Composer(s): Whitbourn, James
Conductor(s): Jordan, James
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Choral - Secular
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.572737
Barcode: 747313273775
Release Date: 09/2011

WHITBOURN, J.: Living Voices / Son of God Mass / Requiem canticorum (Powell, Cowan, Westminster Williamson Voices, Jordan)

James Whitbourn is known for his ‘boundless breadth of choral imagination’ (The Observer) resulting in compositions of brilliance and power. His extraordinary work for choir, saxophone and organ, Son of God Mass, receives a new recording from the young voices of one of Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s finest chamber choirs under the leading American choral conductor James Jordan. It is heard alongside a collection of première recordings of other works associated with life and death, including the Requiem canticorum and Living Voices, a work to commemorate the dead of 9/11 with a poem by Andrew Motion.

Tracklist

Whitbourn, James
Mass Text - Lyricist
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
1Introit01:18
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
2Kyrie04:07
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
3Kyrie meditation02:58
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
4Gloria03:45
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
5Lava me04:56
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
6Sanctus and Benedictus03:00
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
7Pax Domini02:25
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
8Agnus Dei02:20
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
9Amen02:25
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James
Tear, Robert - Lyricist
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
10Winter's Wait04:12
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James
Watts, Isaac - Lyricist
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
11Give us the wings of faith02:39
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
12A brief story of Peter Abelard (verson for soprano saxophone and organ)07:33
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James
Paton, Alan - Lyricist
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
13A Prayer from South Africa01:58
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James
Motion, Andrew - Lyricist
Carroll, Ronn (reader)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
14Living Voices03:15
Carroll, Ronn (reader)
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James
Mass Text - Lyricist
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
15Introit05:31
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
16Pie Jesu02:21
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
17Alleluia02:13
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
18De profundis01:48
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Powell, Jeremy (soprano saxophone)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
19Lux aeterna01:40
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James
St. Augustine of Hippo - Lyricist
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Ezzo, Jacob (percussion)
Lakeland, Jonathan Palmer (piano)
Jordan, James (Conductor)
20All shall be Amen and Alleluia04:15
Westminster Williamson Voices (Choir)
Cowan, Ken (organ)
Ezzo, Jacob (percussion)
Lakeland, Jonathan Palmer (piano)
Jordan, James (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:04:39