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1955 – The Choir of the University of the South

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Recording date Recorded: Early May 1955
Release Date Released: 1st June 1955
     
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Catalogue number Catalogue: UOS 2
Collection status Archive: Item required - actively seeking
     
Miserere ID UID / Sort: 1955-uosc-pm-rcav-55 / 110920
Last updated Updated: 4 March 2025

“The Choir of The University of the South”

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A second album of choral music released by the University of the South Choir (the first having been released in 1951). Includes “ten religious numbers, many of them sung acapella, including the music of Bach, Jan Smit, Flors Peeters, Jacob Handl and Vittoria” (from the Sewanee Alumni News, 1955).

Choir Information

Choir Conductor
College choir Choir Country Link Sewanee University Choir Website

Performance Information

Music note Performance language LatinVerses vv. 1, 3, 5, 7Recording duration Duration unknown
Performing edition A. T. Davison (TTBB), E. C. Schirmer Music Co, 1922Soloist No soloist in this performing edition

Recording Information

Recording date Early May 1955Recording date All Saint's Chapel, University of the SouthCountry of recording
Link All Saint's Chapel WebsiteMap link 735 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37383, USA

Release Information

Album "The Choir of The University of the South"Release type Release year 1st June 1955
Record label , Recording type Vinyl Recording format Open reel tape recorded at 15 inches per second - pressed to vinyl LP
Catalogue number UOS 2Barcode No barcode
Other identifiers F9-0?? and 584?? Partially visible on label, F9 indicating 1955. F9-01-58417/8 of the RPL master tape (image supplied by University of the South archives)

Tracklist

Side One
A1 – Jan Smit – Magnificat
A2 – Jacob Handl – Pueri Concinite
A3 – Tomás Luis de Victoria – O Vos Omnes
A4 – Giacamo Carissimi – Plorate Filii Israel
A5 – Alessandro Scarlatti – Exsultate Deo

Side Two
B1 – Johann Sebastian Bach – O How I Will Glory
B2 – Johann Sebastian Bach – Sicut Locutus Est
B3 – Gregorio Allegri – Miserere Mei, Deus
B4 – Francois Auguste Gevaert – Stabat Mater
B5 – Floor Peters – Psalm 99, Jubilate Deo Op. 40

Physical Archive Details

Collection status Item required - actively seeking
Collection info miserere.org is working with the UOS Archive and the William Ralston Listening Library and Archive to obtain a transcription of the recording held in their archives.

Artwork & Liner Notes

miserere.org would like to thank the University of the South Archive and the William Ralston Listening Library and Archive for their assistance in providing scans of the album and tape held in their archives.

The Choir of the University of the South - Front Cover
The Choir of the University of the South - Back Cover
The Choir of the University of the South - Tape Label
The Choir of the University of the South - Label Side 2

Media Samples

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