WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING

Pre-order our very special CD, featuring the world premiere recordings of seven new choral works, composed for the GSA Choir as part of Composeher.

The works include a beautiful meditation on the death of a loved one; the birth of a child; a prayer for refugees, and a paean to the natural world.

Track list:
 
Brìdghe *
Composed by Pippa Murphy, lyrics by Karine Polwart
 
Papilionum *
Composed by Sarah Rimkus, lyrics by Maria Sibylla Merian

Movement I. Ananas (Pineapple)
Movement II. Jasmynboom (Jasmine Tree)
Movement III. Carduus Spinosus (Thistle)
Movement IV. Pompelmoes (Grapefruit)
Movement V. Cacau Boom (Cocoa Tree)

Within The Living Eye *
Composed by Rebecca Rowe, lyrics by Kathleen Raine

Movement I. The Wilderness
Movement II. At The Waterfall
Movement III. Strange Evening
Movement IV. Childhood Memory
Movement V. Spell Of Creation
Movement VI. Say All Is Illusion…

Angel of the Battlefield *
Composed by Cecilia McDowall, lyrics by Clara Barton and Seán Street

Movement I
Movement II
Movement III

14 Weeks *
Composed by Jane Stanley, lyrics by Judith Bishop

The Alphabet of Jasmine *
Composed by Dee Isaacs, lyrics by Gerda Stevenson

Movement I. Nine Fathoms Deep
Movement II. The Alphabet of Jasmine
Movement III. The Baker of Idlib

Margaret’s Moon *
Composed by Ailie Robertson, lyrics by Jackie Kay

 

* World premiere recording