Choral Concert: Blossom Street - BINGHAM, J. / CLARKE, R. / HOLST, I. / MACONCHY, E. / PANUFNIK, R. / WEIR, J. (This Day)

On 14 December 1918, women were permitted to stand for Parliament and were granted the vote for the first time in British history. As part of the centenary celebrations for this milestone and to raise awareness of persistent inequalities in society, Hilary Campbell and the distinctive choir, Blossom Street, present repertoire by famous and lesser-known female composers, ranging from Rebecca Clarke’s moving Ave Maria to Stef Conner’s haunting setting of Hildegard von Bingen’s text O splendidissima gemma.

Tracklist

Poston, Elizabeth
Traditional - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
1 The Water of Tyne (version for treble choir) 02:36
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Weir, Judith
Rossetti, Christina - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Lapwood, Anna (organ)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
2 Holy Innocents 04:17
Blossom Street (Choir)
Lapwood, Anna (organ)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
LeFanu, Nicola
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
3 Misterium mirabile 04:09
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Conner, Stef
Hildegard of Bingen - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Lawrance, Hannah (clarinet)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
4 O splendidissima gemma 04:20
Blossom Street (Choir)
Lawrance, Hannah (clarinet)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Andrew, Kerry
Traditional - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
5 Night-time Songs 04:46
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
McDowall, Cecilia
Crossley-Holland, Kevin - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Thwaite, Annabel (piano)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
6 Come home little sister 05:58
Blossom Street (Choir)
Thwaite, Annabel (piano)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Bingham, Judith
Elgar, Caroline Alice Roberts - Lyricist
Bowers, Vanessa (soprano)
Wenman, Emily (soprano)
Thomas, Phillipa (mezzo-soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
7 The Ghost of Combermere Abbey 05:34
Bowers, Vanessa (soprano)
Wenman, Emily (soprano)
Thomas, Phillipa (mezzo-soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Joseph, Jane M.
Blossom Street (Choir)
Lapwood, Anna (organ)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
8 A little Childe there is ibore 03:44
Blossom Street (Choir)
Lapwood, Anna (organ)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Clarke, Rebecca
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
9 Ave Maria 03:15
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Campbell, Hilary
Kipling, Rudyard - Lyricist
Martin, Ellie (soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
10 Song of the Dane Women 06:03
Martin, Ellie (soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Holst, Imogen
Traditional - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
11 As I sat under a holly tree 01:29
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Panufnik, Roxanna
Nashe, Thomas - Lyricist
Blossom Street (Choir)
Thwaite, Annabel (piano)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
12 The Sweet Spring 04:31
Blossom Street (Choir)
Thwaite, Annabel (piano)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Willis, Alison
Frye, Mary Elizabeth - Lyricist
Davies, Melissa (soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
13 Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep 03:09
Davies, Melissa (soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
Maconchy, Elizabeth
Martin, Ellie (soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)
14 This Day 01:42
Martin, Ellie (soprano)
Blossom Street (Choir)
Campbell, Hilary (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 55:33