for Choir and Orchestra
Glenn Meade
1. Gloria (7:04)
2. Laudamus te (3:48)
3. Gratias agimus (4:50)
4. Domine Deus (3:27)
5. Qui tollis (9:29)
6. Qui sedes (5:18)
7. Quoniam tu (6:08)
8. cum Sancto (4:51)
9. Amen (4:42)
Copyright 1998 Glenn Meade
CD $12.00
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"Glenn Meade's 1998 release, "Gloria For Choir And Orchestra", is one of the finest pieces of music I have ever had the pleasure to hear. It is a flawless performance of an outstanding octet of singers combined with Meade's masterful electronic orchestra. While many versions of the Gloria are in the classical genre, Meade takes his original interpretation of the piece in a broader setting.
Sopranos Carol Loverde and Martha Reese, altos Susan Lerner and Heidi Woll, tenors Cary Lovett and Trevor Mitchell, and basses Jonathan Miller and Tom Orf, under the direction of Miller, offer a startling blend of voices that Meade seamlessly mixes with his orchestrations. The time signatures and harmonics that they produce are as beautiful as they are unconventional. It would be interesting to know if the vocal parts were recorded as a whole or in pieces, because the intricacies that Meade has woven into the piece make it seemingly difficult to perform. The end result is an astonishing recording.
The nine tracks that compose this CD form a perfect melding of voice and instrument to form a rendition that can be enjoyed on many levels. You need not have an appreciation for religious music/themes or the classical genre in order to get something out of this recording. The richness of the sounds produced stand on their own merit. There is a variety of musical settings combined into a coherent whole, with majestic passages, mysterious phrases, pastoral sections, and simply great music...This is one you should definitely not miss!"
Brad Biondo, Reviews