{"product_id":"then-sings-my-soul-cd","title":"Then Sings My Soul CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince his Metropolitan Opera debut on opening night of the 1988-89 season, when American bass-baritone Jeffrey Wells joined a renowned cast including Luciano Pavarotti and Sherrill Milnes in Verdi's Il Trovatore conducted by the legendary James Levine, Wells has graced the major opera houses of the world with his magnificent voice, his towering presence and his superb musical artistry. He has performed major roles in more than seventy-five Italian, French, Russian, German and English operas at the Metropolitan as well as more than forty major opera houses around the world including Paris, Mexico City, Nice, Palermo, Toronto, Glyndebourne, San Francisco, Washington DC, Houston, Cleveland, Seattle, Miami and San Diego. Jeffrey Wells has sung more than three hundred performances with New York's Metropolitan Opera. He is a consummate performer recognized around the music world for his mastery of his art.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has been featured in many operatic recordings and television productions including Great Performances, Live from Lincoln Center and sang the title role in the 1984 \"Best Classical Recording of the Year\" Grammy Award-winning production of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.\u003cbr\u003e\nFor his first solo recording, Jeffrey Wells has chosen to wed his art-- and his heart. Then Sings My Soul is a joyous, diverse collection of inspirational songs -- from classical hymnody to traditional spirituals to gospel songs to contemporary expressions of faith and commitment -- that express his deeply held personal faith and testify that God is, indeed, at work in the whole of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Then sings my soul-- my God how great Thou art!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA highly regarded performer on the opera stages of the world, Wells is a serious Christian who has actively and overtly lived out his committment in the oft times spiritually challenging world of opera.\u003cbr\u003e\nContributors:\u003cbr\u003e\nProduced by Jim Gray\u003cbr\u003e\nOrchestra Arranged \u0026amp; Conducted by Jim Gray\u003cbr\u003e\nexcept \"The Savior Is Waiting \" arranged by Matt Butler and Jim Gray\u003cbr\u003e\nRecorded and Mixed by Bob Clark\u003cbr\u003e\nOrchestra: The Nashville String Machine, Carl Gorodetzky, Contractor\u003cbr\u003e\nViolins: Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Lee Larrison, Alan Umstead, Dave Davidson, Mary K. Vanosdale, Dave Angell, Cathy Umstead, Cate Meyer, Karen Winkleman, Betty Small, Gerald Greer, and Janet Askey ~ Violas: Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale, Monisa Angell and Bruce Christensen ~ Cellos: Bob Mason, Anthony Lamarchina, John Catchings, Betsy Furth and Julie Tanner ~ Basses: Craig Nelson and Jack Jezzro ~ Flute and Piccolo: Ann Richards ~ Flute, Alto Flute and Clarinet: Sam Levine ~ Oboe, Oboe d'Armore and English Horn: Bobby Taylor ~ Bassoon: Cynthia Estill ~ Trumpets: Mike Haynes and Jeff Bailey ~ Horns: Jennifer Kummer, Joy Worland, John Ericson and Bob Heuer ~ Trombones: Chris McDonald and Barry Green ~ Tuba: Gil Long ~ Percussion: Farrell Morris and Sam Bacco ~ Harp: Carol McClure and Mary Alice Hoepfinger ~ Piano: Jim Hammerly ~ Guitar and Mandolin: Mark Baldwin ~ Piano on \"My God is Real\": Lari Goss ~ Acoustic Bass on \"Mary, Did You Know?\": Craig Nelson ~\u003cbr\u003e\nBackground Vocals: Lisa Cochran, Ellen Dockery, Gail Farrell, Jackie Cusic, Sarah Huffman, Jane Sherberg, Tim Davis, Robert Jason, Russell Maudlin, Ron Anderson, Rod Fletcher, and Donny Monk ~ Background Vocals on \"My God is Real\": Tim Davis, Judy Knapp and Aimee Joy Weimer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrchestra Recorded at Great Circle Sound, Nashville, TN\u003cbr\u003e\nSecond Engineer: Alan Litten\u003cbr\u003e\nVocal recording and mix at The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, TN\u003cbr\u003e\nMastered by Hoyt Dooley, III at Open Door, Nashville, TN\u003cbr\u003e\nMusic Preparation by Mike Casteel Music Services\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduction Coordination by Conner Griffin, ISBN13:B00000IZ7J ISBN10:B00000IZ7J Material Type:audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cheap Book Depot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52498520539443,"sku":"B10.24.5 F_UBD_H00010K4","price":16.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/5086\/1363\/files\/31WUepAVW5L.jpg?v=1760075595","url":"https:\/\/cheapbookdepot.com\/products\/then-sings-my-soul-cd","provider":"Cheap Book Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}