Sempiternam State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais

• Rhona Clarke (b. 1958): O Vis Aeterntatis:
• 1 Clarke: O Vis Aeterntatis 05:49
• Two Marian Anthems:
• 2 Clarke: Two Marian Anthems: I. Regina Caeli 03:17
• 3 Clarke: Two Marian Anthems: II. Salve Regina 06:47
• Ave Atque Vale:
• 4 Clarke: Ave Atque Vale 05:15
• Glad & Blithe:
• 5 Clarke: Glad & Blithe 02:46
• Lullay, My Liking:
• 6 Clarke: Lullay, My Liking 04:59
• Make We Merry:
• 7 Clarke: Make We Merry 02:01
• Requiem:
• 8 Clarke: Requiem: I. Introit 06:58
• 9 Clarke: Requiem: II. Lux Aeterna 04:24
• 10 Clarke: Requiem: III. Pie Jesu 03:36
• 11 Clarke: Requiem: IV. In Paradisum 05:06
• The Kiss (2020 Version):
• 12 Clarke: The Kiss (2020 Version) 04:12
• A Song for St. Cecilia's Day 1687:
• 13 Clarke: A Song for St. Cecilia's Day 1687 04:57
• Do Not Stand by My Grave and Weep:
• 14 Clarke: Do Not Stand by My Grave and Weep 03:34
• The Old Woman:
• 15 Clarke: The Old Woman 03:30
• Rorate Caeli (2020 Version):
• 16 Clarke: Rorate Caeli (2020 Version) 05:19
• Total Runtime 01:12:30

Info for Sempiternam

Choral music has always been a constant thread throughout the compositional development of Rhona Clarke (b. 1958). The works on this album range over a thirty year period and demonstrate the increasing individuality of her work, though rooted in the choral tradition of Ireland and Britain. Her chamber and instrumental works, in contrast, can reach out in far more extreme modernist styles. From the darkness of Ave Atque Vale to the sheer breathtaking beauty of Pie Jesu or Lullay, my Liking, Clarke shows herself here to be among the most effective, inspired and communicative choral composers of today. The album contains sacred works; from her Requiem which concentrates on the message of redemption and omits the judgemental sections, to Marian Anthems and three Christmas Carols; and also secular songs of love, loss and black comedy.

The Latvian State Choir is the leading professional choir in the Baltic States, and is in high demand internationally having worked recently with the Concertgebouw and London Philharmonic Orchestras (among many) and has recorded for Naxos, Harmonia Mundi, Warner and other top labels. This is the choir’s debut album for Métier.

This is a program of the most wonderful choral music of today, which will have wide appeal.

State Choir Latvija
Maris Sirmais, conductor

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Booklet for Sempiternam