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Meditations & Remembrances
Francis Pott
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
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"The music of Francis Pott is rapidly gaining attention for its
silky lines and sensitivity. The items that give the album its title,
Meditations and Remembrances, are settings of the 17th-century thinker
Thomas Traherne. One senses Pott's pleasure at painting the word
"love" with such glowing warmth in A Meditation. He is well
served by a beautifully tuned choir. The Osanna in the Five-Part Mass
is light and crisp and Psalm 126 ends with the sort of melismatic Amen
for which the Church was once reprimanded"
The Times
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"First comes the word and here we have a composer who has an
implicit understanding and love of the text, which manifests itself
throughout his music" Choir and Organ
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"The music of Francis Pott is rapidly gaining attention for its silky
lines and sensitivity" The Knowledge - The Times
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Described by The Times as "thrilling. contemporary, and
original... impressive and profoundly affecting", Francis Pott's
writing provides a treasure-trove of astonishingly beautiful composition. Meditations
& Remembrances is a new collection of choral and organ pieces of
extraordinary tenderness and masterly technique.
Francis Pott began his musical life as a chorister at New
College Oxford. He held open music scholarships at Winchester College and
Magdalene College, Cambridge. Francis was appointed Administrative Head of
Music at London College of Music and Media in 2001, subsequently becoming
its Head of Composition and Research Development on Music, Media and
Creative Technologies. He was also a member of Winchester Cathedral Choir
under David Hill from 1991 until 2001. Francis remains an active pianist
and accompanist, uniting both compositon and academic research.
Christ Church Cathedral Choir enjoys an enviable reputation as
one of Ireland's most outstanding choirs. Under the direction of Judy
Martin, Director of Music at the cathedral, the present choir is a mixed
ensemble of 20 adult singers. In addition to the full part it plays in the
worship in the cathedral, the Cathedral Choir is active with concerts,
tours and regular broadcasts.
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