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Francis O’Gorman
The divine discontent of Duruflé
houston chamber choir was formed in 1995 by its conductor, robert simpson, who is director of music at the episcopal christ church cathedral...
The living composer who's synonymous with Christmas
commenting recently on the death of sir stephen cleobury, formerly director of music at king’s college, cambridge, the british composer john...
The Marian masterpiece dedicated to a car manufacturer
prières pour notre dame: music for organ and upper voices by dupré, boulanger, demessieux, poulenc dir george richford regent there ca...
The magical thinking of WB Yeats
william butler yeats (1865-1939) is one of the most celebrated poets in english. and one of the most difficult to talk about in relation to ...
Finzi's choral works: from sorrow to the sublime
melancholy lingers about much of gerald finzi’s oeuvre. the sadness of his early life contributed, as did his later ill health. finzi’s musi...
Even Bach struggled to capture the Resurrection in music
bach’s two great surviving passions – st matthew and st john – conclude at the tomb. there is no resurrection music. bach knows, of course, ...
Discovering the hidden Catholic messages in Tudor sacred music
one of the curious features of the first edition of the book of common prayer is its approach to the event of the reformation. of course the...
Noble and moving: Richard Gowers' recording of La Nativité du Seigneur is a revelation
olivier messiaen (1908-92) still divides opinion. for some listeners, even well-attuned ones, his work remains unreachable. noisy, too many ...
The young choir reimagining the Renaissance
mixed voice adult choirs have given us new perspectives on the trove of renaissance choral music over the past 30 years or so. the clerkes o...
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