#ChoralMarch, March 19th: “Luminosity: 1. Lux Tenebris”, James Whitbourn
Born in 1963, James Whitbourn is a contemporary choral composer who began his career with the BBC. His “Luminosity” is one of the few choral works composed for dance and…
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#ChoralMarch: March 12th, “Arise Ye Russian Peoples”, from Alexander Nevsky, Sergei Prokofiev
Is Sergei Prokofiev’s score to Alexander Nevsky, the Eistenstein tale of a heroic Russian unifier defeating a Teutonic foe which was naturally enough suitable propaganda for Stalin, the greatest soundtrack…
#ChoralMarch: March 8th: “Black Christ of the Andes (St Martin De Porres)”, Mary Lou Williams
I’m conscious that some readers may find the music featured in Choral March excessively pious (of course, some may find it not pious enough) If these readers are unfamiliar with…
#ChoralMarch, March 2nd, “I Want You”, The Sweptaways
A capella choral versions of rock and pop songs can be transformative. A little goes a long way with this trick, but the Sweptaways, a 20 piece Swedish female…
#ChoralMarch: March 1st, “Spem in Alium”, Thomas Tallis, performed by The King’s Singers
Each day in March I plan to share a choral piece. There is no particular plan or theme aside from my own taste. I will begin with one of the…
Séamus Sweeney 