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The Land of Harmony by Quire Cleveland Quire Cleveland : The Land of Harmony.
 Making life more harmonious.

Meet us in The Land of Harmony, Quire Cleveland's new recording of American music! It includes early versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner," "When Jesus Wept," "Amazing Grace" - and much more.

Quire's artistic director Ross W. Duffin has chosen music to delight and entertain you - from the 1814 version of our national anthem to the "Hymn of Peace," sung by a choir of 10,000 (!) to mark the end of the Civil War. Also featured is music by William Billings, Stephen Foster, Edward MacDowell, R. Nathaniel Dett, Amy (Mrs. H. H. A.) Beach.

Songs:

1. Star-Spangled Banner
2. Psalm 98
3. Psalm 23
4. The Lord Descended
5. When Jesus Wep't the Falling Tear
6. The Dying Christian's Last Farewell
7. I Am the Rose of Sharon
8. Down Steers the Bass
9. Modern Music
10. O Look to Golgotha
11. Amazing Grace
12. Flow Gently Sweet Afton
13. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
14. Hymn of Peace
15. Minuet
16. Through the House Give Glimmering Light
17. So Sweet Is She
18. The Witch
19. Don't Be Weary Traveler
20. Hymn to Music

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 02/22/2015
Quire Cleveland lives in Ohio USA

Tagged as: Classical, Vocal, Classical Singing, Choral, Christmas, First New England School

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