The Advent Candle

ISBN-13: 9780193390065 / Angielski

UK Oxfor UK Oxford Univ. iversity

Opis

for SATB and piano This tender Advent carol sets an original text by Charles Bennett that creates a sense of anticipation for the arrival of Jesus. Underpinned by a gently rippling piano part throughout, the piece opens with a simple choral melody that blossoms into expressive harmonies before the music gently fades away.

Recenzje

Four pieces are settings of words by one of Bob Chilcott's favourite collaborators, the poet Charles Bennett. Of these I especially like The Advent Candle, which has a simple, direct text set winningly for choir with a rippling harp accompaniment.

O autorze

Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.