All proceeds from Roxanna Panufnik's arrangement of the Ukrainian lullaby "Sleep, Jesus, sleep" are being donated to the British Refugee Council.
Composer Biography
Helena Paish, a former chorister at Truro Cathedral, won the BBC Young Chorister of the Year Competition in 2014 and the BBC Proms Inspire competition for young composers in 2019.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, "Music on Christmas Morning," is taken from a new work by young British composer Helena Paish, which receives its world premiere recording here.
Compositional Technique
Iain Farrington's "Nova, nova" not only features singing but also asks the choir to click their fingers, clap, and stamp in their exuberance.
Composition History
Helena Paish's "Music on Christmas Morning" was commissioned by the Vasari Singers for their 40th anniversary in 2022.
Compositional Technique
Roxanna Panufnik's "Sleep, Jesus, sleep" uses poignant major-minor juxtapositions in its harmony to reflect the human tragedy of the war in Ukraine at the time of its writing.
Compositional Technique
Gerald Finzi's "In Terra Pax, Op. 39" features a setting of a poem by Robert Bridges and a telling of the Christmas story from Luke, with the angel's words sung by a soprano.
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