{"product_id":"the-pulitzer-project-kalmar-grant-park-cd","title":"The Pulitzer Project, Kalmar\/Grant Park (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarlos Kalmar leads the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in \u003cem\u003eThe Pulitzer Project\u003c\/em\u003e, a Cedille Records collection devoted to three works honored during the earliest years of the Pulitzer Prize in Music. The program brings together William Schuman’s \u003cem\u003eA Free Song\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the inaugural music prize in 1943; Aaron Copland’s \u003cem\u003eAppalachian Spring\u003c\/em\u003e, honored in 1945, and Leo Sowerby’s \u003cem\u003eThe Canticle of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, the 1946 winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchuman’s \u003cem\u003eA Free Song\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring baritone Ryan J. Cox, sets passages from Walt Whitman’s \u003cem\u003eDrum-Taps\u003c\/em\u003e in a work shaped by the United States’ experience during World War II. Copland’s beloved \u003cem\u003eAppalachian Spring\u003c\/em\u003e draws on music composed for Martha Graham’s ballet and includes the familiar Shaker melody “Simple Gifts.” Sowerby’s expansive \u003cem\u003eThe Canticle of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e sets the words of St. Francis of Assisi for chorus and orchestra, reflecting the rich choral writing of one of Chicago’s most important composers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in concert in Chicago in June 2010, the album includes the world-premiere recordings of both \u003cem\u003eA Free Song\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Canticle of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e. Released by Cedille Records in 2011, \u003cem\u003eThe Pulitzer Project\u003c\/em\u003e connects three landmark works of American music with the Grant Park ensembles and Chicago’s own musical history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46778639220932,"sku":"210000067008","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/7014\/9060\/files\/orbehca7apueyp8hp0qs.jpg?v=1789998101","url":"https:\/\/symphonystore.com\/de\/products\/the-pulitzer-project-kalmar-grant-park-cd","provider":"The Symphony Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}