Spirit of America

Alfred M. Durham (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Woody Guthrie (Composer), Charles Osgood (Composer), Stephen Harrison Paulus (Composer), Earl Hawley Robinson (Composer), John Rutter (Composer), John Stafford Smith (Composer), William Steffe (Composer), Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Composer: Alfred M. Durham, Antonin Dvorak, Woody Guthrie, Charles Osgood, Stephen Harrison Paulus, et al.
• Audio CD (June 24, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mormon Tabernacle
• ASIN: B0000A4G6H
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #52 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > Folk Songs
  • #69 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Anthems

Track Listings

1. America the Beautiful (original title "Materna")

2. Bound for the Promised Land, folk hymn

3. This Land Is Your Land

4. Shenandoah, folk song

5. The Battle Hymn of the Republic ("Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory," words by

6. Distant Land (A Prayer for Freedom), for chorus

7. They, the Builders of the Nation, for chorus

8. The House I Live In

9. America, the Dream Goes On, for voice, chorus & orchestra

10. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, song (from "Miss Liberty")

11. God of Our Fathers (The National Hymn)

12. Hymn for America, for double mixed chorus

13. The Pledge of Allegiance

14. Cohan's Big Three, for chorus

15. Goin' Home, song for voice & piano or orchestra (theme from 2nd mov't,

16. God Bless America, song

17. The Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem, USA), for orchestra & voice/chor

18. Call of the Champions, for chorus & orchestra (The Official Theme of th

Editorial Reviews

18 songs Written Introduction by Charles Osgood Total playing time (69:32) Orchestra at Temple Square Songs: 1. America the Beautiful 2. Bound for the Promised Land 3. This Land is your Land 4. Shenandoah 5. Battle Hymn of the Republic 6. Distant Land 7. They, The Builders of then Nation 8. The House I Live In 9. America, The Dream Goes On 10. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor 11. God of The Fathers 12. Hymn for America 13. The Pledge of Allegiance 14. Cohan's Big Three 15. Goin' Home 16. God Bless America 17. The Star-Spangled Banner 18. Call of the Champions

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All new recordings, with a strong patriotric theme, July 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Spirit of America (Audio CD)

Surprised that no one has reviewed this yet. Amazon.com doesn't give much info on this release, so I thought I'd rectify that. This is the second brand-new release on the "Mormon Tabernacle Choir" label, following their April 2003 release of "Consider the Lilies." Again, several of the arrangements are by Mack Wilberg, with direction by Craig Jessop and accompianment by the Orchestra at Temple Square. The track list is as follows:

1 America the Beautiful
Music: Samuel A. Ward

Text: Katherine Lee Bates
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:30

2 Bound for the Promised Land
Music: American folk hymn.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 2:35

3 This Land is Your Land
Music: Woody Guthrie
Text: Woody Guthrie
Arrangement: Percy Faith & Michael Davis 2:40

4 Shenandoah
Music: American folk song.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:48

5 Battle Hymn of the Republic
Music: William Steffe
Text: Julia Ward Howe
Arrangement: Peter J. Wilhousky (Carl Fischer, Inc.) 5:19

6 Distant Land
Music: John Rutter
Text: John Rutter
Arrangement: John Rutter (Hinshaw Music, Inc - ASCAP) 4:41

7 They, the Builders of the Nation
Music: Alfred M. Durham
Text: Ida R. Alldredge
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Deseret Book Co.) 3:28

8 The House I Live In
Music: Earl Robinson
Text: Lewis Allen
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:26

9 America, the Dream Goes On
Music: John Williams
Text: Alan and Marilyn Bergman 3:18

10 Give My Your Tired, Your Poor
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Emma Lazarus
Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:01

11 God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Music: George W. Warren
Text: Daniel C. Roberts
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:12

12 Hymn for America
Music: Stephen Paulus (Paulus Publications)
Text: Michael Dennis Browne 3:08

13 The Pledge of Allegiance
Music: Charles Osgood
Text: Francis Bellamy
Arrangement: Michael Davis 2:39

14 Cohan's Big Three (Yankee Doodle Dandy, +below)
Music: George M. Cohan
Text: George M. Cohan
Arrangement: Floyd E. Werle
+Give My Regards/Brdway, You're a Grand Old Flag 3:53

15 Goin' Home
Music: Antonin Dvorak
Text: William Arms Fischer
Arrangement: Jay Welch 4:36

16 God Bless America
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Irving Berlin

Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:44

17 The Star-Spangled Banner
Music: John Stafford Smith
Text: Francis Scott Key
Arrangement: Robert Russell Bennett 2:21

18 Call of the Champions
Music: John Williams
Text: Olympic Motto 4:47

The sound on this release is, if anything, even cleaner than the previous release, with the Choir and orchestra very evenly balanced. The programming includes a mix of both traditional and brand new songs, a couple of which (Stephen Paulus's "Hymn For America," and Charles Osgood's "The Pledge of Allegiance") were commissioned especially for this recording. Additional note: several of these songs were included on the Choir's 2003 Northeastern States tour, which was a huge success. I highly recommend this recording!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful patriotic music, August 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Spirit of America (Audio CD)

This is an excellent CD. The music, both voices and orchestra, is superb. The content of the lyrics is inspiring. It reminds me of so many reasons I'm proud to be American.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spirit of America, August 2, 2009

By 

R. R. Huetter "Film Czar" (Suffolk County, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit of America (Audio CD)

Although this CD contains nothing new in the way of title songs, it
stands out as one that you could give as a gift to just about anyone,
especially if they are over thirty. It is one of only a very small number of CD's I would recommend listening to at the highest possible decibel level the listener's ears can tolerate, as it's emotional effect increases exponentially with increasing volume, a rare case. It features such old, well-known standards as "God Bless America," James M. Cohan's "It's a Grand Old Flag" and "Give My Regards to Broadway," "This Land is Your Land," and "Shenandoah,"--
pieces you just can't go wrong with. But, what differentiates it from it's many peers is the performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the accompanying orchestra; it sounds like THOUSANDS of voices are singing out in unison. The effect is that it sends one's patriotic soul soaring into the clouds in a rush of pride in this truly unique land of ours. In short, it's more than worth the money;
I bought several of them to put away as future holiday gifts.