Circle of Compassion
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Circle of Compassion

Cypress Choral Recording, Catalogue No. 0702 (released 2007)
Distributed by SRI, Peterborough, ON
Recorded in Vancouver, BC

Chor Leoni’s very first CD, Songs of War and Peace, was a compilation of music performed at our early annual Remembrance Day concerts. Since that time, with the realization that war does not lead to peace, we have increasingly dedicated our concerts to the citizens of all nationalities and faiths who have experienced loss and deserve our compassion. Circle of Compassion is a compilation of the music which we have performed in recent Remembrance Day concerts; much of this music was either commissioned by, or arranged for, Chor Leoni. It is a choral tour de force and offers a stunning view of Chor Leoni's controlled power. The CD contains music from many lands, cultures, and languages, from Canada to Japan, from Russia to Spain, from Germany to England. We offer it as compassion and consolation to all those who have suffered loss. Circle of Compassion received the 2008 National  Award for Outstanding Choral Recording given by the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors.

Reviews

  • Review: Circle of Compassion, Anacrusis Summer 2007 edition (October 18, 2007) "The singing is sensitive and beautiful as ever . . . ." Read the rest of what Patricia Abbott, editor of the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors, has to say about Circle of Compassion. ...
  • Two Chor Leoni CD's Honoured by ACCC (May 18, 2008) Chor Leoni is thrilled to announce that the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors have honoured two recent recordings with prestigious awards. ...
  • Pity of War: WW1 Poetry, New Music, Old Favourites (October 27, 2008) World War I redrew the political boundaries of Europe, removed chivalry from the act of war, and profoundly stirred the consciences of Siegfried Sassoon, John McCrae, Wilfred Owen, and other poets. It’s this poetic outpouring that Chor Leoni will focus upon during Pity of War, the choir’s sixteenth annual Remembrance Day performances. ...
  • Remembrance: Circle of Compassion (November 12, 2008) After a day listening to the more conventional renderings, I played again your Circle of Compassion. It resonates perfectly with the mood and the theme of today - with remembering. ...
  • Circle of Compassion CD "For lovers of choral music, it is highly recommended." - United Church Observer (November 15, 2008) Writer Frances Pollet, music director at First United Church in Victoria, gives Chor Leoni's Circle of Compassion CD a glowing review in the November 2008 issue of the United Church Observer. Read it here. ...

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Playlist

  1. And Death Shall Have No Dominion Kenneth Jennings
  2. Beati Mortui Felix Mendelssohn
  3. Christmas in the Trenches John McCutcheon, arr. Don Macdonald
  4. Dulce et Decorum Larry Nickel
  5. O Vos Omnes Pablo Casals, arr. Diane Loomer
  6. Dirge from Cymbeline Conrad Susa
  7. Tarantella Randall Thompson
  8. Psaume 121 Darius Milhaud
  9. Vechnaya Pamiat (from Panihida No. 2) Pavel Chesnokov
  10. Iltapilviä Toivo Kuula
  11. Choose Something Like a Star (from Frostiana) Randall Thompson, arr. Stephen Smith
  12. Reconciliation Stephen Chatman
  13. Furusato Teiichi Okano, arr. Diane Loomer
  14. Der 23. Psalm Franz Schubert
  15. Pensive on Her Dead Gazing Stephen Smith
  16. Bring Him Home (from Les Misérables) Alain Boublin and Claude-Michel Schönberg, arr. Ken Cormier