I am pleased to announced that the new CD of my choral and vocal music, 'The Testament of Dr. Cranmer' has been released on the Divine Art label, CD no. dda 25053
The disc includes the premiere recording of my cantata 'The Testament of Dr. Cranmer' performed by the eight:fifteen vocal ensemble conducted by Paul Brough, chief conductor of the Hanover Band and musical director of All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London, UK. The choir also perform a selection of motets including my popular motet, 'Nunc Dimittis'.
Also on the disc is 'What is Man?', a sequence of arias and recitatives setting text by William Blake. The work is sung by the tenor, Christopher Wilson, accompanied by the strings of the Chameleon Arts Orchestra. They also perform the motet, 'The Lord Bless Thee', and the strings alone play 'Faith, Hope and Charity'.
To celebrate the release of the CD we are undertaking a short 2 concert mini Festival at St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London, UK.
On Saturday 26th January 2008 at 8.00pm the eight:fifteen vocal ensemble with conductor Paul Brough and organist Paul Ayres will be performing Mundy's Vox Patris Coelestis plus the premiere of my Evening Service. Then on Saturday 23rd February 2008 at 7.30pm, FifteenB, conductor Paul Ayres, organist Malcolm Cottle, will be performing Haydn's Little Organ Mass, plus my Choruses from "Passion" and Crossing. Crossing is a setting of two poems by Rabindranath Tagore which were premiered by FifteenB at the 2006 Chelsea Festival.
Full details of the CD and on-line sales are available at the Divine Art web site http://www.divine-art.com/CD/25053info.htm
Robert Hugill
http://www.hugill.demon.co.uk
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