℗ 2015 Reference Recordings
| Released | September 11, 2015 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 14s |
| Record Label | Reference Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | FR-716 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral - Sacred) |
Far in the Heavens: Choral Music of Stephen Paulus
True Concord Voices, True Concord Orchestra, Eric Holtan
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Prayers & Remembrances
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1.1
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I. They Are All Gone
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
4:32 | |||
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1.2
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II. Lord, Make Me an Instrument
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
5:11 | |||
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1.3
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III. Music, When Soft Voices Die
Stephen Paulus; Kathryn Mueller; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
5:58 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Great Spirit
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
4:06 | |||
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1.5
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V. In Beauty It Walks
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
5:50 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Eternity
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
3:11 | |||
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1.7
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VII. Grant That We May Love
Stephen Paulus; Kathryn Mueller; Thea Lobo; Owen McIntosh; Matthew Goinz; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
7:29 | |||
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1.8
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Nunc dimittis
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
4:05 | |||
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1.9
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The Incomprehensible
Stephen Paulus; Sara Fraker; Christine Vivona; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
5:34 | |||
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1.10
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I Have Called You By Name
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
7:04 | |||
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1.11
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Little Elegy
Stephen Paulus; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
3:37 | |||
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1.12
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When Music Sounds
Stephen Paulus; Matthew Goinz; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra; Eric Holtan |
4:37 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"The choral singing is superb, as it is throughout this first-rate production ... the orchestra acquits itself equally well ... one couldn’t ask for more authoritative, caring, or musically refined advocates. Anyone wishing to get to know, or to know better, this very fine and sorely missed composer should be sure not to miss this."
- ClassicsToday.com
The double Grammy nominated Far in the Heavens features recently composed and previously unrecorded works by Stephen Paulus, including two pieces commissioned and premiered by True Concord Voices and Orchestra: The Incomprehensible, composed for their fifth anniversary season in 2009, as well as Prayers and Remembrances, written for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Grammy winner Peter Rutenberg produced the album, personally supervised by Paulus, who tragically suffered a major stroke just six weeks after recording wrapped up. He never recovered and died in October 2014 after being in a coma for more than a year.
"This is the culmination of everything Stephen ever wrote in his entire career ... he must have had a premonition that this needed his final touch."
- Patty Paulus, wife of the late Stephen Paulus
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Reference Recordings Studio Masters
Recorded at Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, Tucson, Arizona, May 22 - 24, 2013 Producer: Peter Rutenberg Recording engineer: Steven Kaplan Assistant engineer: Daniel E. Naiman Editing and mixing engineer: Steven Kaplan Mastering engineer: John Polito, Audio Mechanics Program notes and booklet editor: Peter Rutenberg Graphic design: Bill Roarty (RR) Back cover photo: Mike Habermann; Photo pp12 &13: Heather Gray Photo p11 and opposite photo: Larry Hanelin All works published by Paulus Publications
Recorded at Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, Tucson, Arizona, May 22 - 24, 2013 Producer: Peter Rutenberg Recording engineer: Steven Kaplan Assistant engineer: Daniel E. Naiman Editing and mixing engineer: Steven Kaplan Mastering engineer: John Polito, Audio Mechanics Program notes and booklet editor: Peter Rutenberg Graphic design: Bill Roarty (RR) Back cover photo: Mike Habermann; Photo pp12 &13: Heather Gray Photo p11 and opposite photo: Larry Hanelin All works published by Paulus Publications
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.08 -12.58 to -0.60 | -27.33 -34.04 to -22.95 | -23.08 -30.90 to -19.10 | 14 12 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. They Are All Gone | -1.30 | -22.95 | -19.1 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Lord, Make Me an Instrument | -2.07 | -24.67 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Music, When Soft Voices Die | -12.58 | -34.04 | -30.9 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. Great Spirit | -0.60 | -27.85 | -24.4 | 17 |
| 5 | V. In Beauty It Walks | -3.96 | -27.01 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 6 | VI. Eternity | -2.64 | -25.17 | -21.3 | 14 |
| 7 | VII. Grant That We May Love | -4.04 | -26.83 | -22.1 | 13 |
| 8 | Nunc dimittis | -4.88 | -27.34 | -22.2 | 12 |
| 9 | The Incomprehensible | -2.75 | -26.52 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 10 | I Have Called You By Name | -4.66 | -29.39 | -24.3 | 14 |
| 11 | Little Elegy | -5.66 | -30.18 | -25.4 | 14 |
| 12 | When Music Sounds | -3.79 | -25.98 | -20.8 | 12 |