All this week on Classic Drive, Lorcan will feature music from 'Sun Moon Stars Rain' by Phoenix Chorale.

Phoenix Chorale's new release on Signum Classics, Christopher Gabbitas and the Phoenix Chorale present 'Sun Moon Stars Rain’ – a new album of vocal works all linking how these pivotal elements shape our cultures, beliefs, and understanding of the world.

"This enduring fascination speaks to something fundamental in the human experience – a mix of awe at the natural world, a quest for understanding our place within it, and a recognition of our dependence on forces far greater than ourselves. This is nothing new: Shakespeare, Lord Byron, and Octavio Paz are amongst the literary greats who have brought this awe to bear in their poetry and prose and inspired composers Sir John Rutter, Toby Hession and Eric Whitacre in their contributions to this programme"’ – Christopher Gabbitas

Tracklist

  1. I Found Night: Connor Koppin
  2. There will come soft rains: Connor Koppin
  3. 3 Poems of Sara Teasdale, "Constellation": Frank Ticheli No. 1. From the Sea
  4. 3 Poems of Sara Teasdale, "Constellation": Frank Ticheli No. 2. The Falling Star
  5. 3 Poems of Sara Teasdale, "Constellation": Frank Ticheli No. 3. There will be stars
  6. The Astronomer: William Yanesh
  7. Sing to the Moon: Steven James Brown; Laura Mvula
  8. Cells, Planets: Erika Lloyd
  9. Be not afeard: John Rutter
  10. April Rain Song: Robert A. Harris
  11. Little you, looking up: Dale Trumbore
  12. As torrents in summer: Edward Elgar
  13. The Sun never says: Dan Forrest
  14. Underneath the Stars: Kate Rusby
  15. With a lily in your hand: Eric Whitacre
  16. She walks in beauty: Toby Hession
  17. The Sun whose rays are all ablaze: Arthur Sullivan
  18. Water Night: Eric Whitacre

Tune in at 5:20 everyday this week to hear a selection from this album on Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive.