Surprised by Beauty: Minimalism in Choral Music

Boston Secession (Artist, Performer), Jane Ring Frank (artistic director) (Artist), Gavin Bryars (Composer), Arvo Pärt (Composer), Ruth Lomon (Composer), Willam Duckworth (Composer), William Walker (Composer), arr. (Composer), Jane Ring Frank (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Boston Secession
• Conductor: Jane Ring Frank
• Composer: Gavin Bryars, Arvo Pärt, Ruth Lomon, Willam Duckworth, William Walker, et al.
• Audio CD (December 31, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Brave Records
• ASIN: B0012RCOXG
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #386,095 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bryars: And so ended Kant's travelling in this world

2. Pärt: The Beatitudes

3. Lomon: Transport

4. Duckworth: Holy Manna

5. Duckworth: The Mouldering Vine

6. Duckworth: Mear

7. Duckworth: Wondrous Love

8. Duckworth: Consolation

9. Duckworth: War Department

10. Duckworth: Hebrew Children

11. Walker: Holy Manna

12. Walker: Wondrous Love

13. Walker: Hebrew Children

Editorial Reviews

Minimalism: an important modern compositional technique that exploits simple repeating patterns to create rich vocal textures. This recording features significant choral masterworks: William Duckworth s Southern Harmony [1981], a choral work based on 19th century shape-note hymns, Arvo Pärt s The Beatitudes [1990] and Gavin Bryars s And so ended Kant s travelling in this world [1997]. Also featured is the premier of Transport, a movement from Secession s composer-in-residence Ruth Lomon s oratorio-in-progress, Testimony of Witnesses.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Title, June 28, 2008

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This review is from: Surprised by Beauty: Minimalism in Choral Music (Audio CD)

The Duckworth piece alone is worth the price of the disc, and the text of Ruth Lomon's "Transport" is moving in its simplicity. I was drawn by the lovely title of the disc...good marketing!