Locally Sourced (Recording)
Locally Sourced: Choral Music by Northwest Composers, performed by Vox 16 (now Radiance), directed by Markdavin Obenza. Features the Kyrie from Missa Dramatica (Missa Brevis No. 2) alongside works by eleven other Northwest composers.
Overview
Choral Music by Northwest Composers · Radiance (formerly Vox 16), directed by Markdavin Obenza
Locally Sourced showcases a cappella choral music by twelve Northwest composers, performed by Vox 16, a sixteen-voice professional ensemble founded by Markdavin Obenza to develop emerging talent for the Byrd Ensemble and other professional choirs in the Seattle area.
The album features my Kyrie from Missa Dramatica (Missa Brevis No. 2). I had started composing the mass in 2017, and the Kyrie was the first completed movement. When Vox 16 put out a call for scores for their second recording project—one focused on Northwest composers—I submitted the Kyrie, and was thrilled to have it included.
My connection with Vox 16 began a few years earlier, when friends from the Cascadian Chorale started singing with this newly formed ensemble. I had previously written Break, Break, Break for their open call for scores, and the working relationship with Markdavin that grew from that collaboration ultimately led to the Byrd Ensemble recording of Stories.
Track List
| Title | Composer | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westron Wind | Anonymous | 0′51″ |
| 2 | Westron Wind | Karen P. Thomas | 4′47″ |
| 3 | Jesus Autem Hodie | Gary James | 3′28″ |
| 4 | Kyrie (from Missa Brevis No. 2) | Christopher Lee Fraley | 5′29″ |
| 5 | Gloria | Peter Seibert | 7′14″ |
| 6 | Light Through Windows | Caroline Mallonée | 3′11″ |
| 7 | On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity | Rick Asher | 5′05″ |
| 8 | Lacrimosa | Jeremy Kings | 4′53″ |
| 9 | Evensong: Keep Watch Dear Lord | John Gordon Hill | 2′19″ |
| 10 | Lux Aeterna: A Litany of Saints | John Gordon Hill | 5′35″ |
| 11 | In Deo sola spec mea | Joy DeCoursey-Porter | 5′36″ |
| 12 | Come Down, O Love Divine | Jeff Junkinsmith | 2′55″ |
| 13 | Angels Hovering ‘Round | Kevin Siegfried | 3′32″ |
Featured soloists include Jim Howeth (tenor), T.J. Callahan (baritone), Ruth Schauble (soprano), Jessica Martin (alto), and Becca Cantrell (soprano).
Available on Apple Music and Amazon.