New Millennium - St John's College, Cambridge, The Choir Of - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

“Contemporary music and Commissioning have been central features of the last fifteen years at St John’s. It’s been a joy to work with talented student composers, singers and instrumental- ists; my own musicianship has been greatly enriched by their creativity and energy... After a 30-month break from sessions during the pandemic, we were very pleased to be able to record again in 2022. The material on this album comes from various times of year, whilst we were also continuing our Magnificat series. For the final sessions in December the outdoor temperature was forty degrees colder than it had been for the previous recording in July! The personnel of the lower voices had also largely changed, but I hope you will hear a successful continuity of sound- world. All the composers are alive today but, at the suggestion of one of them, we have omitted dates of birth so as not to intrude on their privacy. I’ve curated a sequence of music which aims to celebrate some of the broad range of styles in 21st-century choral writing. The premiere of Iain Farrington’s Nova Nova was the final piece in my last St John’s broadcast - I have often enjoyed pushing the boundaries of the Anglican choral tradition!”

Composer: Anna Semple, Judith Weir, Abbie Betinis, Janet Wheeler, Iain Farrington, Abbie Betinis, Ben Comeau, Piers Connor Kennedy, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Alexander Hopkins, Francis Pott, James MacMillan, David Nunn.

Tracklist

1. O Give Thanks Unto the Lord 06:19
2. Sitivit Anima Mea 06:27
3. Vertue: I. Vertue 03:47
4. Cedit, Hyems 03:02
5. Vanity of Vanities 05:08
6. O Nata Lux 01:43
7. Celebration 02:03
8. Alleluia, I Heard a Voice 04:16
9. Leaf From Leaf Christ Knows 03:56
10. Conversations 02:22
11. Carmina Mei Cordis: I. Aeterna Lux, Divinitas 01:37
12. Oriens 04:48
13. Quiet Stream 05:22
14. Laudes 03:55
15. Salvator Mundi, Domine 06:04
16. Oh Pristine Example 06:19
17. A Blessing 01:45
18. Nova, Nova 04:26

Label: Signum Classics | Origin: Holland