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In barely a decade of existence, Merton College’s new choral foundation has ambitiously redefined the choral landscape of the great university city of Oxford through its twin commitment to excellence & innovation. Now, focusing entirely on American music of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, this latest in a series of thematically conceived recordings begins as a striking ‘double portrait’ of two composers who have written or arranged works especially for the choir.
David Lang’s austere choral postminimalism, informed by a background of Jewish liturgy and thought, provides a striking foil to Nico Muhly’s more richly referential approach; Muhly fell in love with the Anglican tradition as a young chorister in Rhode Island. Two solo organ works by Muhly, and a transcription from his mentor Philip Glass’s opera Satyagraha, widen the expressive gamut still further – from whimsical allusiveness to meditative calm – and are set in context alongside the more stylistically eclectic yet no less powerfully communicative sound-worlds of Libby Larsen and Abbie Betinis. Two final choral items draw on pre-existing traditions of the spiritual and the Baptist hymnal in moving demonstration of the New World’s ability to honour its past while gazing Firmly ahead. © Delphian Records
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Merton Brass, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - David Lang, Composer - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - Alex Little, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - David Lang, Composer - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher - Tom Fetherstonhaugh, MainArtist
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher - Tom Fetherstonhaugh, MainArtist
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Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Libby Larsen, Composer - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Alex Little, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher - The Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist
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Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - David Lang, Composer - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher - Tom Fetherstonhaugh, MainArtist
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Philip Glass, Composer - Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Abbie Betinis, Composer - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Claire Wickes, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Traditional, Composer - Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Abbie Betinis, Composer - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Choir of Merton College, Oxford, MainArtist - Stephen Paulus, Composer - Benjamin Nicholas, MainArtist - Paul Baxter, Producer - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Album review
In barely a decade of existence, Merton College’s new choral foundation has ambitiously redefined the choral landscape of the great university city of Oxford through its twin commitment to excellence & innovation. Now, focusing entirely on American music of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, this latest in a series of thematically conceived recordings begins as a striking ‘double portrait’ of two composers who have written or arranged works especially for the choir.
David Lang’s austere choral postminimalism, informed by a background of Jewish liturgy and thought, provides a striking foil to Nico Muhly’s more richly referential approach; Muhly fell in love with the Anglican tradition as a young chorister in Rhode Island. Two solo organ works by Muhly, and a transcription from his mentor Philip Glass’s opera Satyagraha, widen the expressive gamut still further – from whimsical allusiveness to meditative calm – and are set in context alongside the more stylistically eclectic yet no less powerfully communicative sound-worlds of Libby Larsen and Abbie Betinis. Two final choral items draw on pre-existing traditions of the spiritual and the Baptist hymnal in moving demonstration of the New World’s ability to honour its past while gazing Firmly ahead. © Delphian Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:29
- Main artists: Benjamin Nicholas Choir of Merton College, Oxford
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Delphian Records
- Genre: Classical
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