The Waiting sky

MUSIC FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS

The Waiting Sky is a collection of our favourite pieces for the Christmas season from Advent to Epiphany. The programme explores the anticipation of Christmas, through works by masters of the Renaissance alongside pieces by living composers, combining to conjure an aura of mystery and excitement.

“Hail SANSARA! A new star in the galaxy of wonderful chamber choirs we are so fortunate to have. Their latest album combines familiar classics in performances of ravishing purity with refreshing new music of real worth and appeal. Not to be missed on either count.”

— John Rutter

Recorded between 25-27 June 2019, The Waiting Sky was released on Resonus Classics on Friday 27 September 2019.

REPERTOIRE

Thomas Tallis - Videte miraculum à6
Josquin des Prez - Inviolata, integra, et casta es Maria à5
Judith Weir - Ave Regina caelorum
Hieronymus Praetorius - Joseph, lieber Joseph mein—Magnificat Quinti Toni—In dulci jubilo
James MacMillan - Dominus dabit benignitatem
Oliver Tarney - The Waiting Sky
Rhiannon Randle - O magnum mysterium
John Tavener - The Lamb
Oliver Tarney - Balulalow
Marco Galvani - The Oxen
William Byrd - Reges Tharsis à5
Oliver Tarney - The Wise Men and the Star
Marco Galvani - On Christmas Morn

Album artwork by Charlie Barton

THANKS

We are enormously grateful to the following people, who helped make this recording happen through their generous financial support:

Adrian Kent - Alexandra Mayson - Alison & Daniel Benton - Anne Vallely - Beverley Nielsen - Bo Priestley & Terry Gould - Bridget Herring - Bryan Chen - Carolyn Parker - Charles Acland - Charles Graham - Christopher Breeze - Deborah Dudman - Deborah & Kevin Butterworth - Dee & Bernard Tomlin - Diane & Alastair Hume - Elena & Jonathan Dakin - Esther Drabkin-Reiter - Fiona Bell - Fiona Bennett-Heritage - George Dennis - George Herring - George Wilson - Grace Choong - Guen Innes - Henry Southern - Jane Chesman - Jane Rutter - Jill & David Galvani - John Jarratt - Kevin Bradford - Leslie Baker - Lucia Quinault - Lucy & James Sanders - Lynne Foote - Martin Conybeare - Martin Runnacles - Martin Weisskopf - Mark de Belder - Mark Zarb Adami - Mary Kinnear - Matthew Lebus - Moya Hawthorn - Nancy & Bob Emmerson - Natasha & Tim Wright - Nicholas Freestone - Patrick Herring - Peter Ward - Pierre-Jean Larmignat - Rebecca & Clive Cunningham - Rosemary Carr - Samuel Rosenberg - Sarah Melland Dixon - Simon Beloe - Sue Saunders - Susan Way - Vicki Foley - & five anonymous donors