A DREAM SO BRIGHT: CHORAL MUSIC OF JAKE RUNESTAD

“Five stars. Exceptional in every way.”

Fanfare

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

True Concord’s newest recording features two world premiere recordings of works by Jake Runestad. His EMMY-winning choral/orchestral work, Earth Symphony, with poetry of Todd Boss, was commissioned and premiered by True Concord in 2022. Dreams of the Fallen, Runestad’s prize-winning work for solo piano, chorus & orchestra, features pianist Jeffrey Biegel and is based on the poetry of Brian Turner, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

The album has been submitted for consideration in the following categories:

Best Choral Performance
A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad
Eric Holtan, conductor
True Concord Voices & True Concord Orchestra

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Runestad: Earth Symphony
Jake Runestad

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Runestad: Dreams of the Fallen
Jeffrey Biegel

Best Engineered Album, Classical
A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad
Steve Kaplan, engineer;
John Polito, mastering engineer

Producer of the Year, Classical
Peter Rutenberg