"The reason that I chose the Jones Junior College Concert Choir to be featured on this CD is because they are one of the most powerful and expressive choirs I've heard." - Luigi Zaninelli
The recording was made at the First Presbyterian Church of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
The Italian-American composer Luigi Zaninelli was born in 1932 in Raritan, New Jersey. In 1949, at the age of seventeen, he was brought to the Curtis Institute of Music by Gian Carlo Menotti. At age nineteen, he was sent to Italy by the Curtis Institute to study with the legendary Rosario Scalero, the teacher of Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti. Upon graduadtion from the Curtis Institute in 1955, he was appointed to the faculty. In 1964, he returned to Rome to compose film music for RCA Italiana. In 1968, he was invited to Canada to become composer in residence at the University of Calgary and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Since 1973, he has been composer in residence at The University of Southern Mississippi. With more than 300 published works to his credit, Mr. Zaninelli has composed for all mediums including opera, ballet, chamber music, orchestra, symphonic band, and solo voice. His works are performed all over the world and continue to receive critical acclaim.
