Even such is time
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Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.Even such is time (Sir Walter Raleigh) is a gift to composers, and Chilcott makes the most of playing off strict, metrical time against wayward, irregular 'human' rhythms. The clock is in the upper voices, and the travellers through time are in the tenor and bass with a tune which, with its rock-inflected stresses actually does quite a lot of violence to the metre of the lyrics, but perhaps that's the point. It would make a welcome change as an anthem.
Peter Dale, Choir & Organ July 02
In his setting of Sir Walter Raleigh's Even such is time and Tennyson's Love, Chilcott shows that you only need a couple of minutes to create atmosphere and interest.
Choir and Organ July 02
Both show a marked sensitivity to words and a command of vocal scoring and harmonic colour. Gratifying to sing and to listen to.
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