Dreamer
Acis, 2023
8/10
The Emmy award winning composer and revered vocalist Jasmine Barnes has her inimitable work performed by the Baltimore Choral Arts Society Chorus & Orchestra and Anthony Blake Clark, as these 2 in depth pieces were captured on May 29, 2022.
“Portraits: Douglass and Tubman”, by Barnes, occupies the first 6 movements, where the harmonizing voices are met with soaring strings and booming drums, and a very powerful and often animated delivery is much appreciated.
“Requiem, K. 626”, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, follows, and Clark’s conducting skills guide the melodic instrumentation that allows the beauty of the choir to flow in and out of the cinematic swells.
The record was captured at Kraushaar Auditorium, at Goucher College, in Baltimore, Maryland, and it pairs an old work reimagined and a new work inspired by old words, where the early instruments shine in the timeless climate.
Travels well with: Georg Muffat- Apparatus Musico-Organisticus; Herschel Garfein- The Layers