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1-Sun-Dogs--I first saw them

3-Sun-Dogs--I saw them leading

5-Sun-Dogs--If you turn down the offerings

7-Vistatio Sepulchri-Scene 2

8-Vistatio Sepulchri-Scene 3

Netherlands Radio Choir: James MacMillan - Visitatio Sepulchri, Sun-Dogs (CD)

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<James MacMillan: Sun-Dogs • Visitatio Sepulchri
Netherlands Radio Choir
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
Celso Antunes, conductor (Sun-Dogs) / chorus master (Visitatio)
James MacMillan, conductor (Visitatio)

Includes a 32-page booklet with lyrics, profiles and photos of the composer, conductor, chorus and orchestra, along with information about the compositions. (In English, Dutch, and French.)

Track Listing:

Sun-Dogs (2006)
for chorus a cappella
Text by Michael Symmons Roberts, with additional lines from the Roman Missal and an English traditional rhyme.

1.   I. 'I first saw them'. Largo
2.   II. 'Domini canes' ('Dogs of the Lord'). Adagio
3.   III. 'I saw them leading'. Allegro moderato
4.   IV. 'Sometimes, like Tobias'. Andante
5.   V. 'If you turn down the offerings'. Andante

Visitatio Sepulchri (1992-93)
Version for 7-part chorus and chamber orchestra

6. Scene 1
7. Scene 2
8. Scene 3

This recording includes instrumental accompaniment on some tracks.