Coro
St. John Henry Newman: A Meditation
$10.49
Details
- Composer
- Various
- Artist
- The Sixteen
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Coro
- Released
- Jun 03, 2022
- Catalog #
- COR16191
- UPC
- 828021619120
About
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. Newman was a theologian of towering stature and broad influence and his meditation resonates with great clarity in our present age of the re-evaluation of what we can and cannot do without, and of the profound human need for a sense of meaning and purpose. Canonized 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.
Tracklist 12 tracks
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1 I shall be an angel of peace 10:02
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I shall be an angel of peace
- Duration
- 10:02
- Composer
- Will Todd
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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2 Lead, Kindly Light (Tune: Alberta) 02:38
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Lead, Kindly Light (Tune: Alberta)
- Duration
- 02:38
- Composer
- William Henry Harris
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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3 A Meditation 05:34
- Track
- 3
- Title
- A Meditation
- Duration
- 05:34
- Composer
- Anna Semple
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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4 Praise to the Holiest in the Height (Tune: Billing) 03:52
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Praise to the Holiest in the Height (Tune: Billing)
- Duration
- 03:52
- Composer
- Richard Runciman Terry
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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5 Psalm 48, Op. 67, "Great Is the Lord" 10:19
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Psalm 48, Op. 67, "Great Is the Lord"
- Duration
- 10:19
- Composer
- Edward Elgar
- Performer
- Eamonn Dougan
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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6 …a link in a chain… 05:52
- Track
- 6
- Title
- …a link in a chain…
- Duration
- 05:52
- Composer
- Lisa Robertson
- Performer
- Julie Cooper, Alexandra Kidgell, Daniel Collins, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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7 They Are at Rest 03:53
- Track
- 7
- Title
- They Are at Rest
- Duration
- 03:53
- Composer
- Edward Elgar
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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8 Firmly I Believe and Truly (Tune: Halton Holgate) 02:34
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Firmly I Believe and Truly (Tune: Halton Holgate)
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- William Boyce
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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9 Give unto the Lord, Op. 74, "Psalm 29" (version for choir and organ) 08:30
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Give unto the Lord, Op. 74, "Psalm 29" (version for choir and organ)
- Duration
- 08:30
- Composer
- Edward Elgar
- Performer
- Simon Johnson
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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10 Nothing in Vain 08:19
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Nothing in Vain
- Duration
- 08:19
- Composer
- Eoghan Desmond
- Performer
- Julie Cooper, Elisabeth Paul, Jeremy Budd, Ben Davies
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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11 Nothing in Vain 11:10
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Nothing in Vain
- Duration
- 11:10
- Composer
- James MacMillan
- Performer
- Katy Hill, Jeremy Budd, Ben Davies
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
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12 O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me 05:45
- Track
- 12
- Title
- O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me
- Duration
- 05:45
- Composer
- Bob Chilcott
- Ensemble
- The Sixteen Choir
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers