Requiem
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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.Chilcott's familiar harmonic and rhythmic fingerprints are much in evidence in this highly approachable and attractive piece. The choral writing is in four parts throughout and is not difficult to master. The 7/8 Sanctus might catch you out on a first read-through but it's an infectious scherzo movement that is guaranteed to be enjoyed by performers and audiences alike. With OUP's beautifully produced vocal score, Chilcott's Requiem looks like a winner.
Philip Reed, Choir & Organ, May/June 2010
A major addition to the choral repertoire. This is not music for mourning...it is a work of meditation and reflection. Chilcott's Requiem is a major work, and should be heard.
Bob Briggs, Seen & Heard International Website
Chilcott is recognisably his own man, both in the sweetness of the melodic invention and in the cleanness of his design . . . With no Dies Irae, this is for the most part a gentle, tender Requiem, and at 35 minutes, not over-long. Available in versions for chamber orchestra and ensemble as well as organ accompaniment, its modest scale, musical quality and straightforward parts for choir and soloist should ensure it many performances over the coming years.
Matthew Greenall, The Singer, May 2010
The Requiem, set for soprano and tenor soloist, choir, organ, three woodwind instruments, horn and timpani, provides an inventive combination that subtly enhyances the text without overwhelming it. The Requiem comes out of the same genre as Fauré and Duruflé.
Shirley Ratcliffe, Choir & Organ May 2012