I sing of a maiden - John Rutter, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

'I sing of a maiden'
From the EP ‘I sing of a maiden’

Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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John Rutter writes about I sing of a maiden:
This tender, lyrical fifteenth-century poem on the theme of the Virgin Mary and the coming of Christ has been set to music by many composers. I made a setting for solo voice back in the 1970s that I laid aside, only rediscovering it while clearing my attic in 2020. I decided to rewrite it and re-voice it for mixed choir, in which form it is recorded here. The new version is dedicated to Nathan and Marilyn Hayward, generous supporters of music in the United States and in Britain.

I sing of a maiden that is makeless:
King of all Kings to her son she ches.

He came all so still there his mother was
As dew in April that falleth on the grass.

He came all so still to his mother’s bower
As dew in April that falleth on the flower.

He came all so still there his mother lay,
As dew in April that falleth on the spray.

Mother and maiden was never none but she:
Well may such a lady Goddes mother be.
(15th century English)


I sing of a maiden
Five new carols by John Rutter - recorded by John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, in London, July 2021.

John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1981) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.

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