A Burns Sequence (2021)
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Conducted by Christopher Bell, the National Youth Choir of Scotland is joined by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for John Gardner’s setting of eight poems by Robert Burns.
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Conducted by Christopher Bell, the National Youth Choir of Scotland is joined by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for John Gardner’s setting of eight poems by Robert Burns.
The album was first recorded and later released in 1998 during the National Youth Choir of Scotland’s third year. Re-released in the organisation’s 25th Anniversary year, NYCOS celebrated the forgotten treasure from some of its first choir members for Burns Night 2021.
- Prayer Under the Pressure of Violent Anguish
- Raging Fortune
- My Luve Is Like A Red, Red Rose
- Will Ye Go To The Indies, My Mary
- O Whistle An’ I’ll Come To You
- Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes
- Macpherson’s Farewell
- Paraphrase Of The First Psalm
The album is available on all major download and streaming platforms such as iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and Spotify.
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