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Songs of War and Peace

Cypress Choral Recordings, Catalogue No. CCR0801 (released 1995)
Distributed by SRI, Peterborough, ON
Recorded in Vancouver, BC

Chor Leoni gave its first Remembrance Day concert in 1993, remembering and honouring those who have fought and died in defence of our country.  The concert struck a receptive chord with Vancouver audiences and it quickly became established as an annual fixture in the Lower Mainland’s choral season.  Released in June 1995, this CD presents material from Chor Leoni’s first two Remembrance Day concerts, songs that have become favourites of both the choir and audiences alike.  These include "For the Fallen" (sung at every Remembrance Day performance), "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda," and "We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace."

Reviews

• 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. ...
• CD Review: Songs of War & Peace (Vancouver Province, 1995)(July 1, 1995) This is a superb ensemble whose depth of delivery takes the listener into the emotional essence of each work. Each selection has enough strength and content to carry the CD on its own. ...
• Stolen Voices- the 17th Annual Remembrance Day Concerts(September 25, 2009) We’ve all seen their terrified, haunted expressions staring at us from television screens, newspapers, and the internet. They are children and young people caught amidst the cataclysm of war. Whether the image originates in Darfur, Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, in whatever language they ask the same question: Why? Chor Leoni presents Stolen Voices November 8 in Surrey/White Rock and November 11 in West Vancouver and Vancouver. ...

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Playlist

1. For the FallenMike Sammes
2. In Flanders FieldJohn McCrae
3. A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map Samuel Barber
4. Blow Ye the Trumpet Kirke Mechem
5. Parti de mal Anonymous, trouvère crusade song
6. Il Brivido Marco Enrico Bossi
7. Soldiers' Chorus (from Faust) Charles Gounod
8. Varjele, Jumala, SoastaVeljo Tormis
9. Una Sañosa PorfíaJuan del Encino
10. Danny Deever Percy Grainger
11. An Irish Airman Foresees His DeathByron Adams
12. Sydämeni LauluJean Sibelius
13. And the Band Played Waltzing MatildaEric Bogle
14. Songs Soldiers Sing 
         Lili Marlene 
         Scots Wha Hae 
         It's a Long Way to Tipperary 
         White Cliffs of Dover 
         Pack up your Troubles 
         We'll Meet Again
15. The Minstrel Boy Irish traditional, arr. Ron Jeffers
16. Over YonderAmerican spiritual
17. We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace American spiritual, arr. William Appling