About this CD Canadian composer Harry Freedman’s contribution to choral repertoire was as substantial as it was extraordinary. His choral compositions exhibit a remarkable diversity of stylistic influences that range from rock, jazz and scat singing, to serial techniques, yet he spoke always with his own voice. This recording collects some of Freedman’s best-loved choral works spanning the years 1964-2002. This Centrediscs recording was made possible through the financial assistance of the Fleck Family Foundation, the Julie-Jiggs Foundation, the McLean Foundation, and the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation.

Track List 1.  1838 Songs from Shakespeare: 2.   Sigh No More, Ladies 3.   It was a Lover and his Lass 4.   Under the Greenwood Tree 5.   Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind 6.   O Mistress Mine 7.   The Wind and the Rain 8.   The Tokaido 9.    Voices 10.   Valleys 11.   Keewaydin

Notes and sound clips courtesy of Canadian Music Centre www.musiccentre.ca

Texts of Choral Works