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Man I Sing

Simone Rebello / Paul Silverthorne

Man I Sing

Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212010020
Catnr: SIGCD 100
Release date: 01 August 2007
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Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212010020
Catalogue number
SIGCD 100
Release date
01 August 2007
Album
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
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About the album

The world-renowned choral composer and conductor Bob Chilcott leads the BBC Singers, as well as the internationally recognised soloists Simone Rebello and Paul Silverthorne, in these new performances of some of his best and most loved choral works.

‘He has the knack of exploring highly effective uncomplicated choral devices, and providing both singers and listeners with a complete cycle that leaves them fulfilled yet still prepared for more ... It is all splendidly entertaining.’

Artist(s)

Simone Rebello (percussion)

BBC Singers

BBC Singers   Chief Conductor David Hill Principal Guest Conductors Paul Brough and Bob Chilcott Conductor Laureate Stephen Cleobury Associate Composer Judith Weir   The BBC Singers hold a unique position in British musical life. Performing everything from Byrd to Birtwistle, Tallis to Takemitsu, their versatility is second to none. The choir’s unrivalled expertise in performing the best of contemporary music has brought about creative relationships with some of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Poulenc, Britten, Judith Bingham and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.   Following a successful 90th anniversary season, the BBC Singers’ 2015-16 season is as thrilling and diverse as ever. A third season of concerts in London’s newest concert venue, Milton Court Concert Hall, includes Monteverdi’s Vespers with I...
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BBC Singers Chief Conductor David Hill Principal Guest Conductors Paul Brough and Bob Chilcott Conductor Laureate Stephen Cleobury Associate Composer Judith Weir The BBC Singers hold a unique position in British musical life. Performing everything from Byrd to Birtwistle, Tallis to Takemitsu, their versatility is second to none. The choir’s unrivalled expertise in performing the best of contemporary music has brought about creative relationships with some of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Poulenc, Britten, Judith Bingham and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Following a successful 90th anniversary season, the BBC Singers’ 2015-16 season is as thrilling and diverse as ever. A third season of concerts in London’s newest concert venue, Milton Court Concert Hall, includes Monteverdi’s Vespers with I Fagiolini, Handel’s Saul with a host of first-rate soloists, a magical presentation of Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales led by Chief Conductor David Hill and a poignant concert remembering the battle of the Somme. The Singers at Six series of early-evening concerts in the atmospheric surroundings St Giles’ Cripplegate continues with American Songs and music by Elgar, Judith Bingham and James MacMillan.
Based at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios, the BBC Singers also give free concerts at St Paul’s Knightsbridge, as well as appearing at major festivals across the UK and beyond.
This world-class ensemble is committed to sharing its enthusiasm and creative expertise through its nationwide outreach programme. This includes frequent collaborations with schoolchildren, youth choirs and the amateur choral community, as well as with the professional composers, singers and conductors of tomorrow.
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Composer(s)

Bob Chilcott

Described by the Observer newspaper as “a contemporary hero of British choral music”, Bob Chilcott has grown up immersed in the choral tradition of his country. He grew up as a chorister and choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, and after singing professionally in London and also as a member of the vocal group the King’s Singers for a number of years, he became a full-time composer in 1997. He has embraced his career with energy and commitment, not only producing a large catalogue of music for all types of choirs, but also working with singers and choirs in more than 30 countries. It was perhaps through his many works for young singers that he first came to prominence as a...
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Described by the Observer newspaper as “a contemporary hero of British choral music”, Bob Chilcott has grown up immersed in the choral tradition of his country. He grew up as a chorister and choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, and after singing professionally in London and also as a member of the vocal group the King’s Singers for a number of years, he became a full-time composer in 1997. He has embraced his career with energy and commitment, not only producing a large catalogue of music for all types of choirs, but also working with singers and choirs in more than 30 countries.
It was perhaps through his many works for young singers that he first came to prominence as a composer, prompting some large-scale performances of his pieces, particularly Can you hear me? in BC Place in Vancouver in 2001 with 2000 singers and at the Estonian Song Festival in 2004 with 7000 young singers. Thied to several other large-scale projects including notably The Angry Planet, written for David Hill and The Bach Choir for the 2012 BBC Proms, which was performed by The Bach Choir, The National Youth Choir, The BBC Singers and 200 primary school children from London.
He has written a number of substantial sacred works including Salisbury Vespers (2009), St John Passion (2013) for Wells Cathedral Choir, and his Requiem (2010) which has now been performed in over 16 countries. In 2013 he wrote The King shall rejoice for the service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
In June 2014 he began an 18-month term as composer-in-residence for the Washington DC-based choir Choralis as part of their 15th anniversary season celebrations. The season features a number of his works and concludes with the première of Gloria in December 2015.
Over the past 18 years Bob has worked with many thousands of singers in Britain through a continuing series of Singing Days throughout the country. Between 1997 and 2004 he was conductor of the choir of The Royal College of Music in London, and since 2002 he has been Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers.
His music has been recorded extensively and there are a number of albums dedicated to his music, including “Man I Sing” (2007), “Making Waves” (2008), “Requiem” (2012), “The Seeds of Stars” (2012), “Everyone Sang” (2013), “The Rose in the Middle of Winter” (2013), and “St John Passion” (2015). His music has been recorded by many leading British choirs and ensembles including The Sixteen, The Cambridge Singers, Tenebrae, The BBC Singers, The Choir of Wells Cathedral, The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, and The King’s Singers.

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01.
The Making of the Drum:: The Skin
02:23
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
02.
The Making of the Drum:: The Barrel of the Drum
03:52
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
03.
The Making of the Drum:: The Two Curved Sticks of the Drummer
02:24
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
04.
The Making of the Drum:: Gourds & Rattles
02:01
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
05.
The Making of the Drum:: The Gong-Gong
03:45
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
06.
My Prayer
05:20
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
07.
Advent Antiphons:: O Sapientia
01:56
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
08.
Advent Antiphons:: O Adonaï
01:36
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
09.
Advent Antiphons:: O Radix Jesse
01:20
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
10.
Advent Antiphons:: O Clavis David
02:01
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
11.
Advent Antiphons:: O Oriens
01:47
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
12.
Advent Antiphons:: O Rex gentium
01:18
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
13.
Advent Antiphons:: O Emanuel
01:43
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
14.
The Shepherd's Carol
03:03
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
15.
And Every Stone Shall Cry
03:55
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
16.
Pange Lingua
03:54
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
17.
The Modern Man I Sing:: The Runner
02:35
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
18.
The Modern Man I Sing:: The Last Invocation
02:51
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
19.
The Modern Man I Sing:: One's-Self I Sing
02:08
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
20.
Beach
06:11
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
21.
Simple Pictures Of Tomorrow
07:42
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
22.
Weather Report
04:34
(Bob Chilcott) Simone Rebello, Paul Silverthorne, BBC Singers
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