A Blaze of Light

Shadow Aspect Judith Bingham
Mass Joseph Jongen
I nto Fortune Stare (world premire) Fraser David MacdonaldShadow Aspect , commissioned by ERCU in 2009, takes poems and texts by Robert Louis Stevenson as its inspiration. Its composer Judith Bingham describes his work as a literary metaphor for the engineering feats of his ancestors, that of shining bright lights into dark corners the idea of a piercing beam of light is the dominating musical motif.After our successful collaboration with Brussels Choral Society earlier this season, we return to the Belgian connection with Joseph Jongens
Mass , described as one of the best Mass settings from the 20th century.New work Into Fortune Stare sets text by Ian Deary for chorus, brass ensemble and organ. The choral writing builds into an optimistic picture of hope in sun and flowers spreading in spring, before reaching the core of the piece, a message of trust and of fortune.Michael Bawtree andFraser David Macdonald Conductors
Caspian PlummerBaritone,Noah Chalamanda Timpani
John Kitchen Organ
Edinburgh Royal Choral Union
Brass ensemble