To celebrate their thirtieth anniversary, the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Henry Purcell's birth (1659) and James MacMillan's fiftieth birthday (16 July 2009), The Sixteen recorded live at the first concert on the 2009 Choral Pilgrimage a brand new disc of music dedicated to these most innovative of British composers. Purcell's extraordinary use of harmony sounds as modern today as it must have sounded in the seventeenth century. Putting his heartfelt Funeral Sentences alongside James MacMillan's powerfully emotive A Child's Prayer, written in memory of the Dunblane Tragedy, and his hauntingly beautiful O bone Jesu (a piece originally commissioned by The Sixteen) will give the listener the chance to experience the true power of this music.

Tracklist:

Jehova Quam Multi Sunt Hostes Mei
Miserere Mei
Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
Beati Omnes Qui Timent Dominum
O Bone Jesu
Let Mine Eyes Run Down With Tears
Mitte Manum Tuam
A Child's Prayer
Sedebit Dominus Rex
O Dive Custos
Funeral Sentences: Man That Is Born Of A Woman
Funeral Sentences: In The Midst Of Life
Funeral Sentences: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our Hearts
Funeral Sentences: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our Hearts

UPC: 828021606922
Label: Coro
Release Date: 5.12.09
Format: CD

Harry Christophers - Bright Orb of Harmony (CD)