Day 2 - There is no rose
Lucy Walker (b. 1998) is quickly establishing her place as one of Britain’s foremost emerging compositional voices. She is gaining repute for her vibrant choral writing, which composer Bob Chilcott describes as "full of light, and beautifully crafted." Walker is passionate about making music, especially choral music, accessible and inclusive, and her compositions and teaching work aim to reflect this mission. Her thoughtful setting of There is no rose flows between swells of emotion and warm chromatic inflections in the Latin refrains. This piece captures the natural emphases of the anonymous 15th century text, seamlessly moving between irregular and simple time signatures. (from Oxford University Press)
Alleluia . . .
There is no rose of such virtue;
As is the rose that bare Jesu;
Alleluia.
For in this rose contained was
Heav’n and earth in little space;
Res miranda! [Wonderful thing!]
And by that rose we may well see
that he is God in persons three,
Pari forma. [Equal in form]
Now leave we all this worldly mirth,
And follow we this joyful birth.
Transeamus [Let us follow]
Allelula!
There is no rose - The Oxford Choir
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