Brubeck & American Poets Pacific Mozart Ensemble & Lynne Morrow

• 1 No. 1. Autumn In Our Town 02:09
• 2 No. 2. Once When I Was Very Young 05:09
• 3 No. 3. Two Churches 02:50
• 4 No. 4. How Does Your Garden Grow 04:02
• 5 Lonesome 02:29
• 6 Summer Song 04:20
• 7 Regret 05:10
• 8 Quiet As the Moon 03:48
• 9 Dreamer 02:08
• 10 Heaven Boogie 02:56
• 11 Dusk 03:10
• 12 I Dream a World Chorale 02:10
• 13 Festival Hall 01:45
• 14 I Have a Little Shadow 03:37
• 15 The Wheel 03:31
• 16 In Time of Silver Rain 02:33
• 17 The Peace of Wild Things 03:33
• 18 The Wind 02:55
• 19 Truth 02:43
• Total Runtime 01:00:58

Info for Brubeck & American Poets

Dave Brubeck, revered as a jazz pianist, is a composer of a rich stream of choral music. The music is varied, with many of the songs evoking the feeling of specific places and emotions. The music can be enjoyed by all; some of it is complex, some youthful and easily accessible. A perusal of Brubeck's choral catalog shows that most of his lyricists are beloved American poets, including Langston Hughes and Wendell Berry. This disc gives musical form to Brubeck's love of American poets. His thoughts about the poets and the composition of these works are included in the booklet.

Through our many years of collaboration with Dave, he has come to trust PME with his choral music, as we strive to preserve and disseminate it through performances and recordings.

This album, recorded at world famous Skywalker Sound, with notes by ensemble director Lynne Morrow and Mr. Brubeck, featuring premiere recordings of new choral music by one of America’s most beloved musicians and composers loved the world over, is sure to enlighten, uplift, and entertain classical and jazz fans alike.

Pacific Mozart Ensemble
Pacific Mozart Orchestra
Lynne Morrow, conductor

Lynne Morrow
(2006 GRAMMY® nominee) is the Music Director of the Pacific Mozart Ensemble. She and the ensemble received Grammy nominations in 2006 for the recording of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass with Kent Nagano in Berlin. In 2010, their long-time collaboration with Dave Brubeck (including many world premieres) led to the release of “Dave Brubeck: Songs of Praise” with Dorian Recordings. A second recording of Brubeck’s music, “Brubeck and American Poets,” was recorded in December 2011.

Dr. Morrow is also the Music Director of the Oakland Symphony Chorus. During her tenure, the scope of the chorus has expanded to include contemporary, international and neglected works along with traditional classical repertoire. She conducts OSC’s workshop performances of major works, a Spring “Messiah,” hosts summer choral outreach sing-ins and prepares the chorus for work with Oakland East Bay Symphony. In January 2012 she co-conducted Oakland East Bay Symphony, Oakland Symphony Chorus and Oakland Youth Orchestra in a sold-out performance of Orff’s “Carmina Burana.”

Lynne Morrow’s new ensemble, Quanta Chorale, has just made the first recording of the choral works of California composer, Elinor Remick Warren. This project, to be released by Cambria Records, will showcase exciting and challenging repertoire for mixed and women’s chorus.

Dr. Morrow also directs the Voice and Opera/Music Theatre programs at Sonoma State University. Lynne Morrow has been a frequent assistant conductor with Festival Opera, where she conducted “The Most Happy Fella” and gave pre-concert lectures in Summer 2011. Her Quantum Opera Theatre co-presented (with Berkeley West Edge Opera) the premiere of “Caliban Dreams” which she conducted in August 2011. She’s a familiar figure in the Bay Area where she hosts the Stern Grove Music Festival each summer.

Dr. Morrow’s board memberships include Stern Grove and NARAS (the Grammy organization). Dr. Morrow enjoys creating a visceral connection to music—presenting works from every corner of the musical arts in fresh ways to reach the widest possible audiences.

The Pacific Mozart Ensemble
GRAMMY®-nominated and Lynne Morrow have had a long association with Dave Brubeck. Performances of Brubecks oratorios and cantatas led to PMEs 2010 recording of his sacred choral works. The Pacific Mozart Ensemble performs in many genres, including jazz. Founded in 1980 by Artistic Director Richard Grant, the Pacific Mozart Ensemble delivers passionate, expert and engaging choral performances of music from Brahms to Brubeck to the Beach Boys. During its time, PME has grown to fill an important role in the cultural life of the San Francisco Bay Area, presenting courageous and innovative programs of many works that have never been performed in concert settings.

This album contains no booklet.