Bridges of Song (Newly Released!)

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Bridges of Song (2008)

Since 1990, Amasong: Champaign-Urbana’s Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus has been connecting with far-away cultures and next-door neighbors through music. Time and again, singing has built bridges that help us to understand one another, just as it has around the world for thousands of years. In the hope of bringing you, our listener, into the atmosphere of an Amasong concert, this collection includes live recordings from the past six years (2002-2008). We feature songs from thirteen countries that celebrate the communion of cultures, the search for unity, the joys of sisterhood, and the enduring power of making music together.

  1. Come Dance and Sing -- Trad. Shaker, United States/arr. Joan Szymko (1:55)
  2. Omama Bakudala -- Trad. isiXhosa, South Africa (2:18)
  3. i thank You God for most this amazing day -- Music by Meagan Johnson Smith/Text by E. E. Cummings (2:18)
  4. Mouth Music -- Trad. Irish/arr. Dolores Keane/John Faulkner (2:39)
  5. Laulusild/Bridge of Song -- Trad. Finnish and Estonian/arr. Veljo Tormis (2:52)
  6. Ach! Synku Synku -- Trad. Czech/arr. Donald Patriquin (5:20)
  7. I Went to the Market -- Trad. Canadian/arr. Donald Patriquin (3:59)
  8. Yonder Come Day -- Trad. Georgia Sea Islands, United States (1:35)
  9. Hoj Hura Hoj! -- Trad. Moravian, Czech Republic/arr. Otmar Macha (3:20) Selections from Chinese Mountain Songs -- Music by Chen Yi from traditional folk songs
  10. A Ma Lei A Ho --Trad. Tibetan (Zang) (2:06)
  11. Gathering in the Naked Oats -- Trad. Shanxi (Han) (1:27)
  12. Ga Da Mei Lin -- Trad. Inner Mongolian (Mongolian/Meng) (3:20)
  13. Cuncti Simus -- Anonymous, 14th century Spanish/Edited by Ricardo Soto (2:56)
  14. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind -- Music by Emma Lou Diemer/Text by William Shakespeare (3:07)
  15. Rain -- Trad. Russian folk lyrics/Music by Alexandre Gretchaninoff (1:29)
  16. Gonja -- Trad. Georgian (2:02)
  17. Usniejze mi, usnij -- Trad. Polish/arr. Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki (1:55)
  18. i thank You God -- Music by Margot Rejskind/Text by E. E. Cummings (3:05)
  19. Mrs. McGrath -- Trad. Irish/arr. Meagan Johnson Smith (4:07)
  20. March of the Women -- Words and Music by Dame Ethel Smyth (2:34)
  21. The Parting Hand -- Music by William Walker/Text by John Blain (2:55)
  22. Deep Peace --Trad. Gaelic Blessing/Music by Bill Douglas (4:08)
  23. Singabahambayo Thina -- Trad. isiZulu, South Africa/arr. Margot Rejskind (2:56)

Total Time 64:15