℗ 2024 VOCES8 Records
| Released | June 7, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 04m 57s |
| Record Label | VOCES8 Records |
| Catalogue No. | VCM166D |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
To Sing of Love
VOCES8 Foundation Choir, VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra, Jack Liebeck, Barnaby Smith
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Rejoice in the Lamb (Orch. by Imogen Holst)
Benjamin Britten; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Barnaby Smith |
16:56 | |||
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1.2
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The Lark Ascending (Arr. for violin and mixed choir by Paul Drayton, Adapted by Barnaby Smith)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Jack Liebeck; Barnaby Smith |
14:52 | |||
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1.3
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The Cloths of Heaven (Orch. by Iain Farrington)
Rebecca Dale; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Barnaby Smith |
3:48 | |||
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To Sing of Love - A Triptych
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1.4
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Prelude
Taylor Scott Davis; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Jack Liebeck; Barnaby Smith |
2:46 | |||
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1.5
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I. Effortlessly
Taylor Scott Davis; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Jack Liebeck; Barnaby Smith |
4:18 | |||
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1.6
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II. Perilously
Taylor Scott Davis; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Jack Liebeck; Barnaby Smith |
9:22 | |||
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1.7
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III. Generously
Taylor Scott Davis; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Jack Liebeck; Barnaby Smith |
6:58 | |||
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1.8
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Sleep (Orch. by Jim Clements)
Eric Whitacre; VOCES8 Foundation Choir; VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra; Barnaby Smith |
5:57 | |||
"Sweetly glowing, beautifully coloured choral music: Partly set to medieval poetry, with eight singers and an orchestra boasting top soloists, these works pull heavily on the heartstrings."
- The Guardian
To Sing of Love is the new recording from The VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra, featuring virtuoso violinist Jack Liebeck and conducted by Barnaby Smith, released 7 June on VOCES8 Records. Centred around the themes of Beauty, Love and Nature, the glistening choral and orchestral soundscape includes world premiere arrangements of famed works by Vaughan Williams, Eric Whitacre, and Rebecca Dale alongside the world premiere of Taylor Scott Davis’ new concerto To Sing of Love: a Triptych, and Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb orchestrated by Imogen Holst.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – VOCES8 Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.13 -4.05 to -0.22 | -22.03 -23.79 to -20.34 | -18.29 -19.70 to -16.70 | 12 10 to 14 | |
| 1 | Rejoice in the Lamb (Orch. by Imogen Holst) | 0.00 | -20.93 | -16.7 | 12 |
| 2 | The Lark Ascending (Arr. for violin and mixed choir by Paul Drayton, Adapted by Barnaby Smith) | -0.22 | -23.20 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 3 | The Cloths of Heaven (Orch. by Iain Farrington) | -0.52 | -20.34 | -17.1 | 11 |
| 4 | Prelude | -4.05 | -22.90 | -19.7 | 10 |
| 5 | I. Effortlessly | -1.40 | -23.79 | -19.7 | 13 |
| 6 | II. Perilously | 0.00 | -21.72 | -17.8 | 13 |
| 7 | III. Generously | -0.27 | -22.23 | -18.7 | 13 |
| 8 | Sleep (Orch. by Jim Clements) | -0.33 | -21.16 | -17.2 | 12 |