James Whibourne: Luminosity

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	Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, "Collegium Regale" - Magnificat
	Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, "Collegium Regale" - Nunc Dimittis
	Alleluia jubilate - Alleluia jubilate
	A Prayer of Desmond Tutu - A Prayer of Desmond Tutu
	He carried me away in the spirit - He carried me away in the spirit
	Pure river of water of life - Pure river of water of life
	Eternal Rest - Eternal Rest
	Of one that is so fair and bright - Of one that is so fair and bright
	Annelies - Annelies: There is no speech or language
	Luminosity - I. Lux in tenebris
	Luminosity - II. The Changing Scenes
	Luminosity - III. Silence
	Luminosity - IV. The Living Thing
	Luminosity - V. Castle of Diamonds
	Luminosity - VI. Ask the Beauty
	Luminosity - VII. All Shall be Well

Album Summary

Whitbourn, James : Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Collegium regale), for chorus & organ

Whitbourn, James : Alleluia jubilate, for chorus & organ

Whitbourn, James : A Prayer of Desmond Tutu, for narrator, chorus & percussion

Whitbourn, James : He carried me away in the spirit, for chorus

Whitbourn, James : Pure river of water of life, for chorus

Whitbourn, James : Eternal Rest, for chorus & organ (also an orchestral version by the composer)

Whitbourn, James : Of one that is so fair and bright, for chorus

Whitbourn, James : There is no speech or language, for chorus

Whitbourn, James : Luminosity, for dancers, chorus, viola, organ & percussion

Performers

Henry Parkes (Organ)
Christopher Gillett (Tenor)
Andrew Ker (Percussion)
Steffan Jones (Percussion)
Steffan Jones (Tanpura)
Victoria Gilday (Percussion)
Kate Wright (Organ)
Daniel Eaton (Organ)
Levine Andrade (Viola)
Se�n Curran (Organ)

Conductor

Berry, Matthew

Ensemble

Composer

James Whitbourn (1963 - )

Notes & Reviews:

Best known for his inspired 'Son of God Mass' for saxophone, choir and organ, the British composer, conductor and writer James Whitbourn is admired for his fresh, distinctive yet accessible compositional voice. Setting texts from ancient seers to the modern luminary Desmond Tutu, the works on his new recording reflect the breadth of the composer's achievement, from the monumental 'Magnificat' written for King's College Cambridge, to the Classical Indian fusion work 'Luminosity' - a rare choral work composed for dance. They are performed by Commotio, an Oxford-based chamber choir that specializes in contemporary choral repertoire.

"Luminosity...glows with hypnotic brilliance, fusing powerful vocal writing with seductive eastern influences, while his Evening Canticles for King's and his setting of a prayer by Desmond Tutu illustrate the boundless breadth of Whitbourn's choral imagination." -The Observer

"The music itself proves striking enough in this glowingly committed performance by the Oxford chamber choir Commotio...superbly sympathetic." -BBC Music Magazine *****

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England (07/11/2009/07/12/2009).

Reviews

An exercise in voice!

The first thing most people would notice about this album is that it has a very soothing and enchanting feel to it. Powerful at times with the sound of very rich and harmonic sounding voices,accompanied some of the time with the very warm sound of the pipe organ. If you want to hear some excellent choir work, this album provides just that.
Submitted on 03/04/10 by Keelan Taylor

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