Ensemble Phoenix Munich: Lydia Brotherton (soprano), Deborah Rentz-Moore (mezzo), Timothy Leigh Evan (tenor, drum), Joel Frederiksen (bass, guitar), Karen Walthinsen (violin), Andreas Haas (flute), Domen Marinčič (cello) & Axel Wolf (guitar), Joel Frederiksen (bass & direction)
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“This program is like an American quilt – the individual parts are unique and very different from one another, but it comes together to form one rich tapestry. I would like to give our audience a picture of some of the rich traditions that developed out of our European heritage, but flourished and grew in their own unique way in the New World.” Joel Frederiksen
The activities of Joel Frederiksen, artistic director of Ensemble Phoenix Munich, are many-faceted. As a bass singer he has performed with Jordi Savall, Paul O’Dette, and Stephen Stubbs and with the ensembles Musica fiata, Freiburger Barockorchester, Josquin Capella, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Huelgas Ensemble, The Waverly Consort and the Boston Camerata. As a singer who plays the lute, Joel Frederiksen is a leading interpreter of music by the English lutenist songwriters and of early Italian Baroque music. His wide-ranging basso profundo voice and his expressive performances have earned him worldwide acclaim. The Elfin Knight, his first CD for harmonia mundi with his Ensemble Phoenix Munich, was released in August 2007.
Lay Me Low
The Morning Trumpet
He Comes, The Hero Comes!
The President's March
The Death Of General Wolfe
Jefferson And Liberty (The Gobby O)
America
God Is The King
I Am The Rose Of Sharon
The Gentleman Soldier
Leander
Drumdelgie
Northfield
Captain Kidd
Wondrous Love
Come Life, Shaker Life
O Love, Sweet Love
Now, My Dear Companions
Who Will Bow And Bend Like A Willow
My Carnal Life
Stubborn Oak
Tis The Gift To Be Simple
The Army Of The Free
Maryland, My Maryland
Lorena
Dixie's Land
Dance Me A Jig
Hard Times Come Again No More
Sinner Man
Hear, O Lord, When I Cry
22nd May 2011
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“Frederiksen has compiled a fascinating compendium of “America’s early music”. We hear works that sound like Victorian parlour songs; tunes from the old country’s folk styles; pieces that recall the West Gallery traditions of English country churches. Yet a more confident American identity emerges, trading on a certain directness of manner.”
“Frederiksen and his musicians are as imaginative as they are respectful and zealous...and this CD is a viable recital, not just a catalogue...Is 'Rose of Sharon' of potential interest to non-Americans? Definitely. As already mentioned, it has been assembled with the average listener in mind, not academics. Furthermore, the performances are consistently gracious and winning.”
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