THE SONG OF LUKE
Cyprian Consiglio, Composer/Narrator
John Pennington, Director/Conductor:
The Phoenix Chamber Ensemble
Linda Mack, Conductor: The Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Inspired by the Gospel of Luke, the French composer Lucien Deiss, as well as Pontormo's frescos of the Annunciation from the church of Santa Felicita in Florence… Cyprian Consiglio's The Song of Luke is "an oratorio based on the Infancy Narrative of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke." Premiered at the Animas Music Festival in the spring of 2002, this recording features the Santa Fe Desert Chorale – one of the premier professional chamber choirs in the United States – and the world-renowned Phoenix Chamber Ensemble.
The CD booklet includes libretti and the composer's notes in English and Italian.
| SOLOISTS | |
|---|---|
| Dana Wilson | Gabriel |
| Mike Weiser | Zechariah/Simeon |
| Jennie Olson | Elizabeth/Anna |
| Anna Betancourt | Mary |
| TRACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prelude: Be Consoled My People | 2:43 |
| 2 | Proclamation of the Birth of Christ and Genealogy | 1:53 |
| 3 | The Announcement of the Birth of John | 5:23 |
| 4 | First Divertissement:The Dance of Zechariah | 3:30 |
| 5 | The Announcement of the Birth of Jesus | 2:54 |
| 6 | "Blessed Are You" Gabriel and Mary | 1:23 |
| 7 | Second Divertissement:The Annunciation | 4:00 |
| 8 | The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth | 1:19 |
| 9 | "Blessed Are You"(first reprise), Elizabeth and Mary | 1:26 |
| 10 | The Canticle of Mary | 2:26 |
| 11 | Third Divertissement:The Visitation | 2:16 |
| 12 | The Birth of John | 1:30 |
| 13 | "Blessed Are You" (second reprise), Zechariah and Elizabeth | 1:20 |
| 14 | "What Will This Child Be?" | 1:31 |
| 15 | The Canticle of Zechariah | 3:05 |
| 16 | The Birth of Jesus | 2:45 |
| 17 | "Glory to God" | 1:31 |
| 18 | "Let Us Go to Bethlehem" | 2:43 |
| 19 | Fourth Divertissement:The Nativity | 3:09 |
| 20 | The Presentation in the Temple | 1:41 |
| 21 | "Behold This Child" | 1:09 |
| 22 | The Canticle of Simeon | 4:08 |
| 23 | The Return to Nazareth | 0:50 |
| 24 | "Blessed Are You" (final reprise), Mary and All | 1:56 |
| 25 | Postlude: "A Light Will Shine On Us This Day" | 3:53 |
| Total Playing Time | 60:24 | |
