Title from disc label. Chiefly for mixed chorus; 5th-6th works for women's chorus; 8th-9th for men's chorus. University of Alberta Madrigal Singers ; Leonard Ratzlaff (1st-4th, 6th-10th works), Ardelle Ries (5th work), conductors ; Tanya Prochazka, violoncello (2nd work) ; Haley Simons (6th work), Roger Admiral (10th work), piano ; Stillman Matheson, harmonium (synthesizer) (10th work). Recorded at McDougall United Church, Edmonton, 1998 April and 2001 April. Booklet with program notes by the conductor and performer notes in English with French translations, and vocal texts with English and/or French translations (15 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
Contents:
Three motets on texts of Henry Vaughan / Allan Bevan -- Svyati / John Tavener -- Threnody / Jean Coulthard -- Come, lovely and soothing death ; Three songs from poems by E. Pauline Johnson / James Rolfe -- Rossignol du vert bocage / French Canadian folk song ; arr. Healey Willan -- In youth is pleasure / Healey Willan -- At the mid-hour of night / Irish folk song ; arr. Alfred Whitehead -- Jing-ga-lye-ya / Bruce Sled -- On photography / Gavin Bryars.
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