Westminster Williamson Voices & James Jordan - A Scattered Light in Winter (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

James Jordan writes: “I think when life challenges us, our common human tendency is to look toward the stars for wisdom and answers, for the abundances and peace that sometimes one’s focus toward the heavens brings to us. Looking toward the stars and the heavens often clears our vision so we can feel authentically with our hearts. Carols during Advent and Christmastime seem to also embody that spirit of mystical searching for hope and wonder. And perhaps there is no better musical spiritual entry point for all of this than chant. So, this recording leads you musically through the journey, from simple chant to stories in the carols. And all of the music on the album reflects our hope for the future as we climb a crooked ladder leading to, hopefully, a brighter new time for our beloved Westminster college, and our lives beyond the pandemic. Our desire is to see a glimmer of light behind what seems a very closed door. This album offers music for personal reflection, with the hope that these sounds can provide for each of us “scattered” new light.”

Tracklist:
1. Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan, Gregory Stout & Christian Koller – In the Bleak Midwinter (03:56)
2. Westminster Williamson Voices & James Jordan – Kit Smart's Carol (02:35)
3. Westminster Williamson Voices, Christian Koller, Jay Carter & Sangmi Kang – Choral Improvisation on "Coventry Carol" (07:31)
4. Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan & Gregory Stout – Solitude (Version for Choir & Piano) (05:56)
5. Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan & Elizaveta Smolyaninova – The Stars Now Rearrange Themselves (05:04)
6. Westminster Williamson Voices & James Jordan – The Burning Ladder (04:47)
7. Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan & Jay Carter – Salvation to All That Will Is Nigh (07:28)
8. Westminster Williamson Voices & James Jordan – Brightest and Best (04:30)
9. Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan, Gregory Stout, Wendy Darr & Alexandra Thomas – Coventry Carol (Arr. J. Hudson for Choir & Piano) (06:46)
10. Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan & Jay Carter – Magnificat (06:09)
11. Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan, Branson Yeast & Gregory Stout – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Arr. S. Scheibe for Choir, Cello & Piano) (07:35)


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