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  NICHOLAS WHITE: SONGS OF INNOCENCE & THE RAVENMusic for Vocal Quartet and Chamber EnsembleNicholas White NICHOLAS WHITE, conductor THE RAVEN CONSORT Clara Rottsolk soprano Roger O. Isaacs countertenor Matthew Loyal Smith tenor Mark Andrew Cleveland bass Heather Braun-Bakken violin Heidi Braun-Hill violin Christopher Nunn viola Colleen McGary-Smith cello Kate Foss double bass Laura Ward piano World Premiere Recordings [2-CD] [MS1739] $18.99 PROGRAM NOTES
The Raven Consort was formed in 2013 to give the first performance of Nicholas White’s The Raven, which was commissioned by Dumbarton Concerts, Washington, D.C. Since then, the group has performed and premiered many other works by White, with multiple performances of The Raven having been given across the Northeast region of the United States, as well as performances of his On Dreams Alone, My Mother’s Shadow, Kyrie on a Theme of Albinoni, From Earth to Heaven and In Sure and Certain Hope, among others.Nicholas White’s musical career has evolved over three decades living and working in the United States. He is a Grammy-nominated composer and conductor, as well as a versatile organist, pianist and singer. In 2011, Nicholas was appointed to the post of Director of Chapel Music and Organist at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, where he finds time to compose during breaks in the school’s academic schedule. Previously, White has held positions at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in New York City, and at the Washington National Cathedral. He has held teaching and conducting posts with Boston Cecilia, Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus, Tiffany Consort, Woodley Ensemble and American University. White initially sang as a treble chorister in his native England, and went on to become an organ scholar of Clare College, Cambridge. He has received numerous commissions from choirs and musical organizations from around the world, and has amassed a large, distinguished catalog of compositions for a wide variety of ensembles and genres. [ www.NicholasWhiteMusic.com ] PROGRAM
CD1NICHOLAS WHITE (b.1967) SONGS OF INNOCENCE (2020) Text: William Blake (1757-1827) I. Piping II. The Shepherd III. The Echoing Green IV. Little Lamb V. Heaven’s Light VI. The Blossom VII. The Chimney-Sweeper VIII. Lost and Found IX. Laughing Song X. A Cradle Song XI. The Divine Image XII. Holy Thursday XIII. Night XIV. Spring XV. Nurse’s Song XVI. Infant Joy XVII. A Dream Song XVIII. Sorrow and Piping CD2 THE RAVEN (2013) Text: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) I. Darkness II. A Visitor III. Lenore I IV. Nevermore V. Lamp-light VI. Lenore II VII. Prophet VIII. Shadow Published by Nicholas White Music [ www.nicholaswhitemusic.com ]. Recorded 26-29 July 2021 at The Oates Performing Arts Building, St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire. A Candlewood Digital high resolution Natural Presence recording: Produced, engineered, edited and mastered by Richard Price. MSR Classics |
