Tavener, Pärt, Górecki: Choral Music: Jeremy Backhouse / Vasari Singers: Librettist, Text: The Haydn Mass Edition: Creation Mass; Missa "Rorate coeli desuper" Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox: Cover Art:

Apr 28,  · Hurd: Choral Music, Vol. 1, CD, (). Διατίθεται από το κατάστημα "Μουσική Προσφορά" στην Αθήνα.

Jeremy Backhouse and the Vasari Singers are enthusiastic advocates for the pieces. It must be said, though, that the singing is well disciplined, as I’ve come to expect from this choir’s recordings, and the diction is very good John Quinn, MusicWeb "On Michael Hurd.

Hurd's love for literature and the human voice is indisputable. This second volume of choral music, a two-disc album that includes, in addition to music for choir, a selection of songs for voice and piano, vocals very representative of the English composer. These are songs where the listener can capture the sensitivity and lyricism of Hurd.

Michael Hurd's "This Day to Man", commissioned by the Singers five years ago, was given a most moving treatment. Complex rhythms and harmonies presented no unsolved problems. This was a spiritually moving performance and the composer, in the audience, must have been well pleased.".

Dec 20,  · Michael John Hurd was a composer, teacher and author, principally known for his dramatic cantatas for schools and for his choral music.

Buy Michael Hurd: Choral Music Vol.1 by Vasari Singers, Michael Hurd, Jeremy Backhouse from Amazon's Classical Music Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.5/5(1).

Michael Hurd was a pioneer in composing brief, witty and, above all, performable choral music for children to enjoy. When Jonah-Man Jazz arrived in , young singers and their teachers had modern-sounding music to make and share. Pastiche jazz, blues an/5(11).

Michael Hurd: The Window of Ephesus; Mr. Owen's Great Endeavour: Tudor Church Music, Vol Tallis Scholar: The Tallis Scholars: Engineer Choral Music: Jeremy Backhouse / Vasari Singers: Balance Engineer: Tormis: Casting a spell Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Tõnu Kaljuste: Balance Engineer: