Edward, a tenor on this album, found fame as the treble soloist on the Lord of the Rings film soundtrack.
Recording & Production
The album includes premiere recordings of several lesser-known works, reflecting a balance between liturgical relevance, family significance, and new scholarship.
Performer Biography
Francis Bevan, an editor of early music and a member of the Bevan Family Consort, founded The Polyphony Database, an open-source catalogue of early music resources.
Interpretation
The program for this album follows the liturgy from the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday to the darkness of Holy Saturday.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in May 2024 at St Simon and Jude church, Milton on Stour, Gillingham, Dorset.
Recording & Production
The album features a variety of voice-scorings due to some members of The Bevan Family Consort only being available for part of the recording.
Album & Artwork
The album's cover image, "Christ Unburdened," is a linocut print created by Daisy Bevan, one of the performers on this recording.
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