The Lamb's Journey. A Choral Narrative From Gibbons To Barber

The American countertenor Christopher Lowrey founded the vocal ensemble Altera 'to form the beating heart of professional choral music in the United States'. Now regarded as one of the finest and most enterprising choirs on the North American continent, Altera has devised this musical tour through sacred territories which focuses on epic narratives from various periods, from Renaissance music to the present day. The programme includes timeless works by Gibbons, Lotti, Scheidt and Bruckner, as well as twentieth-century compositions by Poulenc, Messiaen and others. Barber's celebrated Adagio sits alongside the moving Salvator Mundi, taken from Herbert Howells's Requiem. Not forgetting three world premiere recordings of works written or arranged for Altera by composers Joanna Marsh, Zuzanna Koziej, and Michael Garrepy, who has arranged Were you there?

Joanna Marsh (b. 1970) , Herbert Howells (1892-1983) , Zuzanna Koziej (b. 1994) , Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) , Pawel Lukaszewski (b. 1968) , Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988) , Antonio Lotti (1666-1740) , Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) , Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) , Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) , Francis Grier (b. 1955) , Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) a.o.

• Joanna Marsh: Worthy is the Lamb
  +Herbert Howells: Salvator Mundi aus Requiem
  +Zusanna Koziej: The Lamb
  +Francis Poulenc: Agnus Dei aus Messe G-Dur
  +Pawel Lukaszewski: O vos omnes aus Respensoriae Tenebrae
  +Kenneth Leighton: Drop, drop, slow tears
  +Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus a 8
  +Anton Bruckner: Agnus Dei aus Messe e-moll
  +Samuel Scheidt: Surrexit Christus hodie
  +Orlando Gibbons: O clap your hands
  +Francis Grier: Panis angelicus
  +Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium
  +Eriks Esenvalds: O salutaris hostia
  +Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei nach dem Adagio for Strings
  +Spiritual (arrangiert von Michael Garrepy): Were you there?