Where All Roses Go, EP Vol. 2 Apollo5

• Michael McGlynn (b. 1964):
• 1 Where All Roses Go 04:58
• Taylor Scott Davis (b. 1980):
• 2 Music When Soft Voices Die 02:51
• Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963):
• 3 Salve Regina 04:49
• Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585):
• 4 Psalm 2, the Third of Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter 00:59
• Paul Smith (1906 - 1985):
• 5 Lost Innocence 05:14
• Traditional:
• 6 The Last Rose of Summer 04:42
• Total Runtime 23:33

Info for Where All Roses Go, EP Vol. 2

To mark the tenth Anniversary of Apollo5 the group has recorded 3 digital EPs which will form the album “Where All Roses Go”. The group released the first volume on the 24th April.

The whole album explores that most complex human emotion: love.

Love has many different manifestations. It is a rich tapestry intricately woven with conflicting strands: life and loss; beauty and mortality; brave romance and fragility in rejection; the steadfast devotion of a mother’s love (heightened by the awareness of inevitable separation); and in the Christian narrative the Virgin Mary and the eventual ultimate sacrifice.

Released at the time when we remember those who have sacrificed all in the pursuit of peace, this second EP reflects on love with an air of nostalgia and solemnity. Where all Roses Go by Michael McGlynn, is a poignant reminder of man’s ultimate insignificance and eventual return to nature. As if in response, Music when Soft Voices Die set by Taylor Scott Davis, describes human love continuing beyond death. Francis Poulenc’s Salve Regina then exudes deep devotion and a mother’s love. Why Fum’th in Fight, the psalm by Thomas Tallis, is a brief flash of fierce faithfulness portraying betrayal against God, which melts into the contrasting but related Lost Innocence by Paul Smith – a fragile exploration of lost love, lost childhood, and what this means. The Last Rose of Summer, arranged by Fraser Wilson, reassures us that true love lasts beyond the changing seasons.

Praised for their powerful singing and distinctive sound, the award-winning British vocal ensemble Apollo5 proves how dynamic only five voices can be. With such small forces they are able to showcase each individual voice while still achieving their critically acclaimed blend.

Whether performing jazz, pop, classical or even early sacred music, they are known for their exceptional communication with audiences, frequently performing from memory. Apollo5 enjoys a busy world-wide concert diary, as well as being committed to providing inspiring musical opportunities for young people and communities.

Apollo5

Apollo5
The international award-winning British vocal ensemble Apollo5 delights audiences with versatile and engaging performances on the concert platform, singing repertoire ranging from renaissance, classical and contemporary choral music to folk, jazz and pop.

Frequently performing in their home city of London they have sung in venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Kings Place (London A Cappella Festival), the Barbican, the Houses of Parliament and Wembley Arena. They regularly give concerts at their home in the heart of the City of London, the Gresham Centre.

As well as concerts across the UK Apollo5 has enjoyed giving performances internationally. Last season the five outstanding vocalists undertook a month-long debut tour of the USA and in 2016 they made their south Asian debut, taking part in the Taipei International Choral Festival. Over the last two years they have given performances in Italy, Germany, Holland and France. This season includes international performances in France (Via Aeterna Music Festival), Poland (for La Folle Journée) and a collaboration with the Academy of Ancient Music.

Apollo5 is part of the VCM Foundation, and leads its innovative education programme aiming to inspire creativity through music. Working alongside vocal ensemble VOCES8 and Paul Smith the programme reaches 40,000 young people annually in the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, the USA and Asia. The Foundation has its home at the Gresham Centre, at St Anne and St Agnes Church. In partnership with the Diocese of London, VCM has established a hub for excellence in education, outreach and the performance of vocal music. Last season saw the first Gresham Centre Festival in which the group performed with VOCES8 and the VOCES8 Scholars.

Apollo5 leads regular workshops, masterclasses, and a children’s concert series at the Gresham Centre, as well as longer term projects and residency programmes. The group oversees an extensive outreach project called the Open Mind Programme in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham. Now in its third year, the Open Mind Programme has received support from Arts Council England, The Merchant Taylors’ Company and the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers. The education programme is also supported by Holman Fenwick Willan and the Ernest Cook Trust.

Apollo5 has released albums with VCM Records, including “The Spirit Like a Dove”, music by Josquin des Prez performed with the Ingenium Ensemble which was Number 4 in the UK Classical Chart, and “With a Song in my Heart”, an album of folk, jazz and pop. Also released is “Journey” on the Edition Peters Sounds label featuring the group with former King’s Singer Paul Phoenix. A new album “O Radiant Dawn”, which explores the human journey through birth, love, struggle, the end of life and reflection will be released in May 2019.

Apollo5 will start to publish its musical arrangements with Edition Peters this year.

This album contains no booklet.