Bob Chilcott: All Good Things

Featuring

Alexander Hawkins
Bob Chilcott
Jonathan Scott
Raphael Mizraki
Sue Greenway
Matthew Berry

Commotio

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in September 2016 at SJE, the Church of St John the Evangelist, Oxford, UK, with Bob Chilcott and Mike Hatch as producers.

Compositional Technique

The model for Bob Chilcott's pieces with jazz combo, such as those on this album, is based on Richard Rodney Bennett's arrangements for The King's Singers, which combined fixed vocal parts with a freer jazz combo.

Composer Biography

Bob Chilcott, the composer, was a chorister and choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge, and a member of the vocal group The King's Singers for twelve years.

Performer Biography

Commotio, the choir on this recording, was formed in 1999 to promote neglected contemporary choral repertoire and has made several recordings for Naxos.

Performer Biography

Alexander Hawkins, the pianist on this album, is known for his individual sound-world that reconciles free improvisation with composition and structure, and he co-leads the Convergence Quartet and the organ trio Decoy.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bob Chilcott's compositional approach for singers embraces a broad stylistic palette, influenced by his diverse musical tastes and experiences with The King's Singers.