Commissioned by the 2015 Three Choirs Festival, this is Chilcott’s second setting of the Evening Canticles. Bright and rhythmical, the Magnificat features syncopated chords in the organ part that punctuate the more sustained choral textures. In contrast, the Nunc dimittis is reflective, opening with a soaring soprano melody and building towards an expressive climax on […]
Another winning collaboration between Bob Chilcott and author Charles Bennett, this work was commissioned by Age UK Oxfordshire as part of a project to highlight and combat loneliness. The singers assume the role of narrator, guiding the listener on a journey made by boat, with nine choral songs presenting their own stories within this larger […]
John Rutter: Down By The Riverside (SATB). John Rutter’s levendige arrangement van dit Amerikaans volksliedje ‘Down By The Riverside’ bouwt op van een rustige opening tot een triomfantelijke conclusie, met een karaktervolle orkestratie. Uitgever: Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780193405738
