Dove Refugium CD

Refugium is a wonderful collection of contemporary British choral music performed by Trinity Boys Choir under the direction of David Swinson. At it's heart is the title work, Refugium, by Graham Lack. This seven-movement work uses texts by Petar Hektorovic?, each chiselled into his palace walls in Croatia. Refugium is written for three separate 'islands' of percussion instruments, comprising those of ancient origin and those of more recent times. The combination of SATB choir, organ and percussion is both notable and interesting, and clearly represents a contemporary sound world. Continuing this theme, the rest of the programme combines the established with the new, with works by Jonathan Dove, Richard Wilberforce, Lewis Brito-Babapulle, Howard Moody, Tom Harrold, Judith Weir and John Tavener. The disc was recorded in Munich's Herz-Jesu-Kirche, with it's beautiful acoustic and spectacular Woehl organ.

1. Seek Him That Maketh the Seven Stars 2. The Song of Shadows 3. Organ Improvisation - Lewis Brito-Babapulle 4. Weigh Me the Fire 5. From Dreams 6. Love Bade Me Welcome 7. Like to the Falling of a Star 8. Si Vis Ad Vitam 9. Fede E Realt? 10. Nihil Occultum 11. Heu Fugiunt 12. Respice Quod Salvant 13. Memorare 14. Postlude 15. A Hymn to the Mother of God