Niels la Cour states that good choral music sounds as though it has been written for the sake of the text, and that setting the text on paper almost provides the musical recipe.
Performer Biography
Bine Bryndorf, the organist on this album, is a professor of organ and sacred music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Trinitatis Church, Copenhagen, in June and August 2014, using DXD audio format (Digital eXtreme Definition) at 352.8 kHz/32bit.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Niels la Cour believes that sacred music should 'serve, inspire and enrich the worship of the congregation,' and that tradition is a starting point, not a limitation.
Composer Biography
Niels la Cour studied with 'the Danish Messiaen' Leif Kayser, and later with composers Vieri Tosatti and Armando Renzi in Rome.
Composer Biography
Niels la Cour, the composer, received an Arts Council grant in 1975 to travel to Rome, where he was inspired by the city's cathedrals.
Performer Biography
Trinitatis Kantori, the chamber choir, won First Prize in the 'chamber choir' category at the European radio choir competition 'Let the Peoples Sing' in 1999.
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