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IMMORTALITY
Choral Works
Composer : Timothy Corlis
Conductor : Noel Edison
Choir : The Edison Singers
Timothy Corlis is a JUNO-nominated composer hailed for his music’s depth, passion and colour. His Missa Pax, a major work, reinterprets the liturgical tradition giving it new expression and vitality. Corlis is also devoted to social change, with activism at the core of his creativity. In Loveliest of trees, a setting of A. E. Housman’s poem of the same name, he celebrates nature’s beauty and bounty. The place of the divine feminine in the birth of Christ is reflected upon in O magnum mysterium; the dynamism of New York City is the inspiration behind Immortality; and In paradisum reminds us that paradise is often experienced on earth.
Our Supporters
The Edison Singers gratefully acknowledge the generous support of Annie Marie Spencer (in memory of her husband Edwin David Spencer) and that of the Ontario Arts Council and Vilupti Corlis, as sponsors of this recording.
THE FIRST NOWELL
Christmas Carols Through the Ages
Conductor : Noel Edison
Choir : The Edison Singers
The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts – from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual, from its origins in Gregorian Chant and 16th-century secular dance to traditional examples rooted in poetry. Some of the most famous and beautiful examples are heard alongside energising contemporary carols to present a tapestry of the genre across the centuries.
Our Supporters
The Edison Singers gratefully acknowledge the generous support of William Hurren and that of Stephen Truchan (in memory of lifelong partner Lindsay Smith) and Canon Robert Hulse as sponsors of this recording.