“From Sea to Shining Sea” soars in a one-of-a-kind performance by the Aeolians of Oakwood University and about 750 Minnesota choir students performing as the STMA Festival Chorus, recorded by YourClassical MPR in St. Michael, Minnesota. The work is subtitled “A Fantasy Based on ‘America the Beautiful,’” and it really is a celebratory, majestic work for massed choir.
“From Sea To Shining Sea: A Fantasy Based on ‘America the Beautiful’”
Composed by Samuel Ward. English. Paraphrased by Maurice C. Whitney. Text by Katharine Lee Bates
© 1963 Warner Bros. Choral Library. Used with permission.
Performed by the Aeolians and STMA Festival Choir
Directed by Jason Max Ferdinand
Recorded at St. Michael-Albertville High School, Minnesota
Thanks to Joe Osowski
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