Karl Jenkins - This Land of Ours
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Label: EMI
Cat No: 5090932
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 22nd October 2007
Contents
Works
Carmen » La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Act 2)
Goin' Home (Largo from Symphony no.9)Hansel und Gretel
» Abendsegen 'Abends will ich schlafen gehn'
In These Stones Horizons SingRequiem
» Pie Jesu
Son of MariaThe Armed Man - A Mass for Peace
» Agnus Dei
» Benedictus
Ysbryd y Mynyddoedd (Spirit of the Mountains)Abide with Me
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings
MyfanwyLove Divine, all loves excelling (Hyfrydol)
Londonderry Air
Suo Gan
Artists
Cory BandCantorion
Works
Carmen » La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Act 2)
Goin' Home (Largo from Symphony no.9)Hansel und Gretel
» Abendsegen 'Abends will ich schlafen gehn'
In These Stones Horizons SingRequiem
» Pie Jesu
Son of MariaThe Armed Man - A Mass for Peace
» Agnus Dei
» Benedictus
Ysbryd y Mynyddoedd (Spirit of the Mountains)Abide with Me
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings
MyfanwyLove Divine, all loves excelling (Hyfrydol)
Londonderry Air
Suo Gan
Artists
Cory BandCantorion
About
Tracklisting:
1. Cantilena: Ysbryd y Mynyddoedd (Spirit of the Mountains) - Jenkins
2. Cysgu Di (Going Home) - Dvorak/Jenkins
3. Delilah - Reed/Mason/Jenkins
4. Abide with Me - Trad/Jenkins
5. Suo Gan - Trad/Jenkins
6. Danny Boy - Trad/Jenkins
7. Son of Maria - Jenkins
8. Pie Jesu (from Requiem) - Jenkins
9. Hyfrydol - Rowland Huw Prichard/Jenkins
10. Evening Prayer - Humperdinck/Jenkins
11. In these Stones Horizons Sing - Jenkins
12. Flower Duet - Delibes/Jenkins
13. Myfanwy - Parry/Jenkins
14. Agnus Dei (from The Armed Man) - Jenkins
15. Benedictus (from The Armed Man) – Jenkins
16. Lle cana'r eryrod (Where Eagles Sing) - Lovatt-Cooper
The two most famous musical traditions in Wales – the brass band and the male voice choir – have been brought together for the first time by Britain’s most popular living classical composer, Karl Jenkins OBE.‘This Land Of Ours’ is not just a classical album, or a brass band album, or a choral album – it’s a unique combination of all three. And above all, it’s a musical celebration of Welsh culture and tradition. Conceived by Karl Jenkins (Adiemus, Requiem, The Armed Man), it marries for the first time in musical history the best loved styles of Welsh music.‘This Land Of Ours’ combines the inspiring music of the Cory Band with the inspirational vocal harmonies of Cantorion, a male voice choir who made their name under the title Only Men Aloud (and also perform with their female counterparts in the mixed choir Serendipity).
“The idea was to put together an album that reflects the Welsh,” says Karl, who produced, arranged and orchestrated the collection. “Brass bands are synonymous with mining communities in Wales, and of course the male voice choir is indigenous to Welsh culture.
“What attracted me to Cantorion is that, unlike many male voice choirs, they are young, they are trained singers, and they are good musicians who all read music to high standards.”
Throughout his career, Jenkins has pushed back boundaries in music. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, he started avant-garde jazz collective Nucleus in the 1960s before joining legendary 1970s jazz-rock fusion pioneers Soft Machine.As a solo composer, Karl has won many awards for advertising music and TV scores, and recently composed his first feature film score, River Queen.He pioneered the fusion of classical music and ethnic influences in the landmark album Adiemus, which topped pop and classical charts around the world. That was followed by The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace, his harp concerto Over The Stone, the chart-topping Requiem and Kiri Sings Karl, a collaboration with soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
All the musicians and singers on ‘This Land Of Ours’ - brass band and choir members alike - have day jobs. Their ranks include six married couples, among them policemen, firemen, policemen, teachers, bankers, van drivers, mothers and car salesmen.They come together at least once a week to practise and many go to extraordinary lengths to keep up their hobby. For example, cornet player Michelle Ibbotson makes a 350-mile round trip from her home in Yorkshire to attend rehearsals in south Wales.Euphonium virtuoso David Childs once broke all the fingers in his right hand just six days before the National Championships at the Royal Albert Hall but taught himself to play left-handed… and won!
They also have strong family connections: the brass band’s 25 members span three generations and include six married couples. There are also close connections between the brass band and the choir – percussionist Alun Hathaway moonlights in a rock band with two of the choir members.
“Putting these two Welsh traditions together – the brass band and the male voice choir – is an exciting challenge for us,” says Cantorion choir leader Andy Mulligan. “They’re a great band and it has been very exciting to work with them.”
The Cory’s constant quest for improvement is kept alive by competition with rival bands around the world. The Cory have not only been Welsh champions for the past six years, but have stayed in the world’s top three for the last seven years.
With the release of ‘This Land Of Ours’ on 22nd October 2007 the Cory will be making history for a second time. Back in 1923 they were the first brass band to be broadcast on the radio. Some 84 years later they will be the first to release an album on a major label.Tracks on the album ‘This Land Of Ours’ range from classical favourites and choral classics to traditional Welsh tunes and pop standards – all performed in that unique brass band style.
“Brass band music puts a smile on everyone’s face,” says Thomas Kaurich, Head of Classics at EMI. “It is a beautiful and unique sound containing a vast depth of emotion from joyful exuberance to heart-rending poignancy.
“And it’s a tradition of which Britain can be proud – one of the last examples of people coming together as a community to make music.”
The Cory’s director is himself no stranger to pop success. Bob Childs has appeared six times on Top of the Pops, including that famous ‘Floral Dance’ hit with Terry Wogan in 1977 with the Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band. (And it still rankles that they were kept off the top of the charts by Wings with ‘Mull of Kintyre’)!Bob also played on TOTP on Peter Skellern’s 1972 hit ‘You’re A Lady’, appeared at the London Palladium with Marti Caine, played on ‘An Audience With Elton John’ and more recently accompanied Tori Amos on ‘Later with Jools’.His son David, who is the world’s number one euphonium player, has also played with Elton John and is constantly in demand as a soloist for orchestras around the world.
The Cory Band will be hoping their record deal marks the start of a national revival in brass band music. The success of Brass Day at the Proms in July this year, and the sold out Brass Band Championships at The Royal Albert Hall in October, are strong indicators that it will be.
The BBC have commissioned a documentary on The Cory, documenting their journey from Treorchy, through their deal with EMI, culminating in the ‘Brass Off’ at the Brass Bands finals at The Royal Albert Hall on 20th October– followed by the album release.
1. Cantilena: Ysbryd y Mynyddoedd (Spirit of the Mountains) - Jenkins
2. Cysgu Di (Going Home) - Dvorak/Jenkins
3. Delilah - Reed/Mason/Jenkins
4. Abide with Me - Trad/Jenkins
5. Suo Gan - Trad/Jenkins
6. Danny Boy - Trad/Jenkins
7. Son of Maria - Jenkins
8. Pie Jesu (from Requiem) - Jenkins
9. Hyfrydol - Rowland Huw Prichard/Jenkins
10. Evening Prayer - Humperdinck/Jenkins
11. In these Stones Horizons Sing - Jenkins
12. Flower Duet - Delibes/Jenkins
13. Myfanwy - Parry/Jenkins
14. Agnus Dei (from The Armed Man) - Jenkins
15. Benedictus (from The Armed Man) – Jenkins
16. Lle cana'r eryrod (Where Eagles Sing) - Lovatt-Cooper
The two most famous musical traditions in Wales – the brass band and the male voice choir – have been brought together for the first time by Britain’s most popular living classical composer, Karl Jenkins OBE.‘This Land Of Ours’ is not just a classical album, or a brass band album, or a choral album – it’s a unique combination of all three. And above all, it’s a musical celebration of Welsh culture and tradition. Conceived by Karl Jenkins (Adiemus, Requiem, The Armed Man), it marries for the first time in musical history the best loved styles of Welsh music.‘This Land Of Ours’ combines the inspiring music of the Cory Band with the inspirational vocal harmonies of Cantorion, a male voice choir who made their name under the title Only Men Aloud (and also perform with their female counterparts in the mixed choir Serendipity).
“The idea was to put together an album that reflects the Welsh,” says Karl, who produced, arranged and orchestrated the collection. “Brass bands are synonymous with mining communities in Wales, and of course the male voice choir is indigenous to Welsh culture.
“What attracted me to Cantorion is that, unlike many male voice choirs, they are young, they are trained singers, and they are good musicians who all read music to high standards.”
Throughout his career, Jenkins has pushed back boundaries in music. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, he started avant-garde jazz collective Nucleus in the 1960s before joining legendary 1970s jazz-rock fusion pioneers Soft Machine.As a solo composer, Karl has won many awards for advertising music and TV scores, and recently composed his first feature film score, River Queen.He pioneered the fusion of classical music and ethnic influences in the landmark album Adiemus, which topped pop and classical charts around the world. That was followed by The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace, his harp concerto Over The Stone, the chart-topping Requiem and Kiri Sings Karl, a collaboration with soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
All the musicians and singers on ‘This Land Of Ours’ - brass band and choir members alike - have day jobs. Their ranks include six married couples, among them policemen, firemen, policemen, teachers, bankers, van drivers, mothers and car salesmen.They come together at least once a week to practise and many go to extraordinary lengths to keep up their hobby. For example, cornet player Michelle Ibbotson makes a 350-mile round trip from her home in Yorkshire to attend rehearsals in south Wales.Euphonium virtuoso David Childs once broke all the fingers in his right hand just six days before the National Championships at the Royal Albert Hall but taught himself to play left-handed… and won!
They also have strong family connections: the brass band’s 25 members span three generations and include six married couples. There are also close connections between the brass band and the choir – percussionist Alun Hathaway moonlights in a rock band with two of the choir members.
“Putting these two Welsh traditions together – the brass band and the male voice choir – is an exciting challenge for us,” says Cantorion choir leader Andy Mulligan. “They’re a great band and it has been very exciting to work with them.”
The Cory’s constant quest for improvement is kept alive by competition with rival bands around the world. The Cory have not only been Welsh champions for the past six years, but have stayed in the world’s top three for the last seven years.
With the release of ‘This Land Of Ours’ on 22nd October 2007 the Cory will be making history for a second time. Back in 1923 they were the first brass band to be broadcast on the radio. Some 84 years later they will be the first to release an album on a major label.Tracks on the album ‘This Land Of Ours’ range from classical favourites and choral classics to traditional Welsh tunes and pop standards – all performed in that unique brass band style.
“Brass band music puts a smile on everyone’s face,” says Thomas Kaurich, Head of Classics at EMI. “It is a beautiful and unique sound containing a vast depth of emotion from joyful exuberance to heart-rending poignancy.
“And it’s a tradition of which Britain can be proud – one of the last examples of people coming together as a community to make music.”
The Cory’s director is himself no stranger to pop success. Bob Childs has appeared six times on Top of the Pops, including that famous ‘Floral Dance’ hit with Terry Wogan in 1977 with the Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band. (And it still rankles that they were kept off the top of the charts by Wings with ‘Mull of Kintyre’)!Bob also played on TOTP on Peter Skellern’s 1972 hit ‘You’re A Lady’, appeared at the London Palladium with Marti Caine, played on ‘An Audience With Elton John’ and more recently accompanied Tori Amos on ‘Later with Jools’.His son David, who is the world’s number one euphonium player, has also played with Elton John and is constantly in demand as a soloist for orchestras around the world.
The Cory Band will be hoping their record deal marks the start of a national revival in brass band music. The success of Brass Day at the Proms in July this year, and the sold out Brass Band Championships at The Royal Albert Hall in October, are strong indicators that it will be.
The BBC have commissioned a documentary on The Cory, documenting their journey from Treorchy, through their deal with EMI, culminating in the ‘Brass Off’ at the Brass Bands finals at The Royal Albert Hall on 20th October– followed by the album release.
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