Tree Is A Song - Secular Choral Works [CD]
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A Tree is a Song presents first recordings of a collection of recent secular choral works by Cecilia McDowall, performed by The Rodolfus Choir under Ralph Allwood and Elinor Cooper. Written between 2012 and 2024, the programme sets texts by poets including Heather Lane, Sean Street, Kate Wakeling, Sheila Bryer, Virginia Woolf, and Shakespeare. Several works feature obbligato cello played by Leo Popplewell. The pieces respond to a wide range of subjects, from nature and community to remembrance and the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded in London in 2024, the album documents McDowall's distinctive approach to text setting, choral texture, and contemporary vocal writing.
Tracklist:
- Tree Is a Song
- On the Air (Dear Vaccine)
- Year of the Horse
- Three Birds
- Night Flight-I. New Moon
- Night Flight-II. Crow, Landing
- Night Flight-III. Before Dawn
- Hear Hum the Bees
- Such Splendor
- One Day Walking
- When Time Is Broke (Three Shakespeare Songs)-I. Give Me Some Music
- When Time Is Broke (Three Shakespeare Songs)-II. Mark How One String
- When Time Is Broke (Three Shakespeare Songs)-III. How Sour Sweet Music Is
UPC: 635212098820
Label: Signum Classics
Release Date: 4.24.26
Format: CD
Original Release Date: April 24, 2026
Tree Is A Song - Secular Choral Works [CD]
