The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert, Courtney Carey – I Wanna Be Ready: Spirituals Arranged By Courtney Carey (2023) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert, Courtney Carey – I Wanna Be Ready: Spirituals Arranged By Courtney Carey (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:33 minutes | 712 MB | Genre: Classical
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Few things have informed and inspired as much music as humanity’s search for God. Acclaimed baritone, arranger, and conductor Courtney Carey explores the relation between the worldly and the divine on I WANNA BE READY, a set of 12 spirituals arranged for different instrumentations — and each piece packs a punch.

Six of them are songs for a solo voice (soprano or baritone) and piano, and Carey, being a trained vocalist himself, deploys this setup to its fullest effect, allowing for powerful brilliance. The other half are choral pieces, which are furnished with extra layers of depth and vigor by the splendidly expressive Concert Chorale ensemble. Even individually, these spirituals would be remarkable; together, they are a tour de force.

Tracklist:

01. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: I Want to Be Ready (03:17)
02. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile (04:38)
03. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: My God is So High (02:10)
04. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: I Ain’t Got Weary Yet (03:22)
05. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: Oh, De Blin’ Man Stood on the Road an’ Cried (04:23)
06. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: Soon I Will Be Done (03:09)
07. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel? (03:34)
08. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: Calvary (02:52)
09. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: I Wanna Be Ready (03:38)
10. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: In Bright Mansions Above (04:04)
11. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: Lord, I Want Two Wings (02:02)
12. The Concert Chorale, Justin Michael Austin, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming, Joseph Joubert & Courtney Carey – Traditional: You Can Tell the World (03:19)

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