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Ned Rorem: Choral Works

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Details

Composer
Ned Rorem
Artist
St Martin's Voices, Piatti Quartet
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Resonus Classics
Released
Jun 20, 2025
Catalog #
RES10356
UPC
5060262793978

About

Ned Rorem, renowned for his vivid art songs and unapologetic diaries, also composed a vast and underappreciated body of choral works. This album, featuring St Martin's Voices, showcases selections from his impressive choral output spanning seven decades. From the playful intricacies of Festive Alleluias (1992) to the lush harmonies of Two Psalms and a Proverb (1962), Rorem's music for chorus-often imbued with religious texts despite his devout atheism-reveals his gift for blending homophony with subtle counterpoint. The album includes pieces like the lyrical Sing my soul, his wondrous love (1955), the haunting Canticle of the Lamb (1971), and the entrancing O Magnum Mysterium (1978), offering a compelling cross-section of Rorem's choral imagination. With rich emotional depth, innovative text-setting, and surprising rhythmic shifts, these works-many previously overlooked-finally receive the attention they so richly deserve.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Festive Alleluias 02:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Festive Alleluias
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  2. 2 How lovely is your dwelling place (arr. T. Shorter for choir and string quartet) 03:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    How lovely is your dwelling place (arr. T. Shorter for choir and string quartet)
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices, Piatti Quartet
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  3. 3 Sing my soul his wondrous love 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sing my soul his wondrous love
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  4. 4 3 Choruses for Christmas: O magnum mysterium 02:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    3 Choruses for Christmas: O magnum mysterium
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  5. 5 Canticle of the Lamb 01:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Canticle of the Lamb
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  6. 6 Little lamb who made thee? (arr. T. Shorter for choir and string quartet) 03:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    Little lamb who made thee? (arr. T. Shorter for choir and string quartet)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices, Piatti Quartet
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  7. 7 No. 1. When all things were in quiet silence (Christmas) 02:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. When all things were in quiet silence (Christmas)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  8. 8 No. 2. Before the morning star begotten (Epiphany) 01:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Before the morning star begotten (Epiphany)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  9. 9 No. 3. Ly up for yourselves (Ash Wednesday) 01:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Ly up for yourselves (Ash Wednesday)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  10. 10 No. 4. Praise him who was crucified (Easter) 01:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Praise him who was crucified (Easter)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  11. 11 No. 5. God is gone up (Ascension) 01:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. God is gone up (Ascension)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  12. 12 No. 6. Today the Holy Spirit appeared (Pentecost) 02:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Today the Holy Spirit appeared (Pentecost)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Performer
    Daisy Walford
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  13. 13 No. 7. Rejoice we all in the Lord (All Saints) 03:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Rejoice we all in the Lord (All Saints)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  14. 14 No. 1. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is 02:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Performer
    Toby Hughes
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices, Piatti Quartet
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  15. 15 No. 2. Wounds without Cause 02:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Wounds without Cause
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Performer
    Toby Hughes
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices, Piatti Quartet
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  16. 16 No. 3. How long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord? 03:57
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. How long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord?
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Performer
    Toby Hughes
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices, Piatti Quartet
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  17. 17 No. 1. Parting 02:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Parting
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  18. 18 No. 2. Flowers for the Graces 00:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Flowers for the Graces
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  19. 19 No. 3. Love 01:19
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Love
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  20. 20 No. 4. An Absent Friend 02:18
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. An Absent Friend
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  21. 21 Strophe A 01:44
    Track
    21
    Title
    Strophe A
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  22. 22 Antistrophe A 00:58
    Track
    22
    Title
    Antistrophe A
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  23. 23 Strophe B 01:35
    Track
    23
    Title
    Strophe B
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  24. 24 Antistrophe B 02:48
    Track
    24
    Title
    Antistrophe B
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis
  25. 25 Love divine, all loves excelling 03:24
    Track
    25
    Title
    Love divine, all loves excelling
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Ned Rorem
    Ensemble
    St. Martin's Voices
    Conductor
    Andrew Earis