Kevin Mills, cello (first, second and last movements of Sierras); Brandon Elliott conductor. Southern California: I - Campo (poetry by James Whitcomb Riley); II - Warner Springs (poetry by Lucy Eddy); III - Cajon Pass (poetry by John Rollin Ridge); IV - Agua Dolce (poetry by Robert Frost); V - Tehachapi Pass (text by unknown Native American); VI - Walker Pass (poetry by A. R. Ammons); VII - Kennedy Meadows (poetry by William Blake). Sierras: I - Crabtree Meadows (poetry by Marjorie Allen Seiffert); II - Muir Pass (poetry by Marjorie Allen Seiffert); III - Tuolumne Meadows (quote by John Muir); IV - Sonora Pass (poetry by Hilda Doolittle); V - Echo Lake (poetry by Marjorie Allen Seiffert).
Donald Nally, conductor. Two parts: I - What knits us; II - I thought of staying quiet. Text by Kai Hoffman-Krull, based on the bliblical story of Jonathan and David.
Six parts: I - L’éloquence continue; II - Il faut se tenir en silence; III - Les hommes sont si nécessairement fous; IV - Le silence éternel; V - La puissance des mouches; VI - L’an de grâce. A setting of texts from Blaise Pascal’s aphoristic "Pensées", a logical defense of Christianity.
