Composers: Arvo Pärt | Bob Chilcott | Edward Elgar | Francis Poulenc | Henryk Górecki | John Tavener | Jonathan Harvey | Perotinus
Today’s Music by Today’s Composers. Modern choir music for long December nights.
The dark December days are perfect for ancient choir music in large, stone cathedrals. Yet many marvelous choir works have been written in this and the last century. A selection of short, modern pieces for mixed choir.
Playlist:
1. Jonathan Harvey – Come, Holy Ghost
2. Bob Chillcot – The Shepherd’s Carol
3. John Woolrich – Spring in Winter
4. Jonathan Harvey – The Angels
5. Judith Bingham – God Would Be Born in Thee
6. Arvo Pärt – Bogoróditse Dyévo
7. Jonathan Dove – The Three Kings
8. Francis Poulenc – Quatre Motets Pour le Temps de Noel I, O Magnum Mysterium
9. Francis Poulenc – Quatre Motets Pour le Temps de Noel II, Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite
10. Francis Poulenc – Quatre Motets Pour le Temps de Noel III, Videntes Stellam
11. Francis Poulenc – Quatre Motets Pour le Temps de Noel IV, Hodie Christus Natus Est
12. Henryk Gorecki – Totus Tuus
13. Edward Elgar – Lux Aeterna
14. John Tavener – The Lamb
15. Perotinus – O Maria Virginei
with thanks to Vocaal Ensemble Vlechtwerk.
