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New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular
and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire
and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs.
New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually
expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music. for SATB unaccompanied
Offprinted from Advent for Choirs, this setting of the Matin
Responsory is full of drama and varied choral textures, from its declamatory opening in G minor until its unexpected but thrilling conclusion in B major.
Advent
- 'Gabriel Jackson describes his music as essentially contemplative. This is true of both responses, which have a fluid but calm quality throughout. Through voice quality and varying
tonalities - not to mention exquisite harmony - Jackson plays with different textures and colours to illustrate his text. These are challenging pieces, not least in respect of the control needed to
sustain long lines and true intonation; but for the choir who could cope, they would be a worthwhile alternative to the Matin and Vesper Responsories by Palestrina.' -Music Teacher June
2004
- 'Gabriel Jackson, who has five works in New Horizons opening salvo, has been steadily building a reputation since the early '90s as one of the UK's most accomplished writers of choral
music . . . Jackson's assimilation of a range of influences and choral experience has resulted in a highly personal and rewarding idiom that can offer something to choirs of pretty much any ability
level. It is good to see OUP making his work more widely available.' -Matthew Greenall, The Singer, Feb 04
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