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Originally Posted by OhioBlue
Rutter and Wilberg. Two choral arrangers who must by rule never ever be turned down or rejected by any self-respecting group. UtahDan, wasn't the arrangement you're referring to sung by the BYU men's chorus in, oh, say the Fall semester of 1993?
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Wilberg is wonderful, especially as an arranger and a conducter. A great person as well.
I was in the BYU Music program in the early 1990s. I was in several of the Wilberg concerts and productions(although I can't remember about the fall 1993 for sure) in both Concert Choir & Men's Chorus(as an instrumentalist). I guess that I got on his 'list' and he kept calling me.
Also worth checking out is the 'Thanksgiving of American Folk Hymns' cd that came from a musical production that was filmed at BYU for PBS in April 1994.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=music
It premiered around Thanksgiving time that year.
Some great arrangements of Church Hymns & Folk Music.
Since then BYU Choirs have released many good recordings.