Esenvalds / Sperry - Doors of Heaven - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The multi-award-winning Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds' 21st-century choral sound is both exquisite and angular, and in this album he explores ideas of 'translation,' legend and the divine. With his expanded tonality and employment of shimmering singing hand bells in 'Translation,' and the angelic use of the viola and cello in 'In paradisum' he creates music of ravishing refinement. In 'Legend of the Walled-In Woman' Esenvalds transcribes and employs an authentic Albanian folk song.

Soda Stereo - Cancion Animal [COMPACT DISCS] Argentina - Import date 12/11/2007

Clifton Cathedral Choir, a mixed adult choir of 40 singers, sings Solemn Mass every week on Sunday and for Holy Days at Clifton Roman Catholic Cathedral in Bristol. It is known throughout the country for it's wide repertoire from the 14th century to the present day specializing in Renaissance and contemporary music. It is one of the few choirs to have broadcast on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4 as well as on BBC1 and ITV and it is regularly in demand to lead Sunday Morning Worship on BBC Radio 4 and to provide soundtracks for television and films. The choir has made five recordings, gives regular concerts around the South West and London and has toured Thailand, India, France, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The choir is conducted by David Ogden, the Director of Music for the Cathedral and the Diocese of Clifton. David is also Regional Director of the Royal School of Church Music for the South West and Midlands and is in much demand to direct choirs and lead choral workshops around the country. Here, the ensemble performs works by Palestrina, Part, Rachmaninov, Bruckner, and more.