Utwory na płycie:

• Sir William Harris (1883-1973) - Faire is the heaven
• James MacMillan (b.1959) - The Gallant Weaver
• Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986) - There is a spirit

HARRIS Faire is the heaven

TIPPETT Dance, clarion air

WEELKES When David heard

MACMILLAN The Gallant Weaver

GURNEY Since I believe in God the Father Almighty

RAMSEY When David heard

BRITTEN Hymn to Saint Cecilia

RUBBRA There is a spirit

EAST When David heard

HOWELLS Take him, earth, for cherishing

PEARSALL Lay a garland

RUBBRA Eternitie

TOMKINS When David heard

HARRIS Bring us, O Lord God

Does music add substance to words or is music inspired by them? Songs of departure and farewell are deeply rooted in the great tradition of British choral music, nourished by ancient myths of testing journeys, wayside transformations and homecomings. The transcendent nature of music and the power of poetry to challenge and alter perceptions of reality – harnessed by English composers over many centuries – flow through a programme that invites contemplation of life and death, of love and loss, creation and eternity. In a journey covering six centuries of musical history, The Sixteen performs a cappella anthems with powerful texts by writers as varied as Edmund Spenser, Christopher Fry and W.H. Auden.