Much of Philip Stopford's music is a product of the English choral tradition, but it is also aimed at the American market due to his American publisher and time as a conductor in New York.
Performer Biography
Chelsea Camerata, the orchestra on this recording, was founded in 2012 specifically to work with the Choir of St Luke's, Chelsea.
Performer Biography
Rupert Jeffcoat, the organist, was music director of Coventry Cathedral and led its choirs on international tours before moving to Brisbane as organist of St John's Cathedral.
Composer Biography
Philip Stopford, the composer, began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey and later served as an organ scholar at Truro and Canterbury Cathedrals.
Performer Biography
Grace Davidson, the soprano on this recording, is known for her purity of tone and has been a spine-tingling soloist for contemporary composers like Eric Whitacre and Max Richter.
Performer Biography
The Choir of St Luke's, Chelsea, originally founded in 1824 as a choir of men and boys, was re-founded as a mixed-voice choir in 1986.
Compositional Technique
Most of Philip Stopford's orchestrations are created after the initial composition as a textural expansion of an existing organ or piano part.
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