Olivia Sparkhall (b.1976) 1. All and some Cecilia McDowall (b.1951) There is no rose Reena Esmail (b.1983) A Winter Breviary. We Look For You (Evensong – Raag Hamsadhwani), The Year's Midnight (Matins – Raag Malkauns The Unexpected Early Hour (Lauds – Raag Ahir Bhairav). Sarah MacDonald (b.1968) : The Manger is Empty - Like the snow in winter, As among broken glass, The manger is empty. Nils Greenhow (b.1989) : Advent Calendar. Thomas Hewitt Jones (b.1984) : Love is the Answer. Lucy Walker (b.1998): The Christmas Life - The Christmas Life - We shall walk - The Angels' Song. Yshani Perinpanayagam (b.1983) : When God made Eve. Roderick Williams (b.1965): Queen Elizabeth's Winchester Carol (The Royal Carol). Bob Chilcott (b.1955) :Mary, Mother — A child in Galilee, Carpentry Carol, After the angel, Walking Carol, Dear heart, Hymn. St Martin’s Voices; Polina Sosnina, organ; Elizabeth Bass, harp. Andrew Earis, conductor.
Catalogue Number: 12Z051
Label: Resonus Classics
Reference: RES10328
Format: CD
Price: $16.98
Description: In this, their debut recording with Resonus Classics, St Martin's Voices presents a selection of contemporary choral works for the Christmas season. With settings of poetry from the fifteenth century to the present day, these new carols explore themes of winter snowscapes, the anticipation and contemplation of Advent, the Christmas story as seen by the women at its heart, and the joy of coming in from the cold to celebrate together. In a programme made entirely of premiere recordings, this album features works by Cecilia McDowall, Roderick Williams and Lucy Walker, among others. The album also boasts a major new carol suite by Bob Chilcott, with libretto by Georgia Way entitled Mary, Mother, which was premiered by the ensemble in 2022.
