in Choir & Organ (Mar, 2012)
It scarcely seems possible that Birmingham-based chamber choir Ex Cathedra and their founder-director Jeffrey Skidmore entered their fifth decade of performing together in 2009. The group’s repertoire has always been wide, but everything that marks out Ex Cathedra as one of the UK’s leading vocal ensembles can be heard on this memorable two-disc set of music by Alec Roth: even tone, perfect intonation, clarity of diction, but above all whole-hearted commitment to the material in hand. Skidmore offers authoritative readings of four of Roth’s choral pieces, several of which were composed for Ex Cathedra. An excellent follow-up to Signum’s earlier disc of Roth’s Songs in Time of War. Warmly recommended. …
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Shared Ground
Earthrise
Man’s drive to explore and exploit (1. Teil)
Contemplation of the earth seen from space (2. Teil)
A plea for true wisdom and understanding
Hymn to Gaia
Hymn to Gaia 1 (Homeric text)
Hymn to Gaia 2 (Orphic text)
Sol justitiae
Shared ground
1. Lost
2. Oak
3. And
4. Host
5. Flash
6. This
Ponticelli
1. Flat bridge
2. Bridge of spirits
3. Arched bridge
4. Bridge of sleepers
5. Rustic bridge
The flower
Ex Cathedra
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