Precious Things: Choral Music By Bernard Hughes: The Epiphoni Consort / Tim Reader - As New Cd 2022
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Precious Things: Choral Music By Bernard Hughes The Epiphoni Consort / Tim Reader Released by Delphian 2022 - As New CD The music of Bernard Hughes is a bit less commonly encountered than that of other members of the English choral school, but it is quite appealing. The a cappella pieces here are quite short, many shorter than three minutes, and they are tonal in orientation. The texts mix classic and contemporary English poetry with sacred passages. The music is straightforward but not obvious; the text-setting is sensitive, and there are unexpected harmonic moves such as bitonal passages that resolve into a new thought in the text. The strongest feature here, although perhaps the hardest to define, is that the music seems ideally matched to the talents of the Epiphoni Consort, a group established to fill a space between the world of amateur and professional choirs in London. The choirs talents come close to the professional end of the dichotomy, and it has been quick to find recording opportunities. However, it is clear hearing this music that this is not a professional group; the choristers respond to the directness of the text in a way that bespeaks their origins outside the professional musical world. There is a real X factor here that makes this one of the most satisfying choral releases of 2022, and it was no surprise to see it climb onto best-seller charts in the spring of that year. Epiphone Consort's third album on the Delphian label. Born in 1974, composer Bernard Hughes' work has been performed in the UK and abroad, including the premiere at the BBC Proms 2021, and has been commissioned by the BBC Singers, Crouch End Festival Choir, Juice Vocal Ensemble Always appreciated. Founded by Tim Reader in 2014, the Epiphoni Consort won first prize in the 2015 Locus Iste Competition organized by the Tenebre Choir and judged by Nigel Short, and has performed in concerts in Tenebre. I'm here. Tokyo M Plus 1. Perhaps (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 2. Psalm 56 (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 3. All the Gold in the World (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 4. Helium (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 5. Crude (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 6. The Linden Tree (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 7. The Singers (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 8. If We Shadows Have Offended (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 9. Jubilate Domino (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 10. Meditation I (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 11. Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 12. Meditation II (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 13. Through Love (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 14. Meditation III (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 15. Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 16. Spring, the Sweete Spring (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 17. It Was a Lover and His Lasse (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 18. Jesus, Springing (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 19. I Saw a Peacock, With a Fiery Tail (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 20. Ternary of Littles, Upon a Pipkin of Jelly Sent to a Lady (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 21. A New Song (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 22. Seek the Peace of the City (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort 23. Vocalise (Bernard Hughes) - The Epiphoni Consort
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