This setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was...  moreThis setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was first performed in Manchester Cathedral in 1994. This psalm forms the climax of the whole cantata and provides an expression of optimism after the tragedies of the previous sections. In this “extracted” version, the tragic surroundings of the history remain in the background and the purebubbling joy of the psalm itself shines forth. Enjoy the complex rhythms and let your hair down! This performance by Daniel Shaw's Composer's Choir (based in Connecticut) is a brilliant rendition of the piece and will, I hope, encourage other church choirs and concert choirs to consider including it in their repertoire.  less

No divisi parts – suitable for a quartet. In English (BCP 1662) Free sheet music. Please get in touch! • facebook: david [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com There's a matching Magnificat setting on the way. Watch this space!

Music: Jean-Christophe Rosaz by Maîtrise de Caen cond. Olivier Opdebeeck Editions JC Rosaz

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) Vespro della Beata Vergine Ricostruzione a cura di Antonio e Gaetano Magarelli Cappella Musicale Corradiana, coro e concerto degli ottoni Gaetano Magarelli, organo Antonella Parisi, viola da gamba Antonio Magare...  moreTomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) Vespro della Beata Vergine Ricostruzione a cura di Antonio e Gaetano Magarelli Cappella Musicale Corradiana, coro e concerto degli ottoni Gaetano Magarelli, organo Antonella Parisi, viola da gamba Antonio Magarelli, direttore Registrazione live durante una prova tenuta presso la Chiesa di San Pietro in Molfetta (ottobre 2019).  

Lux Choir sings Arvo Pärt's O Adonai from his set, "Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen." www.ChoirLux.com https://www.facebook.com/ChoirLux/ https://www.twitter.com/ChoirLux/

O quam gloriosum est regnum by Tomas Luis da Victoria sung (transposed down for men's voices) by the dwsChorale written for All Saints, Second Vespers, Antiphon to the Magnificat - cf. Revelation 7:9 O quam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo ga...  moreO quam gloriosum est regnum by Tomas Luis da Victoria sung (transposed down for men's voices) by the dwsChorale written for All Saints, Second Vespers, Antiphon to the Magnificat - cf. Revelation 7:9 O quam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo gaudent omnes Sancti! Amicti stolis albis, sequuntur Agnum, quocumque ierit. O, how glorious is the kingdom, in which all the saints rejoice with Christ! Arrayed in white robes, they follow the Lamb, wherever He goes.