Volume I features TCU faculty members John Giordano, Janet Pummill, Ronald Shirey, German Gutierrez, Curt Wilson, Blaise Ferrandino and Bobby Francis, together with TCU music student Micah Bell, and members of the TCU Concert Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and Wind Symphony. Joining them in several special performances is the Pummill Family (TCU faculty member Janet, her husband Doug, and their children - TCU alums Amy, Sallie, Julie, and Patrick). Of special note are the original compositions and arrangements by faculty artists and composers John Giordano, Blaise Ferrandino, Curt Wilson and Janet Pummill.
Volume II features TCU music faculty members Janet Pummill, Ronald Shirey, Germán Gutiérrez, John Giordano, Curt Wilson, Blaise Ferrandino and Bobby Francis, together with TCU music students Micah Bell, Preston Lewis, Andrew Fowler and members of the TCU Concert Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and Wind Symphony. Joining them in several special performances are the Pummills (TCU faculty member Janet, her husband Doug, and their children - TCU alums Amy, Sallie, Julie, and Patrick) and guitarist Chuck Pinnell. Of note are the original compositions and arrangements by faculty artists and composers John Giordano, Blaise Ferrandino, Curt Wilson and Janet Pummill.
Volume III again features the talents of TCU’s faculty and student musicians. However, this choral-focused disc is especially dedicated to the memory of longtime TCU choral director Ronald L. Shirey who passed away on Nov. 1, 2009 after serving TCU as Director of Choral Activities for 34 years. A number of the works on this disc represent Prof. Shirey’s final Christmas efforts with TCU students.
The CD features not only Prof. Shirey, but also the work of TCU music students and faculty members Sheri Neill, Janet Pummill, Germán Gutiérrez, Curt Wilson, Allison Ward and Bobby Francis. Joining TCU music students in the Choirs, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony are members of the Fort Worth/TCU Symphonic Choir.
