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Making Waves

The Sirens

Making Waves

Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212014226
Catnr: SIGCD 142
Release date: 01 November 2008
1 CD
 
Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212014226
Catalogue number
SIGCD 142
Release date
01 November 2008
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Artist(s)
Composer(s)
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About the album

A new album of works by the world renowned choral composer Bob Chilcott. Chilcott has been involved in choral music for most of his life and since he became a professional composer in 1997 he has had over 100 works published by Oxford University Press. He was hailed by Gramophone magazine as “one of the finest choral composers at work in Britain today.”

This album includes tracks with The Sirens, an ensemble of young professional women's voices specially created for this recording. Also featuring are a jazz trio with Alexander Hawkins on piano, Michael Chilcott on bass and Dereck Scurll on drums.

The works included here reflect the strong support and interest that Chilcott’s vocal music generates, with commissions from a wide variety of choral societies, children & youth choirs and professional choruses.


Koorwerken van de wereldberoemde Chilcott
De wereldberoemde componist Bob Chilcott heeft zich het voor het grootste deel van zijn leven bezig gehouden met koormuziek. Sinds hij in 1997 zijn carrière als professioneel componist startte, zijn er bij de Oxford University Press al meer dan 100 van zijn werken gepubliceerd. Hij werd door Gramophone magazine geprezen als “one of the finest choral composers at work in Britain today.”

Dit album bevat werken van Chilcott uitgevoerd door The Sirens, een ensemble van jonge professionele vrouwenstemmen dat speciaal voor deze opname gevormd is. Ze worden begeleid door een jazztrio bestaande uit pianist Alexander Hawkins, bassist Michael Chilcott en drummer Dereck Scurll.

De werken op het programma weerspiegelen de sterke interesse en steun die Chilcotts vocale muziek geniet, met opdrachtcomposities voor een breed scala aan koorverenigingen, kinder- en jongerenkoren en professionele koren.

Artist(s)

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.
Circles of motion
02:48
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
02.
Like a rainbow
04:07
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
03.
All things pass
03:55
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
04.
Making Waves
07:01
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
05.
The Lily and the Rose
04:02
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
06.
So fair and bright
02:55
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
07.
Catch a falling star
04:24
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
08.
Swansongs 1
02:05
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
09.
Like a singing bird
05:08
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
10.
Swansongs 2
02:15
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
11.
All for love of one
03:08
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
12.
This Day: I. Bring me the sunset in a cup
01:08
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
13.
This Day: II. Awake, my soul
01:48
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
14.
This Day: III. This Day
02:30
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
15.
This Day: IV. The bright field
02:50
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
16.
This Day: V. O Lord, support us all the day long
02:26
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
17.
A Little Jazz Mass: I. Kyrie eleison
02:01
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
18.
A Little Jazz Mass: II. Gloria
03:05
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
19.
A Little Jazz Mass: III. Sanctus
01:48
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
20.
A Little Jazz Mass: IV. Benedictus
01:18
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
21.
A Little Jazz Mass: V. Agnus Dei
04:36
(Bob Chilcott) Iain Farrington, Alexander Hawkins, Michael Chilcott, Derek Scurrl, The Sirens
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