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Track(s) taken from COLCD136

This is the day

composer
Sir John Rutter (b1945)
2011
author of text
Bible
Psalm 118, 148, 91, 121 and 27

The Cambridge Singers, Aurora Orchestra, Sir John Rutter (conductor)
Recording details: January 2012
St Albans Cathedral, United Kingdom
Produced by Thomas Hewitt Jones & Matthew Bennett
Engineered by Thomas Hewitt Jones & Matthew Bennett
Release date: May 2012
Total duration: 4 minutes 24 seconds

Cover artwork: Banner of the Duke of Cambridge from his stall at St George's, Windsor, at Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire.
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Reviews

'The Cambridge Singers, outstandingly fresh and communicative throughout under John Rutter’s expert, energising direction, excel particularly in a superbly buoyant, incisive performance of the ‘Choral Dances’ from Britten’s Gloriana' (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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'The performances are all expertly done and the recorded sound and documentation are very good. This is a very good and well-conceived musical celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee' (MusicWeb International)
Commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey as a wedding gift for Prince William and Kate Middleton, this anthem was composed early in 2011, with a brief that it should be about 4-5 minutes in length, for choir and organ, with a text from the psalms. The composer writes: ‘My first thought was that the text should embrace both rejoicing and blessing, and I chose verses from five psalms which seemed to encompass what I wanted to express on behalf of us all. My next thought was that I wanted to write music which would be welcoming in spirit to the royal couple, their families, and to the many people witnessing this happy occasion all over the world.’

from notes by Collegium Records © 2012

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