Gerald Finley, James Gilchrist, Michael Chance, Lawrence Zazzo Proud Songsters: English Solo Song

Kings College Cambridge

£11.16

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: KGS0052
Barcode: 0822231705222
Release Date: 19th March 2021
Genre: Classical

 A journey through this distinctive musical genre, performed by some of the finest former members of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge with one of this generation’s most exceptional pianists.
 Each of the nine alumni featured on this album sang as young adults at King’s, alongside accompanist Simon Lepper, a graduate of King’s.
The songs included span settings of Shakespeare songs, those of prominent 20th Century composers Vaughan Williams, Britten, Finzi and Howells through contemporary works by the likes
of Jonathan Dove, Celia Harper and Iain Bell.
 Featuring Michael Chance, Tim Mead, Lawrence Zazzo, Ruairi Bowen, James Gilchrist, Andrew Staples, Gerald Finley, Ashley Riches and Mark Stone, with Simon Lepper on piano.

Tracklisting
1. To Gratiana Dancing and Singing - William Denis Browne (Ashley Riches)
2. The Salley Gardens - arr. Benjamin Britten (Tim Mead)
3. Linden Lea - Ralph Vaughan Williams (Ashley Riches)
4. The Sigh - Gerald Finzi (Andrew Staples)
5. My love gave me an apple - Celia Harper (Michael Chance)
6. Fear no more the heat o’ the sun - Roger Quilter (James Gilchrist)
7. Come to me in my dreams - Frank Bridge (Mark Stone)
8. I wandered lonely as a cloud - Eric Thiman (Ruairi Bowen)
9-11. All You Who Sleep Tonight - Jonathan Dove (Lawrence Zazzo)
12. The Seal Man - Rebecca Clarke (James Gilchrist)
13. I will go with my father aploughing - Ivor Gurney (Ashley Riches)
14. Proud Songsters - Gerald Finzi (Gerald Finley)
15. King David - Herbert Howells (Tim Mead)
16. Since she whom I loved - Benjamin Britten (Andrew Staples)
17. Sleep - Peter Warlock (Mark Stone)
18. Feste (Come away, death) - Iain Bell (Lawrence Zazzo)
19. Go, lovely rose - Roger Quilter (Mark Stone)
20. Silent Noon - Ralph Vaughan Williams (Gerald Finley)