Chor Leoni: Circle Of Compassion

Chor Leoni Men's Choir; Diane Loomer, C.M., Artistic Director
'Circle of Compassion' is a compilation of the music which Chor Leoni have performed in recent Remembrance Day concerts; much of this music was either commissioned by, or arranged for, Chor Leoni.

And Death Shall Have No Dominion (Kenneth Jennings, publisher: Neil A. Kjos); Beati Mortui (Felix Mendelssohn; publisher: Alliance); Christmas in the Trenches (John McCutcheon, manuscript, Christopher Gaze, soloist, Ken Cormier, piano); Dulce et Decorum (Larry Nickel, manuscript; Ken Cormier, piano); O Vos Omnes (Pablo Casals, publisher: manuscript); Dirge from 'Cymbeline' (Conrad Susa, publisher: E.C. Schirmer; Henry Christian, trumpet); Tarantella (Randall Thompson; Publisher: E.C. Schirmer, Ken Cormier, piano); Psaume 121 (Darius Milhaud, publisher: Universal Edition); Vechnaya Pamiat (from 'Panihida No.2')(Pavel Chesnokov, Publisher: Musica Russica); Itapilviä (Toivo Kuula, Publisher: R.E. Westerlund); Choose Something Like A Star (from 'Frostiana')(Randall Thompson, Publisher: e.C. Schirmer, Ken Cormier, piano); Reconciliation (Stephen Chatman, Publisher: E.C. Schirmer, Henry Christian, flugelhorn); Furusato (Teiichi Okano, Publisher: manuscript; Choji Hayashi, soloist); Der 23. Psalm (Franz Schubert, Publisher: B. Schott; Ken Cormier, piano); Pensive on Her Dead Gazing (Stephen Smith, manuscript; Bruce Hoffman, soloist, Stephen Smith, piano); Bring Him Home (from 'Les Misérables')(Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg; Publisher: manuscript; Steve Maddock, soloist; Ken Cormier, piano)

Chor Leoni's very first CD, 'Songs of War and Peace', was a compilation of music performed at their early annual Remembrance Day concerts. Since that time, with the realization that war does not lead to peace, they have increasingly commemorated their concerts to the citizens of all nationalities and faiths who have experienced loss and deserve compassion.
The CD contains music from many lands, cultures, and languages, from Canada to Japan, from Russia to Spain, from Germany to England, offering compassion and consolation to all those who have suffered loss.