New Music Albums: WELCOME JOY - A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S VOICES (Corvus Consort, Louise Thomson)

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Artist:
Corvus Consort
Louise Thomson

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
82:07

Record Label:
Chandos

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
September 27, 2024




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Product Description: For their second album on Chandos, Freddie Crowley and his Corvus Consort - joined by the harpist Louise Thomson - turn their attention to a rich vein of choral music written for women's voices and harp. Gustav Holst was a champion of women's voices and taught in several girls' schools, most famously at St Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, where he worked for almost thirty years. His contribution to this genre is represented by three works: Two Eastern Pictures, Dirge and Hymeneal, and more substantially his Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. These works provide a frame for the bulk of the programme - mostly written by British women. Works by Imogen Holst and Elizabeth Poston lead us towards the more recent generations - Judith Weir, Gemma McGregor, and on to Olivia Sparkhall, and Hilary Campbell. The Indian composer Shruthi Rajasekar was invited to compose for this programme in response to the Third Group of Gustav Holst's Choral Hymns. Both Ushas - Goddess of Dawn and Priestess not only add exciting new repertoire for these unusual forces, but explore directly Holst's engagement with ancient Hindu texts.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: I. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow (01:40)

2 . Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: II. Teignmouth (01:47)

3 . Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: III. Over the Hill and over the Dale (01:02)

4 . Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: IV. O Sorrow (03:09)

5 . Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: V. Lullaby (02:40)

6 . Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: VI. Shed no Tear (01:36)

7 . Two Eastern Pictures, H112: I. Spring (02:03)

8 . Two Eastern Pictures, H 112: II. Summer (03:32)

9 . We sekyn here rest (04:12)

10 . Our Endless Day (03:53)

11 . An English Day-Book: I. A Bellman’s Song (01:29)

12 . An English Day-Book: II. Te lucis ante terminum (01:50)

13 . An English Day-Book: III. A Night Curse (01:22)

14 . An English Day-Book: IV. Lemady: Maying Song (04:02)

15 . An English Day-Book: V. A Charm against the Bumble Bee (03:07)

16 . An English Day-Book: VI. Interlude for Harp Louise Thomson (02:10)

17 . An English Day-Book: VII. The Noonday Heat (02:16)

18 . An English Day-Book: VIII. Running Set: Spring (01:44)

19 . An English Day-Book: IX. Evening Song (The Priest’s Chant) (01:39)

20 . An English Day-Book: X. Sweet Suffolk Owl (02:15)

21 . An English Day-Book: XI. A Bellman’s Song (Mvt 1 .abridged) (01:01)

22 . Lux Aeterna (04:33)

23 . Love was his meaning (03:52)

24 . Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99: I. Hymn to the Dawn (03:19)

25 . Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99: II. Hymn to the Waters (02:18)

26 . Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99: III. Hymn to Vena (The Sun Rising through the Mist) (05:22)

27 . Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99: IV. Hymn of the Travellers (02:41)

28 . Ushās – Goddess of Dawn (03:37)

29 . Priestess (03:43)

30 .Dirge and Hymeneal, H 124 . (04:29)

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