Voces8 / Whitacre, Eric – Home

Two branches of choral royalty entwine with majestic harmony on the latest release from Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre and acclaimed vocal ensemble VOCES8. The album includes a world premiere, All Seems Beautiful To Me, and a new recording of Whitacre's deeply moving 2019 cantata The Sacred Veil. The five-minute work All Seems Beautiful To Me, released on Friday 10th February, is based on a poem by Walt Whitman (from Song of the Open Road) celebrating the human spirit's capacity for generosity and growth. It was commissioned by the United States Air Force Band and here receives it's world premiere recording. Also included is a new recording of one of Whitacre's most frequently performed and much loved pieces, The Seal Lullaby.

Disc 1

1. Go, Lovely Rose
2. The Seal Lullaby
3. Sing Gently
4. All Seems Beautiful To Me (world premiere)
5. The Sacred Veil i. The Veil Opens
6. The Sacred Veil ii. In a Dark and Distant year
7. The Sacred Veil iii. Home
8. The Sacred Veil iv. Magnetic Poetry
9. The Sacred Veil v. Wherever There is Birth
10. The Sacred Veil vi. I’m Afraid
11. The Sacred Veil vii. I am Here
12. The Sacred Veil VIII. Delicious Times
13. The Sacred Veil IX. One Last Breath
14. The Sacred Veil X. Dear Friends
15. The Sacred Veil XI. You Rise, I Fall
16. The Sacred Veil XII. Child of Wonder"

Label: Decca

Catalog: 003813201

Genre: Rock