''Fair Albion - Visions of England'', is a 2009 album on the
Signum Classics label
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featuring compositions by
Patrick Hawes
Patrick Hawes (born 5 December 1958) is a British composer, conductor, organist and pianist.
Biography
Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the son of publican parents, Hawes grew up along the Lincolnshire coast and was educated at De Asto ...
.
The music ‘celebrates the heart and soul of the British Landscape’. The
CD includes performances by Elin Manahan Thomas (
soprano
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), the
cellist
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Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme.
Early years and education
Julia ...
and the Royal Harpist Claire Jones.
Track listing
# ''The Call'',
Elin Manahan Thomas
Elin Manahan Thomas (born 1977) is a Welsh soprano. A specialist in Baroque music, she sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018.
Biography
Thomas was born in Gorseinon near Swansea, Wales, the daughter of M. Wynn Thoma ...
(soprano), The
Raven Quartet
RaVen Quartet was a London-based string quartet that performed arrangements of both classical and rock music.
# ''Reflexionem'',
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme.
Early years and education
Julia ...
(cello) & Claire Jones (harp)
# ''Ascension'', Raven Quartet
# ''Fair Albion'',
Prague Symphony Orchestra
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# ''A Birthday'',
Elin Manahan Thomas
Elin Manahan Thomas (born 1977) is a Welsh soprano. A specialist in Baroque music, she sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018.
Biography
Thomas was born in Gorseinon near Swansea, Wales, the daughter of M. Wynn Thoma ...
(soprano) & Claire Jones (harp)
# ''Ranworth'' Three Broadland Preludes
Patrick Hawes
Patrick Hawes (born 5 December 1958) is a British composer, conductor, organist and pianist.
Biography
Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the son of publican parents, Hawes grew up along the Lincolnshire coast and was educated at De Asto ...
(piano)
# ''Fenside'' Three Broadland Preludes
Patrick Hawes
Patrick Hawes (born 5 December 1958) is a British composer, conductor, organist and pianist.
Biography
Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the son of publican parents, Hawes grew up along the Lincolnshire coast and was educated at De Asto ...
(piano)
# ''Remembrance'' Three Broadland Preludes
Patrick Hawes
Patrick Hawes (born 5 December 1958) is a British composer, conductor, organist and pianist.
Biography
Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the son of publican parents, Hawes grew up along the Lincolnshire coast and was educated at De Asto ...
(piano)
# ''Requiem Aeternam from the Lazarus Requiem'', Brno Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir
# ''Gloriette'',
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme.
Early years and education
Julia ...
(cello) &
Patrick Hawes
Patrick Hawes (born 5 December 1958) is a British composer, conductor, organist and pianist.
Biography
Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the son of publican parents, Hawes grew up along the Lincolnshire coast and was educated at De Asto ...
(piano)
# ''How Hill'', Claire Jones (harp)
# ''Cantate Domino'', Christian Forshaw, The Sanctuary Ensemble
# ''After the Rain'',
Patrick Hawes
Patrick Hawes (born 5 December 1958) is a British composer, conductor, organist and pianist.
Biography
Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the son of publican parents, Hawes grew up along the Lincolnshire coast and was educated at De Asto ...
(piano), Duke Quartet
# ''The Darkling Thrush'', David Stout (baritone) & Patrick Hawes (piano)
# ''Quanta Qualia'', Brno Chamber Orchestra
External links
Patrick Hawes*
References
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2009 albums