The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Benedict Sheehan: Vespers (2021)
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GRAMMY®-nominated conductor and composer Benedict Sheehan leads The Saint Tikhon Choir in his new setting of Eastern Orthodox Vespers in English. Inspired by the great All-Night Vigil setting by Rachmaninoff, Sheehan’s composition expands the genre with full settings of Psalms. Each verse is treated with deep musical pathos to express a full range of human emotion. Vespers also features virtuosic vocal concertos, including the first for basso profundo in English. Encounter this music that projects a vision of hope and light for all. The Saint Tikhon Choir was founded in 2015 by Benedict Sheehan, the group’s artistic director, and Abbot Sergius of St. Tikhon’s Monastery. It is the first professional vocal ensemble connected with an Orthodox monastery in America, founded with a mission to foster and build up the American Orthodox choral tradition at the highest artistic level.
Tracklist:
1. Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 1, The Opening Psalm (09:08)
2. Michael Hawes, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 2, Great Litany (05:10)
3. Eric S. Brenner, Paul Darcy, Michael Hawes, The Saint Tikhon Choir, David Hendrix & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 3, Blessed Is the Man (03:00)
4. Michael Hawes, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 4, Small Litany (01:36)
5. Helen Karloski, Mark Powell, Sarah Tannehill Anderson, Eric S. Brenner, Tynan Davis, Photini Downie Robinson, Talia Sheehan, Sam Anderson, Daniel Burnett, Nathan Hodgson, Christopher Jackson, David Morrison, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 5, The Lamp-Lighting Psalms (03:25)
6. Sarah Tannehill Anderson, Emily Yocum Black, Daniel Burnett, Paul Darcy, Tynan Davis, Helen Karloski, Mark Powell, Jamal Sarikoki, Elizabeth Frase, Fiona Gillespie, Catherine Hedberg, Tabitha Lewis, Kit Emory, Amanda Jacobs, David Hendrix, Mikel Hill, Anthony Maglione, Richard Barrett, Michael Hawes, Christopher Jackson, David Morrison, Jason Thoms, Thou Yang, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 6, Stikhira of the Resurrection (10:00)
7. Fotina Naumenko, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 7, O Gladsome Light (04:04)
8. Timothy Parsons, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 8, The Lord Is King (02:42)
9. The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 9, Evening Prayer (03:30)
10. Glenn Miller, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 10, The Song of Simeon (05:00)
11. Michael Hawes, Jason Thoms, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 11, Interlude. The Trisagion Prayers (01:54)
12. Jamal Sarikoki, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 12, Rejoice, O Virgin (03:34)
13. Paul Darcy, Helen Karloski, The Saint Tikhon Choir & Benedict Sheehan – Vespers: No. 13, The Closing Psalm (06:17)
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