Composer: St John Henry Newman, Robert Chilcott, Edward William Elgar, William Henry Harris, Anna Semple, Richard Runciman Terry
Performer: The Sixteen, Sarah Sexton, Simon Johnson, Eamonn Dougan, Julie Cooper, Alexandra Kidgell, Daniel Collins, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies, Elisabeth Paul, Jeremy Budd, Katy Hill
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Coro
Catalogue: COR16191
Release: 2022
Size: 1.38 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. I Shall be an Angel of Peace
02. Lead, Kindly Light
03. A Meditation
04. Praise to the Holiest in the Height
05. Great is the Lord, Op. 67
06. …a link in a chain…
07. They are at Rest (Elegy)
08. Firmly I Believe and Truly
09. Give Unto the Lord, Op. 74
10. Nothing in Vain
11. Nothing in Vain
12. O Lord, Thou Hast Searched me, and Known me (Bonus Track)
Once again The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation have teamed up to bring premiere recordings of a fascinating selection of new choral commissions to audiences worldwide.
The five new choral works on this album – by James MacMillan, Will Todd, Anna Semple, Eoghan Desmond and Lisa Robertson – all grew from a meditation by St John Henry Newman. Canonised in October 2019, Newman’s writings represent a rich and thought-provoking legacy and, alongside the new works presented, are immortalized in three well-known hymns and Sir Edward Elgar’s exquisite elegy They are at rest.
Also included are two of Elgar’s psalm settings – Great is the Lord and Give unto the Lord. These are monumental works for choir and organ, full of grandeur and drama, but also inherently simple. The album ends with a bonus track by Bob Chilcott – also a Genesis Foundation commission – based on Psalm 139.