Wisdom & Strength: Contemporary Sacred Choral Music Julien Van Mellaerts Benjamin Nicholas conducts empathetically

Benjamin Nicholas conducts empathetically

The Herald Angels Sing

"the subtle textures of Shchedrin's liturgy are perfectly rendered by the Latvian State Choir in the sonorous surroundings of Eberbach Monastery

I did not know any of his songs so was quite keen to listen to this disc which contains his complete song selection

where consciousness blurs and music becomes the architecture of dreams

Wisdom & Strength: Contemporary Sacred Choral Music Julien Van Mellaerts Benjamin Nicholas conducts empatheticallySUMMARY TRACK LISTING REVIEWS INFO Wisdom & Strength takes the listener through the liturgy of an imaginary Sunday in settings by a clutch of diverse living composers, while at the same time traversing the spiritually richest parts of the Churchs year the darkness of Lent and Holy Week, the joy of Easter, and the mysterious beauty and power of the feasts of the Ascension, Pentecost and Trinity. To this programme, Siglo de Oro brings the same