Bob Chilcott

In Winter's Arms

Choralis

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212051221

Catalog number: SIGCD 512
Releasedate: 03-11-17

- Premiere recordings of works by Bob Chilcott
- Christmas Themed recording

Bob Chilcott’s compositions are beloved with choral societies around the world, and this album represents the fruits of his recent collaborations with the US choir Choralis and their conductor Gretchen Kuhrmann.

Featuring festive works for solo choir as well as choir and brass ensemble, at the centre of the programme is Wenceslas, inspired by the legend of the Bohemian King who braved the winter weather with his Page to save the life of a poor peasant, and incorporating the melody of the famous carol into each of its 8 movements.

The disc includes the premiere recordings of Chilcott’s Gloria, which was premiered by the choir to great critical acclaim in 2015.

III. Forth, they went

02:12

Wenceslas

IV. Interlude - Winter Dark