Washington National Cathedral New American Choral Music series
The Choral Music of James D'Angelo
"The Holy City"
Scott Dettra, organ
Cathedra vocal ensemble, Michael McCarthy, director

An American living in England, D’Angelo’s compositional style also blends the influences of Debussy/Ravel, Holst and Prokofieff with the neoclassicism of Hindemith. The program consists of a Missa Brevis and Evensong settings, plus organ interludes and voluntaries played by Scott Dettra.

All of the works receive their first recording on this release. Performed by the professional choir Cathedra (Michael McCarthy, director), this Gothic Recording release is the third in the acclaimed series, “New American Choral Music” from the Washington National Cathedral.

Mass Sequence
1 | Organ Prelude (1:51)
2 | Missa Brevis: Kyrie (5:00)
3 | Missa Brevis: Gloria (5:56)
4 | Organ Interlude (1:12)
5 | Missa Brevis: Sanctus (4:03)
6 | Missa Brevis: Agnus Dei (5:56)
7 | Tenebrae Factae Sunt (6:43)

Evensong Sequence
8 | Responses I (1:31)
9 | Psalm 31 (verses 1-6) (4:41)
10 | Organ Interlude (1:16)
11 | Magnificat (4:55)
12 | Organ Interlude (1:25)
13 | Nunc Dimittis (3:07)
14 | Responses II (including The Lord’s Prayer) & Collects (7:06)
15 | The Holy City (7:23)
16 | The Hymn of St. Patrick (5:14)
17 | Organ Voluntary: Fantasia on a theme of Hindemith (11:13)

TOTAL TIME: 78:30