Voices of Thunder - Works for Choir & Organ The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford & Mark Williams

• James MacMillan (b. 1959): A New Song:
• 1 MacMillan: A New Song 05:25
• Jonathan Dove (b. 1959): Seek Him That Maketh The Seven Stars:
• 2 Dove: Seek Him That Maketh The Seven Stars 06:36
• Dobrinka Tabakova (b. 1980):
• 3 Tabakova: Praise 05:18
• Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877 - 1950): Evening Hymn:
• 4 Gardiner: Evening Hymn 06:32
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Insanae et vanae curae, Hob. XX:1/13c:
• 5 Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae, Hob. XX:1/13c 06:55
• Malcolm Boyle (1902 - 1976): Thou, O God, Art Praised:
• 6 Boyle: Thou, O God, Art Praised 06:24
• Libby Larsen (b. 1950): I Will Sing and Raise a Psalm:
• 7 Larsen: I Will Sing and Raise a Psalm 04:51
• Oliver Tarney (b.1984), Jamal Sutton, Tomas Magnusson: For Lo, I Raise Up, Op. 145:
• 8 Tarney, Sutton, Magnusson: For Lo, I Raise Up, Op. 145 08:11
• Marcel Dupré (1886 - 1971): 4 Motets, Op. 9:
• 9 Dupré: 4 Motets, Op. 9: No. 4, Laudate Dominum 04:18
• Arvo Pärt (b. 1935): The Beatitudes:
• 10 Pärt: The Beatitudes 09:09
• Judith Weir (b. 1954): Two Human Hymns:
• 11 Weir: Two Human Hymns: No. 2, Like to the Falling of a Star 03:05
• Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 - 1918): Blest Pair of Sirens:
• 12 Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens 10:35
• Total Runtime 01:17:19

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Voices of Thunder' features a range of spectacular choral music that combines the sublime voices of The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, with the new and exciting sonorities of Magdalen College Chapel's new Eule organ (the first of its kind to have been built in the UK). We hope that this collection of what John Milton describes, in Blest Pair of Sirens, as 'hymns devout and holy psalms' will indeed stir the hearts of those who hear it, as organ and choir come together in a truly 'melodious noise'.

Alexander Pott, tenor
Edward Byrne, tenor
Romain Bornes, tenor
Blaise Durodie, tenor
Matthew Daly, tenor
Choir of Magdalen College Oxford
Mark Williams, direction

The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
The Choir of men and boys is one of the three foundation choirs within the University of Oxford, although most other colleges now have their own choirs. The College was founded in 1458, and in the statutes, provision was made for the eight singing-men, four chaplains and sixteen choristers of Magdalen College Choir. More recently, an additional four singing men (Academical Clerks) and two Organ Scholars were added to the complement, and this tradition has been maintained to this day.

The Choristers are part of the College Foundation, receiving their academic education at Magdalen College School. The Academical Clerks and Organ Scholars are undergraduates at the College, reading for degrees in a variety of subjects.

The College Choir sings six of the seven sung services each week during Full Term. Away from the Chapel, they have toured Japan, USA, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Germany and France, and have appeared at the BBC Proms; later this term they will give a Christmas concert in London as part of the Choral at Cadogan series. Recent orchestral performances have included collaborations with the Britten Sinfonia, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Since 2013, the Choir has recorded exclusively for Opus Arte, the label of the Royal Opera House; information on current releases can be found here. In the past, the Choir was involved with a number of soundtracks, including Richard Attenborough’s movie, Shadowlands, and also the award-winning BBCTV series, Blue Planet.

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