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  • perc/hp
  • two choirs (SATB)
  • soprano
  • 15 min

Programme Note

Night Peace is based entirely on a single melodic line, which is heard only once, sung by the solo soprano, at the end of the piece. This melody was conceived in the luminous stillness of a moon-less winter night.

John Luther Adams

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“…Night Peace is what new choral music is all about.”
John Schaefer, National Public Radio

Discography

The Far Country

The Far Country
  • Label
    New Albion
  • Catalogue Number
    NA061
  • Conductor
    Kevin Culver / Joann Falletta
  • Ensemble
    The Atlanta Singers / The Cabrillo Festival Orchestra
  • Soloist
    Barbara Chapman, Harp; Nella Rigel, Harp; Michael Cebulski, Percussion; Cheryl Bray Lower, Soprano
  • Released
    15th October 1998

A Northern Suite / Night Peace

A Northern Suite / Night Peace
  • Label
    Opus One
  • Catalogue Number
    88
  • Conductor
    Kevin Culver / Gordon Wright
  • Ensemble
    The Atlanta Singers / The Arctic Chamber Orchestra
  • Soloist
    Joan Rubin, Harp; Billy Traylor, Percussion; Cheryl Bray, Soprano
  • Released
    1983