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