What a pleasure to be asked to record Igitur nos. I've recorded them many times in concert, of course, but this was in rehearsal, in the organ loft at St Paul's. I was there with them, veritably engulfed in the sounds so that individual parts, especially the higher voices, the tenors and sopranos, were clear and immediate, and with forceful pipe organ driving it all from just metres away. This is blissful when all is prepared and they are going for a decent take. There were some stops and starts, some practices of segments, but also some terrific takes on various religious musics: 2 psalms, Palestrina and 2 from Stanford. Mostly in English. They are to be recordings for demos. Such a pleasure to be amongst it all.
Igitur nos was led in rehearsal by Matthew Stuckings (conductor) in the organ loft of St Paul's Manuka.
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