Stephen Lancaster - Kyr: Earth Vigil - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Presto 2. Adagio 3. Vivace Molto 4. Allegretto E Innocente 5. Presto 6. Allegro 7. Allegro Di Molto 8. Andante Con Espressione 9. Vivace Assai 10. Andante Con Espressione 11. Rondo Presto 12. Andante

Advena liturgies for a broken world, featuring world premieres of choral music from composer Mark Buller performed by GRAMMY® Award-winning choir Conspirare and Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson. Releasing digitally on August 29, 2025 and on CD on September 5, 2025 on Divine Art Records.Born of personal reckonings with inherited faith and culture, Mass in Exile and Requiem for the Light are liturgies in forms reimagined through the lens of our present moment. Composed by Mark Buller with librettist Leah Lax, these works reimagine ancient forms through the lens of our present moment. Buller's vibrant musical language combines with mystical choral textures to create an emotional intensity that feels both intimate and urgent.These works are presented between two companion works - Introit Fruit of Your Heart and Communion A Questioning - with texts by British poet and librettist Euan Tait which offer chant-like settings that extend the project's core themes, anchoring the whole in a wider human arc.Artistic Director and conductor Craig Hella Johnson is passionate about the power of Buller's music in this moment, saying InchWe find ourselves in a pivotal cultural moment-one that calls for expressions of beauty and truth, offered both for inspiration but also as acts of resistance. This collaborative art-Mark Buller's music and the words of Leah Lax and Euan Tait-creates a space of welcome where we are reminded of our shared humanity, our urgent need for bold truth-telling, and our capacity to heal and grow.InchConspirare is at their finest in this music and singers Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black, and Michael Hawes can be heard in solo roles. Conspirare is joined by dynamic instrumental collaborators Patrice Calixte, Mariama Alcântara, Bruce Williams, Douglas Harvey, Jessica Valls, Marc Garvin, and Thomas Burritt. Album Tracks 1. Introit Fruit of Your Heart

The Clarion Choir and it's Artistic Leader Steven Fox make their Pentatone debut with a recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil, demonstrating their exceptional proficiency in Russian repertoire. The All-Night Vigil is a nocturnal hymn that gradually moves towards daybreak, symbolizing the Resurrection of Christ. This message of light and hope emanating from the darkness is both universal and very topical in the troubled world we find ourselves in. On this recording, many of the movements are preceded by the original Kiev and Znameny chants on which Rachmaninoff based his composition, adding another layer to this mesmerizing piece. Steven Fox is the Artistic Leader of the New York-based Clarion Choir since 2006. Generally considered as one of the most exceptional US choirs, their recordings of Russian choral repertoire have received multiple Grammy nominations. Album Tracks 1. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~I. Opening Exclamation & Come, Let Us Worship 2. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~II. Bless the Lord, O My Soul 3. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~III. Blessed is the Man 4. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~O Gladsome Light (Kyiv chant) 5. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~IV. O Gladsome Light 6. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~Lord, now lettest Thou (Kyiv chant) 7. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~V. Lord, now lettest Thou 8. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~VI. Rejoice, O Virgin 9. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~VII. The Six Psalms 10. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~Praise the Name of the Lord (Znameny chant) 11. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~VIII. Praise the Name of the Lord 12. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~IX. Blessed art Thou, O Lord 13. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, InchVespersInch~X. Hav