DESCRIPTION:
THE FIRST APOSTLE, an Oratorio. Music by David Evan Thomas
Keith Weber, conductor; Natalie Arduino, mezzo-soprano (Mary Magdalene); Dann Coakwell, tenor (The Illuminator); David Grogan, bass (Jesus)

The Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Houston, Robert Simpson, Canon for Music
The Cathedral Treble Choir, Marianna Parnas-Simpson, Director

Sonja Harasim, Jessica Tong, violins; Whitney Bullock, viola; Clement Chow, cello; Malachai Bandy, bass; Leone Buyse, flute/piccolo; Erin Tsai, oboe/English horn; Michael Webster, clarinet/bass clarinet; Emily Klein, harp; Robert Garza, percussion; Bruce Power, organ

Text from The King James Version of The Bible, The Gospel of Mary of Magdala, The Gospel of Thomas; and based on the work of Mary Carolyn Davies, H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), Heracleides, Karen Holman, J. Pittman McGehee.

Commissioned by Grace Song, Inc., Keith Weber, Artistic Director.
Recorded in concert November 17, 2012 at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston.
Posted by permission of the performers and sound engineer Bill Klemm.