Two of Dan’s major choral works, Requiem and Gloria will be performed on Friday, November 2 @ 6 PM by the St. John’s Episcopal Church choir and guests as this year’s All Saints Memorial Concert at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, VA (seen below). The performance will be conducted by the composer. Concert info at https://www.facebook.com/events/409462049585511/.
Gloria
Dan’s Gloria Performed Twice in Scotland
Dan’s Gloria, for SATB choir, divisi, brass octet and percussion was performed by The Garleton Singers on March 17 at St. Cuthbert’s Church in Edinburgh and March 18 at St. Mary’s Parish Church in Haddington, Scotland as part of the ensemble’s Sound the Trumpet concerts. Visit the Singers at http://www.garletonsingers.co.uk/.
Video: Recording Gloria
A lovely new Convivium Records video from the recording sessions of Dan’s Gloria CD:
More about the CD at Convivium Records and more about Gloria and other compositions from the collection at Subito Music.
Lovely new review from the July/August 2017 issue of American Record Guide
Dan Locklair: Choral Pieces – Lord Jesus Think on Me; Isaiah Canticles; Angel Song; En Natus Est Emanuel; Gloria; 0 Sacrum Convivium; Ubi Caritas; Ave, Verum Corpus; St Peter’s Rock; Pater Noster; Remembrance; The Lord Bless You and Keep You – Jeremy Cole, org; Winchester College Choir; Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir/ Malcolm Archer; Sospiri/ Christopher Watson – Convivium 33 – 74 minutes
Here is something new-American choral music recorded by English choirs. Dan Locklair is a prominent composer who has written numerous works for nearly every medium: orchestral, chamber, instrumental, dramatic, choral, piano, and organ. This is a selection of his sacred choral pieces, both a cappella and accompanied, with the large-scale Gloria for choir, brass and percussion as the centerpiece of the program.
The Winchester and Portsmouth choirs are composed of high school age students and handle the technical and,musical demands with ease. Sospiri is a professional ensemble directed by Christopher Watson and is heard in five of the selections. The writing ranges from the virtuosic and contrapuntal in the Gloria to the touching simplicity of the opening ‘Lord Jesus, think on me’ and concluding ‘The Lord bless you and keep you: The music is beautifully written, deeply expressive of the texts; and the choirs give superlative performances. Extensive notes on the music and texts. – DELCAMP
More about the CD at https://conviviumrecords.co.uk/releases/dan-locklair-gloria-sacred-choral-works/.
Locklair Choral Music Presented on October 1 in Oxford, England
A special concert at Merton College Chapel in Oxford, England on October 1 will celebrate Convivium Records Gloria CD release (CR033) and will feature Locklair works from the recording. In addition to performances by Sospiri Choral Ensemble, there will also be other British musicians involved in the concert, including Malcolm Archer, the organ/trumpet duo Illumina (performing Dan’s work) and one of the choirs of Christ Church, Oxford. Dan will be in the audience for the concert.
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New CD – Dan Locklair Gloria
British-based Convivium Records announces the release of Dan Locklair Gloria (CR033), featuring performances of the composer’s sacred choral works by Sospiri, conducted by Christopher Watson, and Winchester College Chapel Choir with the Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir, led by Malcolm Archer.
This CD brings together pieces composed with texts that come from across the liturgical year. The works represent the style of Dan Locklair’s vocal music and show his skill and imagination in settings for a cappella choir, pieces for voices with organ accompaniment, and the central work Gloria with large choral forces, brass octet and percussion. At the core of all these pieces is the text and Dan Locklair’s setting of it.
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