Fire-Flowers Luminous Voices

• Zachary Wadsworth (b. 1983): Battle-Flags (Version for Choir & 2 Pianos):
• 1 Wadsworth: Battle-Flags (Version for Choir & 2 Pianos) 07:36
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45:
• 2 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen 09:30
• 3 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras 12:49
• 4 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: III. Herr, lehre doch mich 08:51
• 5 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen 05:15
• 6 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit 06:13
• 7 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt 10:52
• 8 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: VII. Selig sind die Toten 10:07
• Zachary Wadsworth: Fire-Flowers:
• 9 Wadsworth: Fire-Flowers 07:34
• Total Runtime 01:18:47

Info for Fire-Flowers

Luminous Voices presents Brahms’ "Ein deutsches Requiem" alongside contemporary pieces by Zachary Wadsworth in the album 'Fire-Flowers.'

Exploring themes of loss, grief, and hope, the album is led by Timothy Shantz. Laura Brandt (soprano), Jonathon Adams (baritone), Cheryl Emery-Karapita (piano), and Leanne Regehr (piano) collaborated to bring these pieces to life. Wadsworth's "Battle-Flags," is inspired by Walt Whitman’s Civil War experiences. Brahms’ iconic Requiem reflects personal tragedies and calls for empathy. The album concludes with "Fire-Flowers," where Wadsworth captures E. Pauline Johnson’s poem in a musical tale of optimism and renewal.

Luminous Voices
Dr. Timothy Shantz, direction

Timothy Shantz
As Founding Director of Luminous Voices, as well as Chorus Master for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and Artistic Director of the award-winning Spiritus Chamber Choir, the choirs of Dr. Timothy Shantz are recognized for their warmth and clarity of sound, and have garnered critical praise.

Shantz has a wealth of international experience as a conductor, collaborator, and tenor soloist. As conductor, Shantz is recognized for his work in early music, contemporary works, as well as virtuoso unaccompanied choral music, to large choral-orchestral masterpieces. Under his direction, Spiritus Chamber Choir earned the Healey Willan Grand Prize from the Canada Council in both 2017 and 2013, and earned 2nd prize at both the Fleischmann International Choral Competition in Cork, Ireland and the Florilege Vocal de Tours in France. He has also been guest conductor of the Kölner Vokalsolisten, the Cantata Singers of Ottawa, and the National Youth Choir of Canada.

Highlights include MacMillan's Seven Last Words from the Cross, Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine, Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, Martin’s Messe pour double choeur, Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem. He has prepared many choruses for the concert and stage, in collaboration with conductors Christoph Koenig, Joseph Flummerfelt, Paul Hillier, Roberto Minczuk, Grzegorz Nowak, John Morris Russell, Ivars Taurins, Yoav Talmi, Matthew Halls and Jean-Marie Zeitouni.

Peter-Anthony Togni
is an award-winning composer, pianist, organist, conductor and former CBC broadcaster. He has toured internationally, performs currently as part of Blackwood, and his recordings are broadcast worldwide. Togni's Responsio, performed by Luminous Voices in May 2016, won the 2014 Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award. In 2016, Peter's opera Isis and Osiris premiered to critical acclaim in Toronto. Togni teaches at Acadia University and is the organist and choir master of the Principle Choir at St Benedict Parish in Halifax.

Booklet for Fire-Flowers