Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim is a studio album of the Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim dramatic oratorio by composer Mona Lyn Reese and librettist Delores Dufner OSB, originally released by the San José Chamber Orchestra and Chorus in 2011. San José Chamber Orchestra
The album was re-released by Navona Records on April 4, 2025, as release NV6696. Navona Records
Track listing
Cast Layna Chianakas, mezzo-soprano – Adonai Stephen Guggenheim, tenor – Lazar Allison Charney, soprano – Franziska Kevin Nakatani, bass – Dives Jordan Bluth, tenor – Adam Michael Riskin, soprano – Jacob SJCO Chorus – Hebrew Chorus St. Benedict’s Schola and Members of The Choral Project – Angel Choir The Choral Project – Repentant Nations Isabell Monk O’Connor – Rivka
Production Ken Lee – Mastering Engineer Myron Dove – Mix Engineer, Editor Barbara Day Turner – Executive Producer Mona Lyn Reese – Executive Producer Barbara Christmann – Producer Thomas Hassing – Photography Gabriela Martínez, Texto – Art Direction Marie Olofsdotter – Cover illustration Choose Life Recorded by Leslie Ann Jones on The Scoring Stage at Skywalker Sound, assisted by Dann Thompson and Robert Gatley. Schola recorded by Rockhouse Productions, St. Joseph, MN.
Artistic Mona Lyn Reese – Composer Delores Dufner OSB – Librettist Barbara Day Turner – Conductor Daniel Hughes – Conductor Teri Larson – Chorus Master Daniel Hughes – Chorus Master Keiko Kagawa-Hamilton – Choral Preparation Christine Manderfeld, OSB – Schola Conductor The San José Chamber Orchestra – Orchestra Choristers from The Choral Project, Choral Cosmo, and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church – Choir Michael Touchi – Accompanist
References
External links ChooseLife-Music.com San José Chamber Orchestra MonaReese.com Navona Records