Requiem by A T Nail
The Professional Recording
Listen Now! Kyrie
Offertorium
Libera
To mark its 20th anniversary year, on November 13th 2010, The Brighton Chamber Choir premiéred Requiem by Tim Nail.
A T Nail, known to all choir members as "Tim", had already gained a reputation as a fine composer, but this was his most ambitious work to date.
Tim is both the assistant director and an indispensible accompanying pianist at Brighton Chamber Choir's weekly rehearsals. Following the
successful first performance of Requiem, the choir was delighted to help with the first professional recording of Requiem
which took place over two afternoons, June 25th and 26th 2011, at the Church Of The Good Shepherd on Shoreham Beach.
With great patience music
director Jane Money, brought together the Brighton Chamber Orchestra (leader Helen Browne), organist James Lloyd Thomas
and the Brighton Chamber Choir, to produce a terrific performance of Requiem. Soloists, Katherine Nicholas, soprano and
Janet Ormerod, mezzo soprano gave stunningly, evocative performances with the Choir in the Introit/Kyrie, Hostias, On The Other
Side Of The River, My Home, Lux Aeterna and finally, Libera Me. Katherine's solo rendition of Pie Jesu is a pure delight.
Sound recording engineers were Martyn Baker and Russell Plowman from Location Multitrack.
Apart from the odd interruption from stray footsteps (probably the composer's) and overflying aircraft, the whole work was successfully
recorded over two afternoons. Much concentration, silent page turning and no chatter were requested and every singer duly delivered. It was
a truly unique occasion much enjoyed in great humour by all. Look out for the CD!
Images from the recording of Requiem
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Our soloists take a break |
First take |
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Technical adjustments... |
Tweaks... |
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© Photographs copyright of A T Nail |