… Deeply thoughtful and moving… Knaggs embraces many historical influences, powerfully and unapologetically evident in an instantly relatable work which offers, nonetheless, deeper insights with repeated listening… A classic for our time, perhaps?

– CHOIR & ORGAN MAGAZINE (UK)

Knaggs’s score is a welcome addition to the choral repertory, and this recording is worthy of repeated listening. It is highly recommended.

-The American Organist

As a polyglot with six languages under his belt and a former Spanish teacher, American composer Daniel Knaggs is keenly aware of every aspect of text. It’s a sensitivity that serves him well in his vocal music. The world-premiere recording on Cappella Records of his work Two Streams, featuring the Houston Chamber Choir, is a fine case in point.

-Classical Voice North America

Two Streams / Dwa Zdroje (2021)
Cantata in 14 movements for choir, soloists, and string orchestra
Versions in Polish and English

Commissioned by: The Musica Vera Festival, Torun, Poland

Premiere (in English): Houston Chamber Choir, Kinetic Ensemble, Robert Simpson, cond.; soloists Caitlin Aloia, Sasha Cooke, Christopher Bozeka, Mark Diamond.

Premiere (in Polish): Schola Cantorum Toruniensis, Capella Bydgostiensis, Daniel Knaggs, cond., October 16, 2021, Musica Vera Festival, Torun, Poland

Duration: ca. 65 minutes

Excerpt of Movement XII. Song of Mercy IV, Houston Chamber Choir and Kinetic:

Excerpt of Movement IV. Invocations, Houston Chamber Choir and Kinetic:

Excerpt of Movement XIII. Come, O Earth, Houston Chamber Choir and Kinetic, Caitlin Aloia, Sasha Cooke, Christoper Bozeka, Mark Diamond:

Video of Movement V. Only Love:

Polish premiere performance, Torun, Poland: