Whitbourn - Luminosity

and other choral works

Christopher Gillett (tenor), Levine Andrade (viola), Henry Parkes (organ), Andrew Ker (percussion) & Steffan Jones (percussion & tanpura), Desmond Tutu (speaker)

Commotio, Matthew Berry

The music itself proves striking enough in this glowingly committed performance by the Oxford chamber choir Commotio...superbly sympathetic. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2010, More…

Release Date: 1st Feb 2010
Catalogue No: 8572103
Label: Naxos
Length: 67 minutes

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Contents

Whitbourn: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, "Collegium Regale"

12:10

$3.15

$3.75

Commotio
Matthew Berry
Christopher Gillett (tenor), Henry Parkes (organ), Andrew Ker (percussion)
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Magnificat

8:09

$2.10

$2.50

Nunc Dimittis

4:01

$1.05

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Whitbourn: Alleluia jubilate

4:18

$1.05

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Commotio
Matthew Berry
Henry Parkes (organ)
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Whitbourn: A Prayer of Desmond Tutu

1:37

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Commotio
Matthew Berry
Desmond Tutu (narrator), Andrew Ker (percussion), Steffan Jones (percussion)
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Whitbourn: He carried me away in the spirit

6:08

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Commotio
Matthew Berry
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Whitbourn: Pure river of water of life

2:34

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Commotio
Matthew Berry
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Whitbourn: Eternal Rest

3:47

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Commotio
Matthew Berry
Henry Parkes (organ)
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Whitbourn: Of one that is so fair and bright

3:33

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Commotio
Matthew Berry
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Whitbourn: Annelies

3:04

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Commotio
Matthew Berry
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

Annelies: There is no speech or language

3:04

$1.05

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Whitbourn: Luminosity

30:21

$7.35

$8.75

Commotio
Matthew Berry
Levine Andrade (viola), Henry Parkes (organ), Andrew Ker (percussion), Steffan Jones (tanpura)
Recorded: 11-12 July 2009
Recording Venue: Radley College, Oxfordshire, England

I. Lux in tenebris

6:55

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II. The Changing Scenes

3:11

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III. Silence

3:14

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IV. The Living Thing

6:07

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V. Castle of Diamonds

1:21

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VI. Ask the Beauty

4:40

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VII. All Shall be Well

4:53

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Best known for his inspired Son of God Mass for saxophone, choir and organ, the British composer, conductor and writer James Whitbourn is admired for his fresh, distinctive yet accessible compositional voice.

Setting texts from ancient seers to the modern luminary Desmond Tutu (who himself features on the disc), the works on his new recording reflect the breadth of the composer’s achievement, from the monumental Magnificat written for King’s College Cambridge, to the Classical Indian fusion work Luminosity – a rare choral work composed for dance.

They are performed by Commotio, an Oxford-based chamber choir which specialises in contemporary choral repertoire.

“A highly impressive [CD] debut ... The choir has ...masterly technical control and precision of pitching, and a pleasing uniformity of tone across its full dynamic range. One of its most impressive attributes, however, is the extraordinary clarity of its diction.” International Record Review on a previous disc

"The choir has … a reputation for the quality of its performances, which invariably combine vocal purity, technical expertise and a deep sense of commitment." Classical Music, December 2005

Reviews

May 2010

The music itself proves striking enough in this glowingly committed performance by the Oxford chamber choir Commotio...superbly sympathetic.

14th March 2010

Luminosity...glows with hypnotic brilliance, fusing powerful vocal writing with seductive eastern influences, while his Evening Canticles for King's and his setting of a prayer by Desmond Tutu illustrate the boundless breadth of Whitbourn's choral imagination.