{"product_id":"cornhill-visions-a-century-of-musical","title":"Cornhill Visions - A Century Of Musical","description":"This recording celebrates innovation at St. Michael's, the historic church on Cornhill, near the Mansion House, the Bank of England, and the Royal Exchange. Built above the foundations of the Basilica of Roman Londinium, and boasting a magical acoustic. Many composers have written music for the Choir of St. Michael's, and its sister group, St. Michael's Singers, including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, Sir William Harris, Sir George Dyson, William Mathias, Kenneth Leighton, Michael Berkeley, Ruth Byrchmore, and Sir Stephen Cleobury - creating an enviable legacy of ground-breaking, and often visionary, works. Today, a younger generation of composers is being nurtured, through such initiatives as the appointment of a composer in residence. The programme is built around four seminal works of the twentieth-century English choral tradition. Vaughan Williams's post-war hymn of thanksgiving 'Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge'; his apocalyptic and technically-demanding 'A Vision of Aeroplanes'; and 'Valiant-for-Truth' - a setting of mystical religious words by John Bunyan, here given an emotionally powerful quiet ending, as suggested by Vaughan Williams himself, and differing from both the published score and all other recordings. Arnold Bax's virtuoso and quirky setting of the 'Magnificat' forms the centrepiece of the programme. Around these pillars are recordings of a selection of works by Harold Darke, two recent compositions by the current young composer in residence, Rhiannon Randle, and new works from Gareth Treseder, Philip Moore, and director of music, Jonathan Rennert.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57640183726462,"sku":"NW0802561055020","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/0802561055020.jpg?v=1783103283","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/cornhill-visions-a-century-of-musical","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}