Repertoire: Recordings

The Glory and the Dream by Richard Rodney Bennett,<> July 2003

In March 2001, the New Cambridge Singers gave the première of what we believe was the world’s first e-commission, Richard Rodney Bennett’s 'The Glory and the Dream'. With the help of the Internet we contacted choirs in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Iceland, the USA and the UK, and 15 of them joined with us in this global commission. The composer more than exceeded everyone's expectations with a setting for choir and organ of Wordsworth’s “Intimations of Immortality” which is not only very beautiful, but is also a most rewarding challenge for singers and organist. In the summer of 2003 the choir made a recording of the work with Riverrun Recording in Queens' College, Cambridge, along with Britten's Flower Songs and Invocation by Christopher Brown.

The cd can be purchased at one of our concerts or directly from Riverrun Records , where you can also hear sound samples.
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