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LOVE IS LITTLE:

a sampling of Shaker spirituals

Mitzie Collins, Roger Hall, Jeff Harp, Kathy Leigh Johnson, Colleen Liggett, Andrew Nagel (vocal soloists) The Sampler Chorus: Mitzie Collins, Roger Hall, Jeff Harp, Kathy Leigh Johnson, Colleen Liggett, Andrew Nagel: vocal soloists; The Sampler Chorus

vocal (time 53 minutes)

compact disc $15 / tape $5

song book $15

disc & song book $27

tape & song book $17 

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JOY OF ANGELS:

Shaker spirituals for Christmas and the New Year

Randy Folger, Colleen Liggett, Kathy Leigh Johnson, Mitzie Collins, Jeff Harp, Joel Hume, Maura Slon (vocal soloists) The Sampler Chorus, The Eastman Bach Children's Chorus (directed by Karla Torkildsen Krogstad)

vocal (time 73 minutes)

compact disc $15 / tape $5

song book $16

disc & song book $28

tape & song book $18
       

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LOVE IS LITTLE includes spirituals from all the major Shaker communities. Produced under the musical direction of ethnomusicologist Roger Hall, the 36 selections are performed in their original style: mostly unison, unaccompanied melodies. Both Love is Little and Joy of Angels reflect Mitzie Collins' lasting interest in Shaker spirituals and her experience as a choir director. The Shaker songs on Love is Little provide a fresh source of music for programs and worship services. You'll find the companion song book to Love is Little invaluable.

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 JOY OF ANGELS is the first, and at the moment, only, recording of Shaker Christmas music. It is a rare occasion to present a collection of new and compelling melodies for Christmas. Most of these songs have never been published before; we have transcribed them directly from Shaker manuscripts — and have published them in a companion song book. The recording features Randy Folger, whose rich voice was tragically stilled this spring in a fatal automobile accident. As music interpreter, he charmed thousands of visitors to Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, with his presentations of Shaker song. Randy's solo album and additional Shaker instrumental and vocal are listed on our website. Also featured are Kathy Leigh Johnson (who has her own gospel album, Old-Time Gospel Favorites) and Colleen Liggett, whose clear voices are heard on our first Shaker album, Love is Little; and the bright sounds of Rochester's Eastman Bach Children's Chorus in its recording debut.

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