Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.

Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults.

Click cover art to view larger version
Track(s) taken from SIGCD501

Seek him that maketh the seven stars

composer
1995; commissioned by the Friends of the Royal Academy of Arts
author of text
Amos 5: 8; Psalm 139: 12

Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor), Jeremy Filsell (organ)
Recording details: March 2003
Temple Church, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by Limo Hearn
Release date: June 2003
Total duration: 6 minutes 28 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens (conductor), Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Aidan Oliver (conductor), Thomas Trotter (organ)
St John's College Choir Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor), Glen Dempsey (organ)

Reviews

'On the evidence of this album, Tenebrae’s fan-base deserves to extend to anyone inspired by excellent choral singing. The professional chamber choir’s second disc on Signum’s new contemporary label contains world-premiere recordings of works by Francis Pott, Alexander L’Estrange and Jeremy Filsell. Tavener’s Mother and Child has about it the appealing artlessness of his finest choral works, while Pott’s My Song is Love Unknown emerges as a miniature masterpiece' (Classic FM Magazine)
Of Seek him that maketh the seven stars (1995) Dove has written that ‘the theme of light, and starlight in particular, is an endless source of inspiration for composers’. The anthem was commissioned by the Friends of the Royal Academy of Arts for their annual service in St James’s Church, Piccadilly in London, and Dove thought that these images would also have a special meaning for visual artists. The organ part creates a musical image of the night sky with its twinkling stars which he says ‘sets the choir wondering who made them. The refrain “Seek him” starts in devotional longing but is eventually released into a joyful dance, finally coming to rest in serenity.’

from notes by Paul Spicer © 2010

À propos de Seek him that maketh the seven stars (1995), Dove a écrit que «le thème de la lumière, celle des étoiles en particulier, est une source d’inspiration infinie pour les compositeurs». Cet anthem répond à une commande de la Royal Academy of Arts pour son service annuel en St James’s Church, Piccadilly (Londres) et Dove a pensé que ces images auraient un sens particulier pour des plasticiens. La partie d’orgue produit l’image musicale du ciel nocturne, avec ses étoiles scintillantes—une image qui, selon Dove, «pousse le chœur à se demander qui les a faites. Le refrain “Seek him” commence dans l’aspiration dévotionnelle mais se libère finalement en une danse joyeuse, avant de se reposer dans la sérénité».

extrait des notes rédigées par Paul Spicer © 2010
Français: Hypérion

Über Seek him that maketh the seven stars (1995) schrieb Dove, dass „das Thema Licht, und vor allem Sternenlicht, eine nie versiegende Quelle der Inspiration für Komponisten ist“. Die Hymne wurde von der Royal Academy of Arts für ihren jährlichen Gottesdienst in der St. James’s Church im Londoner Stadtteil Piccadilly in Auftrag gegeben, und Dove meinte, dass diese Bilder auch besondere Bedeutung für bildende Künstler haben könnten. Der Orgelteil erzeugt ein Bild vom Nachthimmel mit seinen funkelnden Sternen, von denen Dove sagt, dass sie „den Chor fragen lassen, wer sie gemacht hat. Der Refrain ,Seek him‘ beginnt mit ehrfürchtigem Sehnen, wird schließlich in einen fröhlichen Tanz entlassen und endet in feierlicher Ruhe.“

aus dem Begleittext von Paul Spicer © 2010
Deutsch: Henning Weber

Other albums featuring this work

Anthem
Studio Master: SIGCD465Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
Dove: Choral Music
CDA67768
Locus iste
Studio Master: SIGCD567Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
Waiting for content to load...
Waiting for content to load...