Born is the latest album from Philadelphia based choir The Crossing conducted by Donald Nally.  There are three pieces on the album.  Two works by Michael Gilbertson book end the line up.  The first, Born, sets words by Wisława Szymborska translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh. It deals in a very allusive way with the relationship between a man and his mother.  The music is intricate but still sounds a bit “church choiry” for my taste.  There’s nothing wrong with it.  It’s well crafted and beautifully performed but not really my thing.

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