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After writing Sicut Cervus, I hadn't composed any choral music for almost two years. It wasn't until Anne Whattoff, whose constant support over the years has helped make me the musician I am today, asked me to write her a sacred work that I was able to regain the desire to create vocal music again.
I took a different approach to this composition in that rather than develop a melody and match words to it, I wrote phrase by phrase individually, resulting in a more text driven piece. It was unconventional for me but I'm quite pleased with the result.
Ave Maria has been performed a number of times at St. Paul's Cathedral, as a part of Compline, an ancient candlelit evening service, of which Anne is both director and soprano vocalist. This recording is from said service on August 31, 2008.
Anne Whattoff
Rich Dawes
Matthew Bohy |
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