Rodney Lister developed a more complex and fluid harmonic language, influenced by Virgil Thomson's 'Wheat Fields at Noon' and Gesualdo's madrigal 'Moro lasso', which use specific triadic combinations to achieve chromaticism.
Composition History
The pieces on this album were primarily written for the chorus of Greenwood Music Camp, where Rodney Lister taught.
Compositional Technique
Rodney Lister's choral pieces were initially conceived as solo songs and then adapted for chorus and piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rodney Lister, the composer, followed the examples of his teachers Peter Maxwell Davies and Virgil Thomson in writing for less advanced musicians and setting obscure texts to make them clear.
Performer Biography
The Choir of the Church of the Advent, Boston, is a professional choir known for specializing in Renaissance polyphony but also performing works from all historical periods, including world premieres.
Recording & Production
This album documents Rodney Lister's time at Greenwood Music Camp, containing most of the pieces he wrote for its chorus, though some pieces were excluded.
Composer Biography
Rodney Lister, the composer, taught at Greenwood Music Camp for about thirty years, a place he describes as magical.
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