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Welcome Joy - A Celebration of Women’s Voices


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For their second album on Chandos, Freddie Crowley and his Corvus Consort – joined by the harpist Louise Thomson – turn their attention to a rich vein of choral music written for women’s voices and harp. Gustav Holst was a champion of women’s voices and taught in several girls’ schools, most famously at St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith, where he worked for almost thirty years. His contribution to this genre is represented by three works: Two Eastern Pictures, Dirge and Hymeneal, and more substantially his Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. These works provide a frame for the bulk of the programme – mostly written by British women. Works by Imogen Holst and Elizabeth Poston lead us towards the more recent generations – Judith Weir, Gemma McGregor, and on to Olivia Sparkhall, and Hilary Campbell. The Indian composer Shruthi Rajasekar was invited to compose for this programme in response to the Third Group of Gustav Holst’s Choral Hymns. Both Ushas – Goddess of Dawn and Priestess not only add exciting new repertoire for these unusual forces, but explore directly Holst’s engagement with ancient Hindu texts.
 
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  Composer: Imogen Holst
  Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow 11:50
01 I. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow 01:40 $ 0.30 USD
02 II. Teignmouth 01:46 $ 0.32 USD
03 Over the Hill and over the Dale 01:01 $ 0.18 USD
04 IV. O Sorrow 03:09 $ 0.57 USD
05 V. Lullaby 02:39 $ 0.48 USD
06 VI. Shed no Tear 01:35 $ 0.29 USD
 
 
  Composer: Gustav Holst
  Two Eastern Pictures, H 112 05:35
07 I. Spring 02:03 $ 0.37 USD
08 II. Summer 03:32 $ 0.64 USD
 
 
  Composer: Judith Weir
09 We sekyn here rest 04:11 $ 0.75 USD
 
 
  Composer: Hilary Campbell
10 Our Endless Day 03:52 $ 0.70 USD
 
 
  Composer: Elizabeth Poston
  An English Day-Book 22:48
11 I. A Bellman’s Song 01:29 $ 0.27 USD
12 II. Te lucis ante terminum 01:49 $ 0.33 USD
13 III. A Night Curse 01:21 $ 0.24 USD
14 IV. Lemady: Maying Song 04:01 $ 0.72 USD
15 V. A Charm against the Bumble Bee 03:06 $ 0.56 USD
16 VI. Interlude for Harp 02:10 $ 0.39 USD
17 VII. The Noonday Heat 02:16 $ 0.41 USD
18 VIII. Running Set: Spring 01:44 $ 0.31 USD
19 IX. Evening Song (The Priest’s Chant) 01:38 $ 0.29 USD
20 X. Sweet Suffolk Owl 02:14 $ 0.40 USD
21 XI. A Bellman’s Song (Mvt 1 abridged) 01:00 $ 0.18 USD
 
 
  Composer: Olivia M. Sparkhall
22 Lux Aeterna 04:33 $ 0.82 USD
 
 
  Composer: Gemma McGregor
23 Love was his meaning 03:52 $ 0.70 USD
 
 
  Composer: Gustav Holst
  Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99 13:39
24 I. Hymn to the Dawn 03:19 $ 0.60 USD
25 II. Hymn to the Waters 02:17 $ 0.41 USD
26 III. Hymn to Vena (The Sun Rising through the Mist) 05:22 $ 0.97 USD
27 IV. Hymn of the Travellers 02:41 $ 0.48 USD
 
 
  Composer: Shruthi Rajasekar
28 Ushās – Goddess of Dawn 03:36 $ 0.65 USD
 
 
  Composer: Shruthi Rajasekar
29 Priestess 03:43 $ 0.67 USD
 
 
  Composer: Gustav Holst
30 Dirge and Hymeneal, H 124 04:29 $ 0.81 USD
 
  Album total 82:08
ChoirCorvus Consort
ConductorFreddie Crowley
PerformerLouise Thomson
ComposerElizabeth Poston
Gemma McGregor
Gustav Holst
Hilary Campbell
Imogen Holst
Judith Weir
Olivia M. Sparkhall
Shruthi Rajasekar
William Boyce
LyricistAnonymous adapted Elizabeth Poston
Edward Moore
Gustav Holst
John Fletcher adapted Elizabeth Poston
John Keats
Julian of Norwich
Sir Thomas Browne adapted Elizabeth Poston and Traditional
Tailboys Dymoke adapted Elizabeth Poston
Thomas Lovell Beddoes
Thomas Nashe
Thomas Ravenscroft
Thomas Vautor
Titus Livius (Livy)
Traditional
Traditional (Translation: Gustav Holst)
Traditional adapted Elizabeth Poston
ArrangerElizabeth Poston

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