Rookwood Canticle
Alison Willis

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Rookwood Canticle
Gustate et Videte
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In Commendation of Music
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O Most Merciful
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Additional Information

Broadcast BBC Radio 3 December 2013 "The Choir"



First Performance November 2013 University Church Oxford by St. Margaret's Choir - cond. Richard Goodall, soloist Carol Goodall.



Commissioned for "Writing for Voices" by John Armitage Memorial Trust (Ed Armitage) as part of Britten in Oxford, with Nicholas Cleobury, Judith Bingham, Giles Swayne, David Harsent and Ruth Padel.



Poem by the extraordinarily talented poet Matt Haw, based on "The Rooks Return" by Alexei Savrasov, and the concept of light coming from darkness, "de tenebris splendeat lux".

Score available from www.alisonwillis.com

Tags

SATB Organ Choral Advent JAM Britten in Oxford St. Margaret's Choir

Details

Year
Score file
Rookwood Canticle p1.pdf
Minutes
4

Recordings

Date recorded
2013 - Britten in Oxford
Performers
St. Margaret's Choir, Oxford cond. Richard Goodall
Title
Rookwood Canticle
Venue
University Church, Oxford
Media link
rookwood-canticle