London Choral Sinfonia - The World to Me: The Music of Simon Beattie CD Sonny Rollins On The Road To Findout:

On The Road To Findout: Greatest Hits welcomes you into the imaginative universe of one of the world’s stellar musical talents

which valued the expressive power of a single voice supported by organ or other continuo instruments over the contrapuntal interplay of multiple voices

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London Choral Sinfonia - The World to Me: The Music of Simon Beattie CD Sonny Rollins On The Road To Findout:A compelling introduction to the choral works of Simon Beattie, this album showcases a fresh yet deeply rooted voice in British music. Entirely self taught, Beattie draws on the English choral tradition with a rare sensitivity to text and vocal colour. His settings range from medieval Latin liturgy to contemporary poetry by Rowan Williams and Carol Ann Duffy, as well as Beattie's own English translations of Rilke and Heine. Highlights include Advent