Royal wedding to feature composer paul mealor deseret news. Performed by tenebrae and the royal philharmonic orchestra. Mealor s composition of ubi caritas wherever charity and love are to be found, god is there will be sung by the choirs of. Paul mealor s pieceubi caritas was commissioned by prince william and sung at his wedding to catherine middleton in 2011. Ubi caritas, a specially reworked version of his secular choral piece now sleeps the crimson petal, shares something of the mystical atmosphere and harmonic techniques of the music of morten lauridsen and eric whitacre while remaining distinctively his own. Tonight 10 november you can hear the concert in its entirety on the full works concert with jane jones, with mealor s beautiful music performed by tenebrae. Paul mealor ostj frsa born 25 november 1975 is a welsh composer. Curated for the occasion of the queens 90th birthday, music for a royal occasion pulls from some of the most sophisticated and elegant selections in the history of music, creating a sense of nobility and ceremony for the monumental event. Tenebrae directed by nigel short pull out all the vocal stops at the right moments.
It was originally performed at the royal wedding, scored for unaccompanied satb chorus. When prince william and kate middleton announced the music that would be played at their wedding on 29 april, the name of composer paul mealor had even choral experts scurrying for their reference books. Nordic choir, allen hightower, conductor, perform paul mealors setting of the ubi caritas. London paul mealor is approaching a lifechanging moment. Post mailing digital sheet music sorting and filtering. Voted britains favourite living composer, paul mealor is a writer of beautifully luminous choral music. Mealor shares recordings of four compositions as well as the stories behind their inspiration, including how he came to write ubi caritas for the royal wedding of prince william and kate middleton in 2011. On 25th october paul mealor held a launch concert for a tender light and classic fm was there.
And it is excellent news that paul mealor whose motet ubi caritas was performed at prince william. More recent versions of the hymn for choir have been composed by david conte, stephen decesare, ola gjeilo, and university of aberdeen professor paul mealor. Ubi caritas mealor from colcd6 mp3 and lossless downloads. Mealor was catapulted to international stardom in april 2011, when 2. Music for a royal occasion by various artists on apple music. He also used the chants original melody, layering and weaving it into a sublime, polyphonic, and understated choral work. A large proportion of his output is for chorus, both a cappella and accompanied. Paul mealor choral director and composer biography sheet. A tender light is a collection of new choral music by the welsh composer paul mealor, including the ubi caritas, made famous by its inclusion in the royal wedding ceremony of prince william and catherine middleton at westminster abbey in april 2011.
Mealor s music has continued to be displayed at an international platform, when ubi caritas was sung at services across the united states in commemoration of the events of 911, including the official new york ceremony at st paul s episcopal cathedral. Catalogue number pel2003 satb voicinginstrumentation satb choir and piano optional percussion, bass. Join the paul mealor e list and get a free download from the new album. In the event, mealor s ubi caritas proved arguably the musical highlight of the service, bringing this previously relatively unknown composer a vast legion of new fans. William and kates wedding piece to be performed for pope. Paul mealor s royal wedding music ubi caritus provided the spiritual longueur for reflection. Born in norway in 1978, gjeilo began studying jazz, classical piano and composition at the age of seven. He is considered one of the worlds most performed living composers.
Mealor is a major force in the choral music world and much of his popular acclaim can be traced to the performance of his setting of ubi caritas et amor. Choose from ola gjeilo sheet music for such popular songs as city lights, ubi caritas, and ubi caritas with piano improvisation. This a cappella setting of the maundy thursday latin hymn u. Moving from the signum label to the major decca, the british choir voces8, indeed an octet, breaks into new territory with its debut release for the lux label.
Mealors setting, entitled ubi caritas et amor, was included in the ceremony at the. Paul mealor a tender light ubi caritas by deccarecords. Paulmealor sheet music to download and print world. Get the guaranteed best price on choral sheet music like the novello ubi caritas satb divisi composed by paul mealor at musicians friend. Download and buy printable sheet music online at jw pepper. Satb divisi, a cappella sheet music boosey and hawkes. Satb choir satb choir divisi composed by paul mealor. A tender light by paul mealor and tenebrae on amazon music. Paul halley combined phrases of the original chant melody sung in latin with other songs in. A tender light beautiful choral music from paul mealor, including ubi caritas which was first performed at the royal wedding of hrh prince william and catherine middleton in 2011.
Novello ubi caritas satb divisi composed by paul mealor. On the latest episode of brians picks, composer paul mealor joins brian newhouse in the studio for music and conversation. Paul s cathedral choir 2015 the john rutter christmas album 2001 england my england 2009 john rutter requiem and magnificat 1997 carols from kings. Royal wedding to feature composer paul mealor fox news. After attending the norwegian academy of music in oslo and the royal college of music in london, he completed his masters degree in composition at the juilliard school of music in 2006. Paul mealor s ubi caritas, written for the wedding of the duke and duchess of cambridge in 2011, is to be performed at a special mass in the vatican next year. A revised setting of paul mealors 2010 work now sleeps the crimson petal, commissioned for the occasion of the royal wedding of prince william to miss. A tender light is the sublime new album from paul mealor, the composer of ubi caritas performed at the royal wedding of. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Paul mealor says he is honoured, humbled and amazed after hearing the news this morning that massed american choirs are planning to perform his wellloved wedding motet at the. Ubi caritas et amor paul mealor wise music classical. Mealor, 35, was born in wales, where william is based as a royal air force rescue helicopter pilot, and ubi caritas premiered in october at st.
Performed by the tenebrae choir and also features the royal philharmonic orchestra the album includes the moving a spotless rose and ubi caritas, performed at the royal wedding. Paul mealor, whose music was sung at the royal wedding, reflects on his commission. The sublime new album from the star composer of the royal wedding. Perhaps one of the most popular compositions of ubi caritas is by maurice durufle. A tender light is the sublime new album from paul mealor, the composer of ubi caritas performed at the royal wedding of hrh prince william and catherine middleton in 2011 and includes a new recording of ubi caritas. Paul mealor has a deep connection with our choral heritage yet his works have immediacy and. This is certainly not a recording of ubi caritas spinoffs. Ubi caritas is a hymn of the western church, long used as one of the antiphons for the. Paul halley combined phrases of the original chant melody sung in latin with other songs in the track ubi caritas on his 1991 album angel on a stone wall. Durufle composed the arrangement in 1960 as part of his quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens, op. Voces8 lux 2015 official digital download 24bit96khz. Ubi caritas by paul mealor octavo sheet music for satb. Paul mealor ostj clj oss frsa born 25 november 1975 is a welsh composer. Ubi caritas performed at the royal wedding paul mealor.
Beautiful choral music from paul mealor, including ubi caritas which was first performed at the royal wedding of hrh prince william and catherine middleton. Hes also known as the royal wedding composer for his motet ubi caritas chosen by the. It was originally performed at the royal wedding scored for unaccompanied satb chorus nov200937. He came to wider notice when his motet ubi caritas et amor was performed at the wedding of prince william and catherine middleton in 2011.
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