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| Composer | MacMillan, Sir James (b. 1959) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 2005 |
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The Queen of Heaven: The Sixteen at the Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam
As part of the Muziekgebouw’s 2014 Choral Series, renowned chamber choir The Sixteen gave a passionate, committed performance of music by Palestrina, Allegri, and modern composer James MacMillan.
Calton Consort: Translated Daughters
From the altar of their customary home in Edinburgh’s 1691 Canongate Kirk, Calton Consort presented an a cappella concert enigmatically entitled “Translated Daughters”. The enigma dissolved upon hearing W.H. Auden’s text for Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia. It features the arresting couplet: “Translated Daughter, come down and startle / Composing mortals with immortal fire.