A secular oratorio for six vocal soloists, SATB chorus, and orchestra, based on Ted Kooser's 1986 collection of poems drawing on first-person accounts of the Great Blizzard of 1888. Title from disc label. Emily Pulley, Deborah Selig, sopranos ; Erica Brookhyser, mezzo-soprano ; Matthew DiBattista, tenor ; David Kravitz, baritone ; David Cushing, bass-baritone ; New England Conservatory Concert Choir and Chamber Singers ; Erica J. Washburn, director of choral activities ; Boston Modern Orchestra Project ; Gil Rose, conductor. Recorded 2015 March 9 Mechanics Hall (Worcester, MA). Compact disc (Super Audio CD) Booklet with program notes by the composer and Robert Kirzinger, biographical notes on the performers, and vocal texts in English (34 pages: illustrations, portraits) inserted in container.
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