The selections on this compilation of modern and contemporary a cappella choral works are taken from albums released by Hyperion between 1998 and 2009. A variety of ensembles and conductors are represented, but most prominent is Stephen Layton, who conducts the Trinity College Choir, Cambridge, the Holst Singers, and the group Polyphony, and is heard on half of the tracks. Also included are performances by Wells Cathedral Choir, led by Matthew Owens; Tonus Peregrinus, led by Antony Pitts; the Choir of Royal Holloway, led by ...
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The selections on this compilation of modern and contemporary a cappella choral works are taken from albums released by Hyperion between 1998 and 2009. A variety of ensembles and conductors are represented, but most prominent is Stephen Layton, who conducts the Trinity College Choir, Cambridge, the Holst Singers, and the group Polyphony, and is heard on half of the tracks. Also included are performances by Wells Cathedral Choir, led by Matthew Owens; Tonus Peregrinus, led by Antony Pitts; the Choir of Royal Holloway, led by Rupert Gough; the Westminster Cathedral Choir, led by Martin Baker; the Westminster Abbey Choir, led by James O'Donnell; and Schola Cantorum of Oxford, led by James Burton, Mark Shepherd, and Jeremy Summerly. The album is a goldmine for fans of what might be described as the New Lushness in choral composition, exemplified by the work of composers like Morten Lauridsen, Veljo Tormis, Geoffrey Burgon, Bob Chilcott, James MacMillan, Pitts, Pawel Lukaszewski, and Eric Whitacre in music...
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