New Dawn
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Composer: Johann Sebastian BachComposer: Giulio Caccini
Composer: Enya
Composer: Steven Geraghty
Composer: Don Kay
Composer: New English Hymnal
Composer: Hubert Parry
Composer: Robert Prizeman
Composer: Robert Skellern
Composer: Brian Wilson
Conductor: Robert Prizeman
Orchestra: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Ian Tilley
Performer: Steven Geraghty
Performer: Ian Lynn
Performer: Sam Coates
Edition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, Import
CD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Music Label: EMI Int'l
Soundtracks:
- Orinoco Flow
- Ave Maria
- Secret
- Orchestral Suite in D, BWV 1068/Air
- Gloria (Based on 3rd Movement of Symphony No. 3 in C Minor 'Organ Symph
- Sancte
- Rest in Peace
- Love and Mercy
- May the Road Rise Up
- Never Be Alone
- Jerusalem
- Tallis's Canon (Glory to Thee My God This Night)
- Lamb
- In Paradisum
Free Music Notes for New Dawn
Free Music Review: Great New CD from Libera
Hit: 5 Stars
Apparently the US release of "New Dawn" was delayed significantly. After waiting several weeks for the Amazon US release, I was fortunate enough to procure a copy while driving through Canada on my way home from a Libera concert.
While some of the previous Libera recordings contained new versions of works they had previously recorded, "New Dawn" contains pretty much all new material. It contains a wide repertoire from more contemporary songs like Enya's "Orinoco Flow" and Brian Wilson's "Love and Mercy" to classically inspired songs such as "In Paradisum" based on the Mass. Of course it was "Love and Mercy" that Libera performed for a host of dignitaries during the Kennedy Center Honors in December, 2007.
Everything on the CD is very well done. After meeting some of the boys from Libera and really comprehending how young many of them are, I am even more impressed with the quality and professionalism of their music. Libera is not just another boy's choir. They have a very unique sound. I would recommend this CD to anyone.
In order to keep this review short, I will just comment on a few of my favorite numbers. "Gloria" is based on the third movement of Camille Saint-Saens' Third Symphony (a.k.a. "The Organ Symphony.") This has always been one of my favorites. The vocal treatment in "Gloria" is very uplifting.
I don't recall hearing "Rest in Peace" (by Peter Skellern) prior to the Libera concert I attended, but it is fast becoming one of my favorites on the "New Dawn" CD. Tom Cully did the solo at the concert as well as on the CD. His technical proficiency on this number (as well as others) is phenomenal - especially considering that he's only 13. This song is very beautiful, and I think a lot of people will find it very inspirational. If you like "Rest in Peace," you'll also like "May the Road Rise Up" base on the traditional Irish blessing. Robert Prizeman, the director and conductor of Libera, wrote this.
Finally, I need to mention "The Lamb" by William Blake and Don Kay. While I was not previously familiar with this number, I think it is meant to portray a small child talking to a lamb. Benedict Phillip (a.k.a. "mini Ben" if you've seen the DVD or been to a concert) is the soloist. His voice is so charming on this piece, and it gives just the right feel to it.
Again, this is another great CD from Libera and highly recommended.
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Enya's Orinoco Flow and Bach's Air on a G string; the disc also includes a track penned by Brian Wilson called 'Love and Mercy'. This is the song Libera performed to a star-studded audience in Washington DC before Christmas at the Kennedy Centre Honours, an audience which included President Bush, Robert De Niro, Cameron Diaz and Brian Wilson himself. The talented singers of Libera come from a variety of different schools and backgrounds in London and join together at a church in South London where they rehearse and perform for many hours each week. The youngest is seven and the oldest members are fourteen. Alongside their unique Libera music, the boy singers enjoy a wide repertoire from classical and cathedral pieces to works for pop and media productions. In recent years they have sung on films like 'Romeo & Juliet' and 'Hannibal' and with singers like Bjork, Elton John & Pavarotti. Libera is directed by Robert Prizeman, the well respected musical advisor to the BBC religious TV programme Songs of Praise. Robert arranges, if not writes all of the music that Libera perform. Sales of Libera's albums worldwide are now over 300,000 and the boys have a strong following of fans.Classical Music CDs
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