St. Charles Singers: Dancing Tree: Choral Landscapes CD
The latest album from The St. Charles Singers, led by founder Jeffrey Hunt, features recent concert performances of works on the theme of nature with cellist Jean Hatmaker, harpist Erin Freund, and pianist Stephen Uhl. The title work, John Rutter’s “Dancing Tree” commissioned by and written for the St. Charles Singers, is heard here in its 2025 world-premiere performance at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Charles, Illinois. The album includes world-premiere recordings of works commissioned by the St. Charles Singers: Jake Runestad’s “Cello Songs” for choir, cello, and piano; and Charles Forsberg’s “Buttercup Days” for choir, double bass, and piano. The program includes Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27, Debussy’s Trois Chansons, and Stanford’s The Blue Bird.
