Owain Park

Softcover Antiphon for the Angels was written in response to a commission from VOCES8 and Rachel Podger for their new concert programme, ''A Guardian Angel''. The work merges texts by Hildegard von Bingen (in Latin and English translation) and St Ambrose - the latter''s prayer, ''Behold the radiant sun departs''. ...a mystical reflection for singers and violin on the terrible glories of heavenly light, with a thought for the fallen angels for whom it was all too much: Lucifer fell and the violin drew the vocal parts back to the pulsing, ecstatic ''Spirited light'' section. Park''s own style feels simultaneously ancient and contemporary, with a cold, open harmonic language and a violin part that paid homage to the baroque... a perfect ending. -BachtrackSoftcover Antiphon for the Angels was written in response to a commission from VOCES8 and Rachel Podger for their new concert programme, ''A Guardian Angel''. The work merges texts by Hildegard von Bingen (in Latin and English translation) and St Ambrose - the latter''s prayer, ''Behold the radiant sun departs''. ...a mystical reflection for singers and violin on the terrible glories of heavenly light, with a thought for the fallen angels for whom it was all too much: Lucifer fell and the violin drew the vocal parts back to the pulsing, ecstatic ''Spirited light'' section. Park''s own style feels simultaneously ancient and contemporary, with a cold, open harmonic language and a violin part that paid homage to the baroque... a perfect ending. -Bachtrack

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