Salutation by Albion Choir
SALUTATION tells the Christmas story through six beautiful carols, leading us on a midwinter’s journey from longing expectation to joyful birth.
Tracklist
| 1. | Advent Antiphons | 3:06 |
| 2. | The Angel Gabriel | 3:48 |
| 3. | Salutation | 3:04 |
| 4. | The Truth from Above | 3:52 |
| 5. | Away in a Manger | 3:10 |
| 6. | The Sussex Carol | 1:56 |
Credits
released November 22, 2012
The carols are mostly very famous and so you will recognise them immediately - they include The Truth from Above, the Sussex Carol, and Away in a Manger - but they all appear in lovely new arrangements by Albion's musical director Fraser Wilson and sung in the group's distinctive style, which is highly blended and beautifully shaped - mostly because of the lack of a conductor (did I just say that?), which means the singers rely on themselves and each other to make good music.
The record is very much "made in England", and the group's repertoire consists of "the music of these islands": the folksongs, madrigals, chant, and anthems which make up our incredibly rich and varied musical tradition. The group's arrangements and compositions cover a wide range of styles and genres, reimagining our national musics for the twenty-first century, and on SALUTATION you can hear some of our most lovely singing and some really cracking winter and Christmassy tunes.
Listen to the Salutation preview track before you dive in! t.co/6XbEnoJY
And, if you run or sing in a choir that might like to sing this stuff or anything else of FW's, visit the sheetmusicstore at alturl.com/uchrp
The carols are mostly very famous and so you will recognise them immediately - they include The Truth from Above, the Sussex Carol, and Away in a Manger - but they all appear in lovely new arrangements by Albion's musical director Fraser Wilson and sung in the group's distinctive style, which is highly blended and beautifully shaped - mostly because of the lack of a conductor (did I just say that?), which means the singers rely on themselves and each other to make good music.
The record is very much "made in England", and the group's repertoire consists of "the music of these islands": the folksongs, madrigals, chant, and anthems which make up our incredibly rich and varied musical tradition. The group's arrangements and compositions cover a wide range of styles and genres, reimagining our national musics for the twenty-first century, and on SALUTATION you can hear some of our most lovely singing and some really cracking winter and Christmassy tunes.
Listen to the Salutation preview track before you dive in! t.co/6XbEnoJY
And, if you run or sing in a choir that might like to sing this stuff or anything else of FW's, visit the sheetmusicstore at alturl.com/uchrp
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
The music of "these islands" - folksongs, madrigals, chant, and anthems from the British Isles (and beyond) - reimagined through new arrangements and compositions in the unique choral sound of Albion.