Choose Something Like a Star The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Squre present a loving tribute to the choral music of Randall Thompson. Included are the Frostiana song cycle; two Alleluia's; four excerpts from "The Peaceable Kingdom" and more! Continue reading...

Tracks
No.	Title	Running time
1	The Last Words of David Text: Old Testament (2 Samuel 23: 3, 4)	3:55
2	The Road Not Taken (Frostiana, I) Text: Poem by Robert Frost	4:47
3	The Pasture (Frostiana, II) Text: Poem by Robert Frost	3:28
4	Come In (Frostiana, III) Text: Poem by Robert Frost	4:44
5	The Telephone (Frostiana, IV) Text: Poem by Robert Frost	2:27
6	A Girl's Garden (Frostiana, V) Text: Poem by Robert Frost	3:14
7	Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Fr'na VI) Text: Poem by Robert Frost	4:49
8	Choose Something Like a Star (Frostiana, VII) Text: Poem by Robert Frost	6:19
9	Say Ye to the Righteous (The Peaceable Kingdom, I) Text: Old Testament (Isaiah 3:10, 11; 65:14)	4:20
10	The Paper Reeds by the Brooks (Peaceable Kngdm, V) Text: Old Testament (Isaiah 19:7)	3:10
11	Have Ye Not Known? (The Peaceable Kingdom, VII) Text: Old Testament (Isaiah 40:21)	0:46
12	Ye Shall Have a Song (The Peaceable Kingdom, VIII) Text: Old Testament (Isaiah 30:29)	4:19
13	Alleluia, Amen	5:37
14	Allelulia	5:39

he choral music of Randall Thompson represents one of the high points of American choral music composition. Noted for its beautiful harmonies, timeless sense of drama, and meticulous craftsmanship, his music hs been described as American in spirit yet universal in its appeal. Few American choral music students of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s have not sung his music.

It is fitting that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir should preserve and keep alive the legacy of one of America's greatest choral composers. This recording is offered as our gift to future generations so they may discover the mood, the feeling, the innocence, and the joy of an earlier time of America's history.

Poetry Acknowledgement

“The Road Not Taken,” “The Pasture,” “Come In,” “The Telephone,” “A Girl’s Garden,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “Choose Something Like a Star.” From THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST edited by Edward Connery Lathem. Copyright 1942, 1944, 1951 by Robert Frost, copyright 1970 by Lesley Frost Ballantine, copyright 1949, 1969 by Henry Holt and Company. Reprinted by permission of Henry Holt and Company, LLC.