This is the day
Music on royal occasions
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
Aurora Orchestra & Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
Elin Manahan Thomas is impressive with her poise and limpidity...The Cambridge Singers, outstandingly fresh and communicative throughout under John Rutter's expert, energising direction, excel...
This is the day
Music on royal occasions
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
Aurora Orchestra & Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
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Elin Manahan Thomas is impressive with her poise and limpidity...The Cambridge Singers, outstandingly fresh and communicative throughout under John Rutter's expert, energising direction, excel...
About
This new album recollects and celebrates some of the choral music heard on royal occasions during the lifetime of HM Elizabeth II. The music chosen reflects the personal choices and commission by the Royal Family for weddings, funerals, and anniversaries.
Featuring John Rutter’s celebratory royal wedding anthem This is the day, written for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in 2011. Newly orchestrated exclusively for this recording, it reminds us of the event that captivated the attention of the nation last year. The CD also includes a new arrangement for unaccompanied choir of the Londonderry Air to the text I would be true, and an orchestration of Schubert’s beautiful Psalm 23 - The Lord is my Shepherd by John Rutter for this recording.
Contents and tracklist
- Simon Wall (tenor), Andrew Lucas (organ)
- Cambridge Singers
- John Rutter
- Alison Hill (soprano)
- Cambridge Singers
- John Rutter
- Grace Davidson (soprano), Ben Alden (tenor)
- Cambridge Singers
- John Rutter
- Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Simon Cox (trumpet)
- Cambridge Singers, Aurora Orchestra
Awards and reviews
September 2012
Elin Manahan Thomas is impressive with her poise and limpidity...The Cambridge Singers, outstandingly fresh and communicative throughout under John Rutter's expert, energising direction, excel particularly in a superbly buoyant, incisive performance of the 'Choral Dances' from Britten's Gloriana...Of its type, this is a virtually unimproveable collection.
16th May 2012
It's all beautifully sung. Elin Manahan Thomas performs Mozart's Laudate Dominum with effortless grace, whilst the Cambridge Singers are chameleon-like in their ability to take on different musical styles...Light, joyous, and beautifully performed, this is sacred choral easy listening of the highest standard.
