New. Eden: The Music of Edward Picton-Turbervill
Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), George English, Hugh Rowlands, Hannah Watson Emmrich, Ed Lyon (tenor), Hugo Herman-Wilson, Michael Foyle (violin), London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron
New. Eden: The Music of Edward Picton-Turbervill
Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), George English, Hugh Rowlands, Hannah Watson Emmrich, Ed Lyon (tenor), Hugo Herman-Wilson, Michael Foyle (violin), London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron
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This new album brings together three works by Edward Picton-Turbervill, centred on Out of Eden, a large-scale meditation on humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
Written for the London Choral Sinfonia and a small group of instrumentalists, Out of Eden creates a rich sound world from modest forces, the score moving between moments of stillness and intensity as it combines choral writing with solo voices and instrumental colour.
The programme is framed by two shorter works. Spell of Creation and Spell of Sleep, inspired by the poetry of Kathleen Raine, offer a more intimate contrast, while Songs of Eden, an instrumental suite, reflects on similar ideas in distilled form.
Performed under Michael Waldron, the London Choral Sinfonia brings clarity and commitment to music that speaks with urgency but also restraint. Together, these works present a distinctive and thoughtful new voice in British choral writing.
Contents and tracklist
- London Choral Sinfonia, George English, Hugh Rowlands, Hannah Watson Emmrich
- London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron, Ed Lyon, Hugo Herman-Wilson, Katie Bray, Michael Foyle