Scotland at Night: Choral settings of Scottish poetry

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Album Summary

Performers

• Michael Bradley (Voice)
• Thomas Laing-Reilly (Organ)
• Beth Mackay (Organ)
• Beth Mackay
• Lisa Swayne

Conductor

• Brewer, Mike

Ensemble

• Laudibus

Composers

• Tom Cunningham (1965 - )
• Howard Skempton (Composer/Accordion) (1947 - )
• Arvo Pärt (1935 - )
• Ronald Stevenson (1928 - )
• Scottish Traditional
• James MacMillan (Composer/Conductor) (1959 - )
• John Hearne (1937 - )

Notes & Reviews:

These collaborations between noted Edinburghians Alexander McCall Smith and Tom Cunningham appear on disc here for the first time in a program of Scottish poetry settings by some of today's leading composers. From the ethereal tenderness of Cunningham's Lullaby to the muscular angularity of Ronald Stevenson's Medieval Scottish Triptych, Laudibus responds with affection and athleticism to the expert direction of UK choral doyen, Mike Brewer.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009).

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Works Details

Traditional, Scottish : Dream Angus

• Performer: Michael Bradley (Voice)
• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.

Cunningham, Tom : Scotland at Night, for chorus

• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 11 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Pärt, Arvo : My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus (or alto or countertenor) & organ

• Performers: Thomas Laing-Reilly (Organ); Beth Mackay (Organ)
• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Running Time: 7 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2000

MacMillan, James : So Deep

• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992

Skempton, Howard : Address to Edinburgh, for chorus

• Performer: Beth Mackay
• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

MacMillan, James : The Gallant Weaver, for a cappella chorus

• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1997

Cunningham, Tom : The Painter's Eye, for chorus

• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 9 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Stevenson, Ronald : A Medieval Scottish Triptych, for chorus

• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 11 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Traditional, Scottish : Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon, folk song

• Performer: Lisa Swayne
• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Vocal
• Written: by 1792

Hearne, John : The Seagull, tone-poem for chorus

• Conductor: Mike Brewer
• Ensemble: Laudibus
• Notes: Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh (01/03/2009-01/05/2009)
• Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Orchestral