Hymn to Potatoes (and other choral masterworks from A Prairie Home Companion) featuring Garrison Keillor and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Who knew a choir could be this funny? Garrison Keillor, Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers dish up a generous helping of Potatoes a la Schubert, run away to Europe to indulge their “Shenandoah” habit, and enlighten us on the T.U.L.I.P. doctrine. This two-CD set of the best choral skits and bits from 10 years on A Prairie Home Companion includes the often-requested “Julia” (John Lennon) and a rare choral interpretation of “Karma Chamelon” (Boy George). With Charles Kemper and Richard Dworsky at the piano, The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band and guest appearances by Tom Keith and Tim Russell.
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| 1 | Song of the Sons of Bernie (Franz Schubert, Garrison Keillor) | |
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A Word about Schubert (Garrison Keillor) An die Musik, Hymn to Potatoes |
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| 3 | Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) | |
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Dutch Calvinism: The T.U.L.I.P. Doctrine (Garrison Keillor) Our Faithful God, We Gather Together, Doxology |
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| 5 | Come Live with Me and Be My Love (John Rutter) | |
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Brahms in Love (Johannes Brahms, Garrison Keillor) Wiegenlied, Liebeslieder Walzer |
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| 7 |
Two Folk Songs (arr. Mansel Thomas, Anders Öhrwall) Y Bore Glas (Early Dawning), I Denna Ljuva Sommartid (Song of Summer) |
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| 8 | The “Shenandoah” Syndrome (arr. Paul Gerike, Garrison Keillor) | |
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Julia (Lennon/McCartney, arr. Paul Gerike, Richard Dworsky) |
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| DISC TWO | ||
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The Runaway Choir (arr. Paul Gerike, Garrison Keillor) Spring, the Sweet Spring, Sugar Sugar, Aquarius, Mandy, Bohemian Rhapsody, Karma Chameleon, Copacabana, Sunshine on My Shoulders, Memory |
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| 2 |
Norwegian Independence (Garrison Keillor) Kan Du Glemme Gamle Norge, Serenade, Landkjenning, Aftensolen |
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| 3 |
Holy Trinity Lutheran Seeks Music Director Garrison Keillor with Philip Brunelle at the piano |
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| 4 | Beulah Land (John R. Sweney) | |
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The Choral News from Lake Wobegon (Garrison Keillor) Now Thank We All Our God, Sanctus, America the Beautiful, April Is in My Mistress’s Face, Hymn to the Trinity |
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| 6 | Something (George Harrison, arr. Paul Gerike) | |
| 7 | Spring Fever (Franz Schubert, Garrison Keillor) |