- six a capella settings from Compline
".. a lovely, passionate and
original work, very devotional and true to the words, with some excellent word painting
...
Congratulations. I look forward to hearing it .... superb!" (Andrew Downes
about O Radiant Light)
Description of the
Music |
1.
Qui Habitat (psalm 91/XC)
Double SATB choir hi-fi sound clip / <<lo |
2.
Nunc Dimittis
SATB hi-fi sound
clip / <<lo |
| 6. O Radiant
Light (O Splendor Gloriae)
Double SATB choir hi-fi sound clip / <<lo |
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3. Keep me
as the apple of an eye with Lighten our darkness
Double SATB choir hi-fi sound clip / <<lo
(with optional trombone quartet, ATTB) |
5.
O Lord, support us
SATB hi-fi sound
clip / <<lo |
4.
Look down, O Lord with Be present, O Merciful
Father
SATB hi-fi sound
clip / <<lo |
The music for Completus is
available in rehearsal score (with keyboard part) and vocal part format.
In addition each of the six movements can be obtained separately.
There are optional ATTB trombone parts available for the third movement.
Click here to view sample pages
in a pdf file. |
for further information - or to receive a free inspection copy of the whole
work (on CD-rom) - please e-mail:
email: ardrosshouse@btinternet.com![[E-MAIL]](images/mail-to.gif)
published by:
Ardross House Publications
48 Fairview Way
Stafford ST17 0AX
England
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The
Texts
The texts of the six settings, all from or
connected with Compline, can be viewed here <<
texts >> (pdf file) |
"Wonderful Music" - Guy Woolfenden OBE
The Ars Brunensis CD and the Vocal Parts
are also now available to purchase on-line from a splendid site devoted to Classical Music
- please visit Tutti.co.uk 
In addition, each of the six Ars Brunensis
tracks can be purchased as an MP3 file, at 320 Kbit/s - direct from the tutti: click the
links below to go directly to tutti's safe and very straightforward website. |
| 1. Qui Habitat (psalm 91/XC) |
2. Nunc Dimittis |
3. Keep me as the apple of an eye with Lighten our darkness |
| 4. Look down, O Lord with Be present, O Merciful Father |
5. O Lord, support us |
6. O Radiant Light (O Splendor Gloriae) |
Performances:
"O Lord, Support us" - première - Saturday 12th April 2003 at
Trinity Church Stafford - Cantemus Chamber Choir, directed by Margaret Outen.
"Look down, O Lord" - première - Saturday 110th October 2003 at
Fraser Noble Hall, University of Leicester - Kingfisher Chorale directed by David Fisher
"O Lord, Support us"
"Look down, O Lord" - Saturday 15th July 2006 at St James the Less, Longton,
Stoke-on-Trent - the Barbara Walton Singers directed by David Burrowes
"Qui Habitat" - première - Saturday 23rd September 2006 at All
Saints' Church, Dibden - Ace Fourtabile directed by Ann and David Turner.
"Look down, O Lord" - Tuesday November 4th 2008, BBC Radio 3
broadcast of the Ars Brunensis recording - one of Rob Cowan's selections.
"Keep me as the apple of an eye" and "Lighten our darkness" -
première - Saturday 11th May 2013 at Rising Brook Baptist Church centre, Stafford
- Stafford & District Choral Society directed by Leslie Smith
"Completus" all movements, with trombone quartet - the
recording made March 2nd and 3rd, 2007 at the Church of John Huss, Brno - with Ars Brunensis Choir conducted by Dan Kalousek. The producer was
Annegret Lange (Vienna) and the recording and sound engineers were Frantisek Poul and
Vaclav Frkal.
"Wonderful Music"
- Guy Woolfenden OBE |
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- just some of the comments from choir members,
following the Qui Habitat première at All Saints', Dibden: ".. so enjoyed
singing your music"
".. so well written"
".. a real challenge, but well worth the effort. Thank you." |
| All Saints' Church, Dibden, near
Southampton, where Psalm 91 Qui Habitat had its first performance, with just ten
voices (and a keyboard pointing up the entries occasionally) impressive in this
exhilerating work for double choir. |
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