An AIDS Quilt Songbook: Sing for Hope
Composers: Robert Aldridge, Carol Barnett, Robert Chesley, Herschel Garfein, Scot Gendel…
Artists: Jamie Barton, Nicole Cabell, Sasha Cooke, Adrienne Danrich, Joyce DiDonato, Anthony Dean Griffey, Isabel Leonard, Lester Lynch, Melody Moore, Daniel Okulitch, Sean Panikkar, Keith Phares, Susanna Phillips, Matthew Polenzani, Randall Scarlata, Michael Slattery, Noak Stewart, Monica Yunus, Camille Zamora
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Sharon Stone, Ansel Elgort, spoken word
Label: GPR Records
CD Release Date: 18 Nov 2014
ASIN: B00OA9NYOG
An all-star cast of renowned singers and instrumentalists comes together on one CD to sing for hope and in the cause of supporting AIDS research: Joyce DiDonato, Yo-Yo Ma, Jamie Barton, Noah Stewart, Susanna Phillips, Sean Panikkar, Matthew Polenzani, Anthony Dean Griffey, Monica Yunus, Camille Zamora, Isabel Leonard and many more. Actors Sharon Stone (“Casino”, “Basic Instinct”) and Ansel Elgort (“The Fault In Our Stars”) contribute readings of poetry. All profits from the sale of this album will go to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. This CD features new songs by established and emerging American composers, many specially commissioned to create a global musical portrait of AIDS today.
