Cecil Price Walden: Hours
Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano), Cecil Price Walden (piano)
Composer Cecil Price Walden says that Hours “is a journey through a dark night of the soul,” with inspiration taken from the Book of Hours — an exact guide for how and when to pray. Born in 1991, Walden draws on the rich musical, literary, and culinary legacies of the South to create work that is both familiar and new. Mezzo-soprano Alice Anne Light is known for her expressive, limpid singing and sound technique across a broad variety of repertoire. She is a frequent performer on the opera stage, in musical theater, and in recital. She is on the faculty of Texas Tech University.
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Track Listing
| # | Title | Composer | Performer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hours: I. Will There Really Be a Morning? | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 2:20 |
| 02 | Hours: II. Sorrows | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 3:04 |
| 03 | Hours: III. An End | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 1:33 |
| 04 | Hours: IV. Why Dost Thou Shade Thy Lovely Face? | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 6:43 |
| 05 | Hours: V. Cántico Espiritual | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 1:56 |
| 06 | Hours: VI. Passage I | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 2:53 |
| 07 | Hours: VII. Midnight on the Great Western | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 2:23 |
| 08 | Hours: VIII. Ubi Sunt | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 3:08 |
| 09 | Hours: IX. Du Nachbar Gott | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 5:01 |
| 10 | Hours: X. De Profundis | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 3:42 |
| 11 | Hours: XI. Passage II | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 2:26 |
| 12 | Hours: XII. Spring Torrents | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 1:18 |
| 13 | Hours: XIII. Prayers of Steel | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 3:16 |
| 14 | Hours: XIV. ¡Oh Llama de amor Viva! | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 3:32 |
| 15 | Hours: XV. Let There be New Flowering | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 1:13 |
| 16 | Hours: XVI. Dona Nobis Pacem | Cecil Price Walden | Alice Anne Light (mezzo-soprano); Cecil Price Walden (piano) | 2:54 |
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