Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts
| Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts | ||||
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| Live album by William Shatner | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | April 9, 2005 – April 10, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Robinson Center, Little Rock, Arkansas | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock, classical, spoken word | |||
| Length | 51:14 | |||
| Producer | David Itkin | |||
| William Shatner chronology | ||||
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Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts (2008) is the ninth album by William Shatner, according to Discogs.[1] It was released after Shatner's 2004 album Has Been.[1] It was produced by David Itkin, with executive producers Richard Foos and David McLees.[2] It was also released under the title Exodus, an oratorio in 3 parts for narrator, baritone & orchestra by Jewish Music Group.[3]
Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts is a dramatic biblical reading in which he is accompanied by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.[4] David Itkin, the album's producer and each track's composer,[2] was also the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's music director and conductor at the time of the album's recording, in 2005.[5] In an interview, Shatner recalled that Itkin invited him to perform as the piece's narrator.[6]
The recordings used to produce Exodus came from back-to-back evening performances by Shatner and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in April 2005.[7] In addition to Shatner and the 75 member orchestra, a choral group of 350 singers accompanied the reading of bible and haggadah passages.[8]
The end of the album features Shatner reading the Priestly Blessing to an ovation from the audience. About this, Shatner said in an interview, "The magic of the CD is that you can hear the connection, especially at the end, between the audience and the actor."[7]
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Itkin and performed by William Shatner.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Part 1. Moses and Pharaoh" | 17:27 |
| 2. | "Part 2. Ten Plagues" | 21:14 |
| 3. | "Part 3. Redemption" | 12:33 |
References
- 1 2 "William Shatner". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- 1 2 Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts at AllMusic
- ↑ An Oratorio in Three Parts at AllMusic
- ↑ Gluck, Robert (April 24, 2014). "William Shatner's One Man Show Keeps Him in the Limelight (INTERVIEW)". Algemeiner Journal. New York. Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Welky, Ali; Keckhaver, Mike, eds. (2013). Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music. Little Rock, AR: Butler Center Books. p. 46. ISBN 9781935106609.
- ↑ Dickter, Adam (May 27, 2008). "Captain Of Industry". The Jewish Week. New York. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- 1 2 Eden, Ami (April 18, 2008). "Beam me up, Moses: William Shatner album tells Exodus story in spoken word, song". J Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ T'Bonz (April 18, 2008). "Shatner Reads Exodus". TrekToday. TrekNation. Retrieved March 5, 2016.