Bliss (chorus SATB)
David Lancaster

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Additional Information

Bliss, for a cappella SATB chorus was composed in the winter of 1998 and first performed in York Minster in March the following year, by a massed choir directed by Marilynne Davies.  It sets words taken from a medieval English carol: Grant us the bliss to see Thy face...'

Tags

lancaster
chorus
bliss
choir
medieval
Carol

Details

Year
Publisher
Composer
Score file
Bliss and cover.pdf
Minutes
6

Recordings

Date recorded
March 2010
Performers
Elysian Singers
Title
Bliss
Venue
Late Music, York
Media link
bliss