Utrumne est Ornatum: The Music of Mark Gotham
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Label: Regent Records
Cat No: REGCD485
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 20th April 2018
Contents
Works
Puer natus est nobis (liturgical)Drop, drop, slow tears
Benedictus
Drop, drop, slow tears
Gloria 'Puer natus est nobis'
In the bleak midwinter
Isomorphic Fantasy for organ
Set me as a seal
Tessellations for solo piano
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Thou art a sea without a shore
Utrumne est Ornatum
Valediction for solo trumpet
Artists
Tom Hollander (narrator)John Bachelor (organ)
Katie Lodge (trumpet)
Christina McMaster (piano)
Jonathan Midgley (baritone)
The Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir
Conductor
Sarah MacDonaldWorks
Puer natus est nobis (liturgical)Drop, drop, slow tears
Benedictus
Drop, drop, slow tears
Gloria 'Puer natus est nobis'
In the bleak midwinter
Isomorphic Fantasy for organ
Set me as a seal
Tessellations for solo piano
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Thou art a sea without a shore
Utrumne est Ornatum
Valediction for solo trumpet
Artists
Tom Hollander (narrator)John Bachelor (organ)
Katie Lodge (trumpet)
Christina McMaster (piano)
Jonathan Midgley (baritone)
The Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir
Conductor
Sarah MacDonaldAbout
Sarah MacDonald and the Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, continue their exploration of new British choral works in the debut recording of compositions by Mark Gotham.
Mark Gotham is a composer and music theorist based at the University of Cambridge, UK, where he works as an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music, College Lecturer, and Director of Music-Making at Churchill College, and Director of Music and Director of Studies in Music at Murray Edwards College. His works have been performed by many artists including the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, and the BBC Singers.
Mark Gotham’s compositional technique is directly linked to his theoretical research where small cells of an idea - be they melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic - are explored, developed, and adorned into an intense and gripping large-scale structure.
This new disc features a selection of recent sacred choral works together with three solo instrumental items. It ends with the riotous community opera The Pied Piper of Hamelin where Selwyn College Choir are joined by Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir, brilliantly characterful as the rats, baritone Jonathan Midgley as the Mayor, and distinguished actor and Selwyn alumnus, Tom Hollander, as the narrator.
The Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, directed by Sarah MacDonald, have become well-known for their series of ground-breaking discs on Regent showcasing new music by British composers.
Some reviews of previous recordings from Selwyn College Choir and Sarah MacDonald on Regent:
‘Sarah MacDonald draws radiant sound from her choir.’ - BBC Music
‘...performed better than one can ever imagine.’ - MusicWeb International
‘The music is as timeless, spacious, and rapturous as you would hope for. The performances by the choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge are sublime, and the recording captures them in all their glory’ - Classic FM
‘Sensitive, precise and well-balanced’ - Gramophone
‘Their vocalism is distinguished by clarity of diction, immediacy, purity of tone, superb balance, blend, intonation, rhythmic precision, and subtle expression...’ - The American Organist
‘If you are looking for something new with exuberant, youthful singing, then the Selwyn College CD is the one for you.’ - Sydney Organ Journal
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