NEW YORK POLYPHONY

I Sing the Birth

 

1          Veni Redemptor gentium                     Andrew Smith

2          Hodie Christus natus est                     Plainchant

3          Hodie Christus natus est                     Palestrina

4          Puer natus est nobis                Anonymous

5          Lully, lulla                    Kenneth Leighton       

6          Beata Viscera               Perotin

7          Ave Maria Mater Dei                 William Cornysh

8          Alma Redemptoris mater                     Plainchant

9          The darkest midnight in Dec.               Irish Traditional

10        The Fader of Heven                  Peter Maxwell Davies

11        Vox in Rama                 Anonymous

12        Vox in Rama                 Clemens non Papa

13        Vox in Rama                 Anonymous

14        Away in a manger                    arr. Alexander Craig

15        Ave Maria                     Robert Par

16        Lully, lulla                    Coventry Carol

17        Ave Maria Plainchant

18        Lullay, lullow               English Traditional

19        Marvel not, Joseph                   English Traditional

20        Nowell: Dieus wous garde       Richard Smert

21        Veni Redemptor gentium                     Plainchant

22        O magnum mysterium             William Byrd

23        Ecce advenit                Plainchant

24        Magi veniunt ab oriente           Clemens non Papa

25        Nunc dimittis               Andrew Smith

26        Vox in Rama                 Plainchant

 

Total Time – 60:55

 

New York Polyphony’s members are:

Geoffrey Williams, Alto

Geoffrey Silver, Tenor

Scott Sispensa, Baritone

Craig Phillips, Bass-Baritone

 

about the release

The landscape traversed on this disc is broad, from twelfth-century conductus to a twentyfirst-century carol, though the musical centre is firmly polyphonic and rooted in the late medieval world. From the meditative simplicity of plainsong, Polyphony’s diverse voices burst forth as a resplendent flowering of music itself, in expressions of joy and wonder, in contemplation and exuberance alike.

 

about New York Polyphony

New York Polyphony is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the finest classical vocal ensembles of a new generation. Fusing elegant vocalism with expert ensemble singing, its four male voices consistently deliver dynamic, historically-informed performances in a range of styles. From the simplicity of plainchant to the dense chromaticism of contemporary works, the New York Polyphony sound is unified, energized and distinctive. 

 

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