Houghton College Choir Recordings

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Bathe Me O God, in Thee

Folk songs, spirituals and hymns combine with significant recent compositions performed by the Houghton College Choir under the direction of Dr. Brandon Johnson. Composers and arrangers will include: René Clausen, Keith Hampton, Jaako Mäntyjärvi, Frank Martin,Bath Me O God, in Thee The latest recording is scheduled to be released November 2008. Folk songs, spirituals and hymns combine with significant recent compositions performed by the Houghton College Choir under the direction of Dr. Brandon Johnson. Composers and arrangers will include: René Clausen, Keith Hampton, Jaako Mäntyjärvi, Frank Martin, J. Aaron McDermid, Keith McCutchen, Alfred Schnittke, Georg Schuman, Heinrich Schütz, Robert Shaw, Byron J Smith, Z. Randall Stroope, Eric Whitacre, & Ralph Vaughan Williams. J. Aaron McDermid, Keith McCutchen, Alfred Schnittke, Georg Schuman, Heinrich Schütz, Robert Shaw, Byron J Smith, Z. Randall Stroope, Eric Whitacre, & Ralph Vaughan Williams.

75 Years of Singing

75 Years of Singing serves as a commemoration to the ensembles’ proud tradition. There are six historic tracks mixed with modern recordings that represent the last 25 years of the Houghton College Choir. The first four tracks are taken from the 1982-1983 College Choir under the direction of Donald Bailey, tracks five through seven are taken from the 1996-1997 choir under the direction of B. Jean Reigles, and the final tracks are taken from the 2005-2006 and the 2006-2007 Choir under its current director Brandon Johnson.

Stay With Us

Choral masterworks from across the time periods; the music of Palestrina through Z. Randall Stroope captures the essence of what is wonderful about choral literature past and present. I Will Not Leave You Comfortless, Rorate Coeli, Dies Irae (Mozart), Abendlied, selections from the Gretchaninoff Strastnaya Sedmista Op. 58, selections from Rachmaninoff’s Vsenoshcnoye bdeniye Op. 37.

Praise His Holy Name

A wonderful collection of folk songs, spirituals and hymn arrangements that feature traditional and new sacred music. This wonderful CD demonstrates the choir's diversity of style and color. The CD includes: The Lord is the Everlasting God, Give Me Jesus, City Called Heaven, All My Trials, The Lord’s Prayer and Praise to the Lord.