Ancient Lands: Choral music of wonder and mystery
Saturday 24 March 2018
St Andrew's Anglican Church, Indooroopilly
Joseph Twist's evocative Hymn for Ancient Lands was composed for the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge for their 2016 Australian tour with Musica Viva. Joe is originally from Queensland and also a former Fusion singer — these days he lives and works in Los Angeles.
Hymn of Ancient Lands is a setting of a short text known as 'Caedmon's Hymn'. Caedmon is believed to have been the earliest English poet, and this poem (or hymn) is the oldest recorded poem in the Old English dialect of the Anglo-Saxons, dating back to sometime in the second half of the 7th century. Joe Twist's setting weaves together the Old English with both the Latin text and a modern English translation, which reflects his interest in viewing history and spirituality through a contemporary lens.
This beautiful work sits alongside music by Renaissance composers Thomas Tomkins and Claudio Monteverdi, Brazilian composer Luciano Lunkes, Swiss composer Ivo Antognini, Estonian composer Urmas Sisask, and Australian composers Matthew Orlovich, Paul Stanhope and Richard Connolly.
Singers
Soprano: Madonna Forster, Bronwyn Mitchell, Bonnie Pearce, Agata Rybicka, Tamara Smith, Rebecca Thomas, Emily Young
Alto: Amelia Fotheringham, Melissa Herron, Melissa Hutchinson, Nicki Jenkins, Alisen McLeod
Tenor: Brett Gordon, Tom Holownia, Tim Smetham
Bass: David Allen, Paul Kennedy, Elliot Rentoul, Connor Rigsby-Jones, David Webster
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St Andrew's Anglican Church, Indooroopilly
Joseph Twist's evocative Hymn for Ancient Lands was composed for the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge for their 2016 Australian tour with Musica Viva. Joe is originally from Queensland and also a former Fusion singer — these days he lives and works in Los Angeles.
Hymn of Ancient Lands is a setting of a short text known as 'Caedmon's Hymn'. Caedmon is believed to have been the earliest English poet, and this poem (or hymn) is the oldest recorded poem in the Old English dialect of the Anglo-Saxons, dating back to sometime in the second half of the 7th century. Joe Twist's setting weaves together the Old English with both the Latin text and a modern English translation, which reflects his interest in viewing history and spirituality through a contemporary lens.
This beautiful work sits alongside music by Renaissance composers Thomas Tomkins and Claudio Monteverdi, Brazilian composer Luciano Lunkes, Swiss composer Ivo Antognini, Estonian composer Urmas Sisask, and Australian composers Matthew Orlovich, Paul Stanhope and Richard Connolly.
- Butterflies Dance – Matthew Orlovich
- Hymn of Ancient Lands – Joseph Twist
- Lasciatemi morire (from Lamento d'Arianna) – Claudio Monteverdi
- Lasciatemi Fly to Death – Luciano Lunkes
- Eykhah (from Exile Lamentations) – Paul Stanhope
- Can't Take It In – Imogen Heap, arr. Bronwyn Mitchell
- Benedictio – Urmas Sisask
- When David Heard – Thomas Tompkins
- Long Road – Ēriks Ešenvalds
- There Will Come Soft Rains – Ivo Antognini
- Mater Boni Consilii – Richard Connolly
- Fields of Gold – Sting arr. Peter Ingram
- There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner – Noel Coward arr. Carl Crossin
Singers
Soprano: Madonna Forster, Bronwyn Mitchell, Bonnie Pearce, Agata Rybicka, Tamara Smith, Rebecca Thomas, Emily Young
Alto: Amelia Fotheringham, Melissa Herron, Melissa Hutchinson, Nicki Jenkins, Alisen McLeod
Tenor: Brett Gordon, Tom Holownia, Tim Smetham
Bass: David Allen, Paul Kennedy, Elliot Rentoul, Connor Rigsby-Jones, David Webster
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