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Sing to the Lord, ye Heavenly Hosts
The Scots' Church Choir, directed by Douglas Lawrence, organ Rhys Boak
The Choir of The Scots' Church Melbourne sings each Sunday morning and for the special days in the church's year. On Sunday evenings soloists or small groups from the choir provide the music. Handel's Messiah is performed each December with The Australian Baroque Ensemble. Good Friday concerts have included works such as the Mozart and Faure Requiems, the Bach Magnificat and works by Bruhns, Buxtehude, Brahms, Stainer and contemporary composers. Many renowned musicians have been members of this choir; the best known is Dame Nellie Melba, whose father, Neil Mitchell, built the present building.
This new CD presents music from Palestrina in the sixteenth century to twenty-first century music by a contemporary Australian composer, Andrew Batterham. It also includes a rare performance of the Widor Mass for choir, baritone choir and two organs. Track Listing:
Sing to the Lord (trad. arr. Alice Parker)
Let the people praise Thee, O God (William Mathias) Messe Basse for women's voices and organ (Faure) O Sing Joyfully (Adrian Batten) Sanctus (Palestrina) Sacerdotes Domini (Byrd) Herzlich tut mich verlangen - two settings (Brahms) Variations on Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig (Bohm) Three motets for double choir (Mendelssohn) Toccata in B minor (Gigout) Three Psalms (Andrew Batterham) Messe Solenelle for choir, choir of baritones and two organs (Widor) Catalogue Number: MCD200
Price: AU$26.00
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Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is, Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne and was the founding director of Choir of Ormond College, a position he held from 1982 to 2006.
He frequently performs as a soloist for major music organisations within Australia and his concert career has taken him throughout most of the western world. He has released a number of recordings through the Move label which have received outspoken praise from reviewers. Founded in 1838, The Scots’ Church, Melbourne is Victoria’s oldest Presbyterian congregation, many distinguished Melbourne musicians have been part of the choir, including Dame Nellie Melba.
Rhys Boak is one of Australia's busiest organists. He is in constant demand locally and internationally as both a recitalist and accompanist. He is a veteran of several concert tours including tours to Europe and Asia and his playing can be heard on more than a dozen CD recordings. He is currently the organist and manager of music at St. Michael's Church, Melbourne.
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