Passiontide
Instrumentation STB Soloists, SATB + Organ |
Other Information ‘Passiontide’ is a work for three soloists, choir and organ, and its character is rather like a 21st century recreation of Stainer´s ‘Crucifixion’. The music is accessible and very beautiful and perfectly fitted to the moods of the texts.
Simon Mold’s major work, Passiontide, received its second performance, its first by a cathedral choir in Newport Cathedral on Friday 22nd April 2011 at 7.00pm. Passiontide is a work for three soloists, choir and organ, and its character is rather like a 21st century recreation of Stainer´s ‘Crucifixion’. The music is accessible and very beautiful and perfectly fitted to the moods of the texts. At the Newport Cathedral performance the soloists were: Elizabeth French (soprano); Richard Etheridge (tenor) and Andrew Jenkins (bass) with Jeremy Blasby (Organ) and conducted by Christopher Barton. This was a wonderful opportunity to hear a great new work which has a spirituality, rare in contemporary compositions. The composer was at the performance and it was recorded for release as a CD. Click HERE for details of how to acquire the CD. The photos feature the choir rehearsing [left]; Christopher Barton conducting in rehearsal [below left] and Jeremy Blasby pleaying the organ [below right]
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