Description
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied This affecting carol was composed in memory of Alan Greaves, the organist from Sheffield who was murdered on his way to Midnight Mass in 2012. The text, The Bethlehem Star by Gerard Manley Hopkins, is particularly suited to the Midnight Mass service, and Chilcott's setting is both peaceful and poignant, featuring changing metres and effective imitation in the upper voice parts.
About the Author
Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.
Reviews
The Bethlehem Star, sets words by Gerald Manley Hopkins and employs divisi soprano and bass. Gentle, sustained and meditative, it was written in memory of Alan Greaves, the Sheffield organist murdered on his way to midnight Mass. * Gordon Appleton, RSCM, October 2014 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193398672
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 4
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 8g
About the Author
Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.
Reviews
The Bethlehem Star, sets words by Gerald Manley Hopkins and employs divisi soprano and bass. Gentle, sustained and meditative, it was written in memory of Alan Greaves, the Sheffield organist murdered on his way to midnight Mass. * Gordon Appleton, RSCM, October 2014 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193398672
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 4
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 8g
