Alleluia...Glory to You...

The eighth and final movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred music that brings to life the words of Psalm 103 (LXX) with a musical unity in diversity that reflects the psalmist’s images of the unity in diversity of the divinely created order. In this movement Richard Toensing brings back the 16-part double chorus scoring heard in Movement #6, employing glissandos and tonal clusters to achieve a climactic evocation of angelic singing that brings the Psalm-cantata to a radiant close. This "coda-like" piece can, nonetheless, stand on its own, either alone or in tandem with Movement #6, with or without the intervening doxology in Movement #7.

Cappella Records proudly announces the TWO-DISC release of HEAVEN AND EARTH, performed by Cappella Romana with 45th Parallel Universe, directed by John Michael Boyer. The other work featured on the album is Ikon of Light, by Sir John Tavener.

Heaven and Earth is released on a Hybrid SACD in 2.0 stereo and 5.0 surround sound (DSM192K/24bit), recorded in DSD and Dolby® Atmos Spatial Audio and downloadable to audio servers and devices. The accompanying booklet provides an extensive essay on the work, the full texts used in the composition, composer notes, full translations, and beautiful photography.

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