComposerLength
1."Litany"Jeff Enns2:41
2."Dona Nobis Pacem TTBB"Dylan Bell4:06
3."Chantez à l'Éternel"Tawnie Olson4:04
4."Mvt #5 Allegro from Keltic Suite"Allan Rae4:00
5."Exaudi
with cellist SeHee Kim"
Jocelyn Morlock7:47
6."Wilt Thou Forgive"Mark Sirett2:34
7."At Sunset
with mezzo-soprano Christianne Rushton"
Jeff Enns10:34
8."Angeline on Ossabow
with cellist SeHee Kim"
Jeffrey Ryan4:37
9."After Storm"Jeffrey Ryan3:51
10."Exultate Deo"Robin King2:21
11."Ubi Caritas SSAA"Eleanor Daley4:29
12."Figures De Danse, Pas Grave
with pianist Joel Tranquilla"
Lionel Daunais1:13
13."Figures De Danse, Jetés-battus
with pianist Joel Tranquilla"
Lionel Daunais1:35
14."Figures De Danse, Grand écart
with pianist Joel Tranquilla"
Lionel Daunais0:37
15."Figures De Danse, Adagio
with pianist Joel Tranquilla"
Lionel Daunais0:29
16."Figures De Danse, Bayadère
with pianist Joel Tranquilla"
Lionel Daunais3:03
17."Figures De Danse, Maryse and partner
with pianist Joel Tranquilla"
Lionel Daunais2:16
18."The Parting Glass"arr. Mark Sirett2:55

References

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  1. ^ "In Good Company". Canadian Music Centre. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
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