Choral Works: S.Layton / Polyphony

Gabriel Jackson (b1962)
Not no faceless Angel and other choral works
Polyphony
Stephen Layton (conductor)

To Morning 'O holy virgin! clad in purest white' [2'26]
Song 'I gaze upon you' 'I gaze upon you and the sun grows large' [3'46]
Cecilia Virgo [7'50]
Orbis patrator optime [6'52]
Ave Maria [7'19]
Hymn to the Trinity 'Honor, virtus et potestas' [5'38]
Not no faceless Angel 'Another photograph to put on a shelf' [10'07]
O sacrum convivium [6'24]
Lux mortuorum 'Crystal points tug on million year filaments' [7'36]
Salve regina [5'15]
Salve regina 2 [12'18]

Recording details: January 2008
All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt

Polyphony's recordings of contemporary choral music are among Hyperion's perennial best-sellers and have introduced thousands of listeners to magical new worlds of sound. On this new disc for Hyperion, under their inspirational director, Stephen Layton, the composer Gabriel Jackson gets the Polyphony treatment. The result is a dazzling collection which will inspire and enchant the listener.

Gabriel Jackson's uniquely appealing choral works have made him one of the most familiar names in the repertoire today. His liturgical pieces are in the repertoires of many of Britain's leading cathedral and collegiate choirs and in 2003 he won the liturgical category at the inaugural British Composer Awards. His music is deeply attractive: meditative, contemplative, and unashamedly spiritual. ( Hyperion )