James River Singers

Download songs from JRS concerts:

Lark (Aaron Copeland) from Fall 2005 (5.18MB)
The Coolin' (from "Reincarnations," op. 16, Samuel Barber) from Fall 2005 (4.22MB)
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel (arr. William L. Dawson) from Spring 2005 (3.43MB)
Danny Boy from November 2002 (4.00MB)
Dixit Maria from Virgin, Rejoice, Summer 1998 (4.13MB)

These songs have been converted to mp3 files from the recordings of the original concerts. To listen to the songs, you may need to have an mp3 player like iTunes, Winamp, or Musicmatch. Save the song to your local hard drive (in some browsers you might need to right click the link above and choose to "Save target as" a local file), then open the mp3 file in your choice of player.

Purchase a recording of the James River Singers:

Virgin, Rejoice
The first (and so far only) recording by the James River Singers is a live recording compiled from three performances of the Virgin, Rejoice concert in the summer of 1998. This recording may be purchased for $15 at any of our concerts, or it may be purchased through our business office at 804-672-1631. [$3 shipping and handling will be added to the purchase price for shipping to any address in the continental US.]

Tracks
1. Ave Maria		plainsong
2. Dixit Maria		Hans Leo Hassler
3. Magnificat		Dietrich Buxtehude
4. Tota pulchra es Maria		Maurice Durufle
5. Ave Maria		David MacIntyre
6. Ave Maria		Igor Stravinsky
7. Bogoroditse, No. 6 from Vespers (The All-Night Vigil)		Sergei Rachmaninoff
8. Magnificat		Arvo Part
Five Selections from A Ceremony of Carols 9. No. 3 There is no Rose 10. No. 4b. Balualow 11. No. 5 As dew in Aprille 12. No. 6 This little Babe 13. No. 8 Deo Gracias		Benjamin Britten
14. Ave Maria (Angelus Domini)		Franz Biebl

Listen to CD's of other vocal ensembles. The CD's below include recordings of music included in JRS concerts.

From the November 2003 Concert:

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers (Mass For Unaccompanied Chorus)
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, Conductor

We are performing Bogoróditse Dévo, which is track 6 on this disc.

CD available on Telarc from Amazon

Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Los Angelos Master Chorale
Paul Salamunovich, Conductor

We are performing O magnum mysterium, track 17 on this disc.

CD available on Rubeda Canis Musica from Amazon

From the March 2003 Concert:

	Robert Schumann: Works for Choir Rundfunkchoir Liepzig, Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester Liepzig Horst Neumann, Conductor We performed the Zigeunerleben, which is track 1 on this disc. CD available on Berlin Classic from Amazon
	Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes Robert Shaw Festival Singers Robert Shaw, Conductor We performed the Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, which start at track 19 on this disc. CD available on Telarc from Amazon
	Colors of Love Chanticleer We performed in time of by Steven Sametz, track 16 on this disc. CD available on Elektra/Asylum from Amazon
	Samuel Barber: Choral and Organ Works Cambridge University Chamber Choir Timothy Brown, Conductor We performed Reincarnations, the first three tracks on this disc. CD available on Guild from Guild Music