From Five Continents: Choral Music & Songs by Penelope Thwaites / Skidmore, Ex Cathedra

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Label
SOMM Recordings
Release Date
April 17, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      THWAITES, PENELOPE
    • PERFORMER
      Ex Cathedra, Skidmore
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 17, 2020
    • UPC
      748871061224
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SOMMCD 0612
    • LABEL
      SOMM Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Psalm 24, "The earth is the Lord's"

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    2. Psalm 121, "I will lift up mine eyes"

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    3. Psalm 19, "The heavens tell out the glory of God"

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Performer: James Gilchrist, Lucy Russell, Penelope Thwaites

    4. Psalm 23, "The Lord is my shepherd"

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, Penelope Thwaites

    5. Kyrie

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, James Gilchrist, Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    6. Gloria

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, James Gilchrist, Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    7. Sanctus

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, James Gilchrist, Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    8. Benedictus

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, James Gilchrist, Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    9. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, James Gilchrist, Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    10. Reverie

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Performer: William Dazeley, Penelope Thwaites

    11. All the Days of Christmas

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, Penelope Thwaites

    12. Forestry

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Performer: James Gilchrist, Penelope Thwaites

    13. No. 4. Under the Greenwood Tree

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, Penelope Thwaites

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    14. No. 1. Fear no more the heat o'the sun

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: William Dazeley, Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    15. No. 2. When icicles hang by the wall

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Penelope Thwaites

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    16. No. 3. O Mistress Mine

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: James Gilchrist, Penelope Thwaites

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    17. No. 5. It was a lover and his lass

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Penelope Thwaites, Tom Chapman

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    18. Yaathum oore yaavarum kelir

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Penelope Thwaites

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    19. Walkabout

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Carolyn Sampson, Penelope Thwaites

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    20. Kano

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: James Gilchrist, Penelope Thwaites, Tom Chapman

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    21. Cold Winter's Night

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Penelope Thwaites

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    22. A Carol of Christmas Morning

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Rupert Jeffcoat

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    23. Lead, Kindly Light

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Performer: Penelope Thwaites

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore

    24. Saint Teresa's Bookmark

      Composer: Penelope Thwaites

      Ensemble: Ex Cathedra

      Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore


SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce the release of an intriguing new recording, introducing the melodious, rhythmically vibrant choral music and songs of Penelope Thwaites. Featuring 19 premiere recordings, From Five Continents celebrates a lifetime of making music around the world to showcase Thwaites’ distinctive compositional signature. The album’s centrepiece, a moving new Missa Brevis, is coupled with four Psalm settings, songs influenced by the sounds of Indian and African music, folk-styles from the Americas and an evocation of the vast Australian outback. From Five Continents features three outstanding singers venturing into new musical territory. Making their debuts on SOMM are Carolyn Sampson – whose brilliant soprano ranges from shimmering choral solos to guitar- accompanied folk song – and baritone William Dazeley, who vividly conjures the inherent anger of the much-set Fear no more the heat o’the sun, one of five Shakespeare settings. Enveloped by drums and saxophone, tenor James Gilchrist returns to SOMM for a stirring tribute to Nigeria’s second-largest city, Kano. The composer herself provides exceptional accompaniment on piano throughout the album. Also returning to the label is Ex Cathedra under their inspiring conductor Jeffrey Skidmore to demonstrate again a rare versatility and the most beautiful of choral sounds while reveling in the punchy, rhythmic vivacity and telling colors of Thwaites’ music. Thwaites’ previous release on SOMM was the premiere recording of the concert version of her musical co-written with Alan Thornhill, Ride! Ride! (SOMMCD 017) which featured Keith Michell as the 18th-century religious and social reformer John Wesley. “The strength of Alan Thornhill’s libretto and the sheer variety of Thwaites’ music combine to create a compelling aural drama”, said Gramophone.