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Track Name: Quem pastores laudavere
Composer: James Bassi
Text: Traditional, trans. Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott
Duration: 4:37
Nationality: American
James Bassi is a versatile musician: composer pianist, and music director. His compositions have been heard at major venues including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. His music has been performed by noted artists such as Judy Collins and Frederica von Stade, as well as the Orchestra of St. Luke's and Voices of Ascension. Mr. Bassi has received composition grants from NEA, Meet-The-Composer, and New York Foundation for the Arts.
“My choral composition, 'Quem Pastores Laudavere,' was commissioned by Dennis Keene and Voices of Ascension, a New York City professional choral ensemble with whom I have a long association. The piece has enjoyed a great variety of performances and has been recorded several times. This past Christmas Eve, the Sistine Chapel Choir sang it in Midnight Mass Service at the Vatican. A singular honor, indeed.”
- James Bassi