Campbell / Holst / Rajasekar -Welcome Joy -A Celebration Of Womens Voices

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: Welcome Joy And Welcome Sorrow (11:47)
: Two Eastern Pictures, H 112 (5:30)
9: We Sekyn Here Rest (4:05)
10: Our Endless Day (3:45)
: An English Day-Book (22:49)
22: Lux Aeterna (4:29)
23: Love Was His Meaning (3:46)
: Choral Hymns From The Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99 (13:35)
28: Ush?s ? Goddess Of Dawn (3:31)
29: Priestess (3:37)
30: Dirge And Hymeneal, H 124 (4:29)

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For their second album on Chandos, Freddie Crowley and his Corvus Consort â?? joined by the harpist Louise Thomson â?? turn their attention to a rich vein of choral music written for womenâ??s voices and harp. Gustav Holst was a champion of womenâ??s voices and taught in several girlsâ?? schools, most famously at St Paulâ??s Girlsâ?? School, Hammersmith, where he worked for almost thirty years. His contribution to this genre is represented by three works: Two Eastern Pictures, Dirge and Hymeneal, and more substantially his Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. These works provide a frame for the bulk of the programme â?? mostly written by British women. Works by Imogen Holst and Elizabeth Poston lead us towards the more recent generations â?? Judith Weir, Gemma McGregor, and on to Olivia Sparkhall, and Hilary Campbell. The Indian composer Shruthi Rajasekar was invited to compose for this programme in response to the Third Group of Gustav Holstâ??s Choral Hymns. Both UshÄs â?? Goddess of Dawn and Priestess not only add exciting new repertoire for these unusual forces, but explore directly Holstâ??s engagement with ancient Hindu texts. -

For their second album on Chandos, Freddie Crowley and his Corvus Consort - joined by the harpist Louise Thomson - turn their attention to a rich vein of choral music written for women's voices and harp. Gustav Holst was a champion of women's voices and taught in several girls' schools, most famously at St Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, where he worked for almost thirty years. His contribution to this genre is represented by three works: Two Eastern Pictures, Dirge and Hymeneal, and more substantially his Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. These works provide a frame for the bulk of the programme - mostly written by British women. Works by Imogen Holst and Elizabeth Poston lead us towards the more recent generations - Judith Weir, Gemma McGregor, and on to Olivia Sparkhall, and Hilary Campbell. The Indian composer Shruthi Rajasekar was invited to compose for this programme in response to the Third Group of Gustav Holst's Choral Hymns. Both Ushas - Goddess of Dawn and Priestess not only add exciting new repertoire for these unusual forces, but explore directly Holst's engagement with ancient Hindu texts.

Recorded 7?9 April 2024 Front cover: Photograph by Alexander James of the harp played by Louise Thomson on this recording Back cover: Photograph of Freddie Crowley by Izzy Romilly Publishers: Oxford University Press, London (Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow), Chester Music Ltd, London (We sekyn here rest), Multitude of Voyces, Salisbury (Our Endless Day, An English Day-Book, Lux Aeterna, Love was his meaning), Stainer & Bell Ltd, London (Two Eastern Pictures, Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Third Group), Shruthi Rajasekar (Ush?s ? Goddess of Dawn, Priestess), Novello & Co. Ltd, London (Dirge and Hymeneal)

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CHSA5350

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