O Oriens: Vocal score (New Horizons)

ISBN 10: 0193388367 ISBN 13: 9780193388369

Verlag: OUP Oxford, 2013

Cr�ticas

The sonorous bass pedal which opens Cecilia McDowall's O Oriens is illuminated from above by an aurora of shifting harmonies, creating shimmering waves of sound-light. It's a truly magical setting of one of the Advent antiphons, and the precision and focus it received here [Fantasia on Christmas Carols: Sonoro at Kings Place, 18 December 2018] enhanced its transcendental glow. (www.operatoday.com, December 2018)

Christmas with St John's (Signum) is a meticulously sung carol collection from the always classy choir of St John's College, Cambridge. Most arresting is O Oriens, a beautiful setting of an Advent antiphon, its shimmering tone clusters and delicious suspensions evoking the morning star as it slowly rises through the heavens. (The Guardian online, December 2016)

Rese�a del editor

for SSATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
A setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons, O Oriens makes use of luxurious and exotic harmonies, creating a shimmering texture reminiscent of the biblical Morning Star referenced in the title. The focus on human enlightenment in winter's darkness means the piece is equally suitable for secular celebrations of Christmas. It was commissioned for the Choir of Merton College, Oxford, and in 2013 was shortlisted for a British Composer Award.

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