The Veil of the Temple (All Night Vigil), for soprano, chorus, boys' chorus, brass, temple bowls, tamtam, temple bells, organ & India: Mother of God, here I stand
The Veil of the Temple (All Night Vigil), for soprano, chorus, boys' chorus, brass, temple bowls, tamtam, temple bells, organ & India: Mother of God, here I stand
Salve Regina, for chorus & organ
Magnificat
Regina caeli, for chorus & organ
Salve Regina, motet for 5 voices (SSATB)
Ave Maria, for chorus a cappella (after Bogoroditse D'vo)
Alma Redemptoris mater, for chorus & organ
I say that we are wound with mercy, for chorus & organ
Ave Maria for 5 voices
Hymns (2) to the Mother of God, for chorus: A Hymn to the Mother of God
Hymns (2) to the Mother of God, for chorus: Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God
Salve sedes sapientiae, for chorus & organ
Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6
The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, has released a series of thematic albums that depart in several ways from the common run of British collegiate choral products. The first is the willingness of the choir to depart from a pristine sound and to build tension through the judicious application of what Astor Piazzolla once called mud. Committed fans of John Tavener may well find the choir's recording of Two Hymns to the Mother of God (tracks 12 and 13) worth the price of admission in itself. The second novelty is the ...
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The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, has released a series of thematic albums that depart in several ways from the common run of British collegiate choral products. The first is the willingness of the choir to depart from a pristine sound and to build tension through the judicious application of what Astor Piazzolla once called mud. Committed fans of John Tavener may well find the choir's recording of Two Hymns to the Mother of God (tracks 12 and 13) worth the price of admission in itself. The second novelty is the application of the Christmas programming concept of combining contemporary and Renaissance material to other Christian themes. The Choir of Merton College is of course not the first group to do this, but the idea has been worked out unusually well here: there are newly commissioned pieces about Mary, all of them from female composers and displaying a fascinating variety of perspectives, and the choir's pair of conductors are seemingly given the chance to follow their own leads. The focus is...
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