Roger Ames:
A Legacy Concert Series
August, 2022
Thank you to all who attended our concerts. The Same Stream sang an evening of music by Roger Ames and other composer friends of the choir, including Ames' final set of songs: AWAKENINGS.
To honor Roger and his battle with ALS, 10% of all ticket sale revenue was donated to the ALS Association.
August 4: The Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul
1723 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
August 5: St. Paul's Episcopal Church
28 Highland Road, Glen Cove, NY 11542
August 6: All Saints' Church of Princeton
16 All Saints Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540
Singers
SOPRANO
Marion Jacob
Kristen Kozub
Joslyn Thomas
Camille Watson
Yiran Zhao
ALTO
Emily Chant
David Falatok
Julianna Massielo
Alex Meakem
Holly Scovell
TENOR
Jesse Borower
Ari Carrillo
Chrisopher Filice
Matthew Henry
Greg Nappa
BASS
Michael Banks
Jay Besch
T. Quinn Kimball
Joshua Palagyi
Sam Scheibe
Samuel Stephenson
A Time for Healing
The Music of Roger Ames
Recorded August 2021
Released January 2023
St Luke's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia
Recording released on Spiritum | GIA ChoralWorks, 2023
Available on all major streaming platforms.
Listen now!
This recording was made possible with a major gift by the Jody and Lester Hensley Family Trust.
This project is deeply special to The Same Stream and Dr. James Jordan. Roger was a great friend to us all, and we feel privileged to have recorded an album of solely his music.
The centerpiece of this project is Roger's final set of pieces: AWAKENINGS. All texts were written during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Roger leaves us with a hopeful and uplifting message despite the global crisis the pandemic has caused.
Singers
SOPRANO
Isabella Burns
Megan Page Gallagher
Kristen Kozub
Lindsey Reinhard
Jess Stanislawczyk
Alexandra Thomas
Camille Watson
Yiran Zhao
ALTO
Mary Dolch
Ashley Dupont
Moira Gannon
Sarah Engel
David Falatok
Alex Meakem
Holly Scovell
Kelly Zuzic
TENOR
John Burke
Ari Carillo
Christopher Filice
Aidan Christopher Gent
Matthew Koller
Christopher Nappa
BASS
John Arlievsky
Michael Banks
Peter Fischer
T. Quinn Kimball
James Kinzel
Joel Michalchuk
Alexander Miller
Sam Scheibe
Ruihang Zeng
The Fire of Love
& Songs of Innocence
Recorded January 2020
Released February 2021
The Cathedral Bascilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia
Recording released on Spiritum | GIA ChoralWorks, 2021
“very modern, very human [,] powerful”
-Choir & Organ
"The Stream Choir is truly world class. I have never known a body of singers convey so much warmth, humanity and mutual sympathy. It has been an honour and a joy to work with them."
-Patrick Hawes
The Fire of Love - the world premiere recording of two stunning new choral collections by leading English composer Patrick Hawes
Specially written for the Same Stream Choir and musical director James Jordan, the first collection, and album title, is adapted from the writings of the fourteenth-century English mystic Richard Rolle. Patrick’s librettist brother Andrew has created six beautiful new ‘song’ texts under the title The Fire of Love which Patrick has set for choir, piano and string quartet. Rolle believed that the soul’s movement towards God passed through three phases (heat, sweetness and song) and, as the words and music follow these themes, a rich and passionate sound world is created.
For the second collection, Patrick has set nine of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence. The fragile poetry gives rise to tender and heartfelt music for choir and piano, heard at its most poignant in pieces such as The Lamb and A Cradle Song.
Recorded in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia in January 2020.