{"product_id":"803874","title":"Various Artists - Deirdre Gribbin: Island Peo [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new release features Deirdre Gribbin's works for string quartet with voice. Born in Belast, the composer's Catholic background, identification with Celtic folk tradition, fascination for myth, and love of remote landscapes have all influenced her music.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title work features soprano Patricia Rozario \\x96 who has inspired composers including Arvo P\\xe4rt and Sir John Tavener to write for her \\x96 with the RT\\xc9 Vanbrugh Quartet, in their first recording for NMC. With trumpeter Mark O'Keeffe they perform Island People, a song-cycle setting verses by Irish poet Seamus Heaney.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is accompanied by Crossing the Sea for mezzo \\x96 sung by Lor\\xe9 Lixenberg \\x96 and quartet, setting an extended sequence of 7th-century Chinese poems exploring the loss of war, premiered at London's Wiltons Music Hall. The recording is completed by two works for quartet alone, Merrow Sang - depicting a supernatural sea-burial \\x96 and What the Whaleship Saw, inspired by an 1820 shipwreck and its grisly aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerrow Sang - RTE Vanbrugh Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Given Note - Various Performers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOracle - Various Performers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGifts of Rain - Various Performers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovers On Aran - Various Performers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSetting Sail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Song of Perfect Happiness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at the Moon and Thinking of One Far Away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Song of Dagger Dancing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a Rainy Night to a Friend in the North\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe Sews a Warrior's Gown All Night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Song of Running-horse River in Farewell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Night-mooring On the River\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnahorish - RTE Vanbrugh Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the Whaleship Saw - RTE Vanbrugh Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143173226881,"sku":"803874","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41J7V6sVLVL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767676392","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/803874","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}