The Call of Wisdom by Will Todd
for upper voices and organ This radiant anthem was commissioned for the celebrations for Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. Todd employs arching melodies and beautifully simple harmonies, underpinned by a gentle organ accompaniment. With its peaceful simplicity and sparkling tranquillity this is an affecting addition to any service or concert.
Its live broadcast from the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Service in St Paul's Cathedral doubtless helped it to find its way into the repertoire more quickly than many new pieces, but it deserves its successAn adaptation of Proverbs 8 by the precentor of St Paul's, the Revd Canon Michael Hampel, is set to a melody that, just when it sounds as though it needs to find a new direction, does exactly that with the rising seventh that starts its refrain 'I am here, I am with you'. There is also an SATB publication, but this original upper-voice version has a special freshness. * James L. Montgomery, Sunday by Sunday (RSCM), March 2016 *
British composer and pianist Will Todd has worked at the Royal Opera House, the Lincoln Center in New York, London's Barbican, and with Welsh National Opera, award-winning choirs The Sixteen, BBC Singers, and Tenebrae. He travels extensively world-wide, workshopping with choirs, and conducting performances of his works. Will's music is valued for its melodic intensity and harmonic skill, often incorporating jazz colours, and his choral music is much in demand from amateur as well as professional performers. He is best-known for his choral works, and his jazz-inspired Mass in Blue has been performed hundreds of times since its premiere in 2003. This has been followed by his critically acclaimed Passion Music. His anthem, The Call of Wisdom, was commissioned for HRH The Queen's Diamond Jubilee service at Westminster Abbey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780193390317 |
| ISBN 10 | 0193390310 |
| Title | The Call of Wisdom |
| Author | Will Todd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Sheet music |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2012-05-10 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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