Other author/creator | Norris, James Weldon. |
Other author/creator | Simon, Stephen, 1937-2013. |
Other author/creator | Handel Festival Orchestra of Washington, D.C. |
Other author/creator | Howard University. Choir, performer. |
Uniform title | Oratorios. Selections |
Contents |
Samson. Awake the trumpet's lofty sound! -- Saul. Envy, eldest born of hell -- Belshazzar. Sing, sing, O ye heavens --Jeptha. How dark, O Lord, are Thy decrees -- Joshua. See the conquering hero comes -- Solomon. May no rash intruder -- Judas Maccabaeus. Hallelujah, amen -- Occasional oratorio. Hallelujah, your voices raise -- Theodora. He saw the lovely youth -- Israel in Egypt. He gave them hailstones -- Joseph. We will rejoice -- Hercules. Jealousy! infernal pest -- Messiah. Hallelujah. |
General note | Originally issued as a compact disc. |
General note | Sung in English. |
General note | Texts and biographical notes [5 p.] on the performers on insert in container. |
Performer |
Howard University Choir, directed by James Weldon Norris ; Handel Festival Orchestra of Washington, D.C. ; Stephen Simon, conductor. |
Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at Foundry Methodist Church, Washington, D.C., April 9 and 10, l985. |
Genre/form | Sound recordings. |