Ikon, David Hill: Howells: King David & Sine nomine CD

Herbert Howells was perhaps the most distinctive and revered composer of sacred choral music in 20th-century Britain. However, his non-sacred music has been long neglected; this album unearths Howells’s little-known secular choral music. 12 of the 14 tracks here represent repertoire that is completely new to UMG. New arrangements by Iain Farrington have been specially made for this recording, including Howells’s famous ‘King David’ and the title track ‘Sine nomine’. Ikon comprises the UK’s foremost singers brought together to form one superchoir. David Hill MBE has held conducting posts with The Bach Choir, BBC Singers and Yale Schola Cantorum. Featuring starry soloists Ruairi Bowen (tenor), Hilary Cronin (soprano), Charlie Lovell-Jones (violin) and Iain Farrington (piano).
 

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Tracklist:
1. King David
2. A Maid peerless
3 Walking in the snow – I was in the far woods
4. Good counsel – Fly from the press, and dwell with soothfastness
5. Inheritance – O lovely England, whose ancient peace
6. The scribe – What lovely things Thy hand hath made
7. A New Year Carol – Here we bring new water from the well so clear
8. Sine nomine Op 37
9. The summer is coming
10. Irish wren song – The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
11. The shadows – O herdsman, driving your small twilight flock
12. Creep afore ye gang – Creep awa', my bairnie, creep afore ye gang
13. Before me, careless lying
14. In youth is pleasure – In a harbour grene aslepe whereas I lay