J.A.C. Redford: Love Bade Me Welcome

LONDON: Love Bade Me Welcome is the new collection of choral music from composer J.A.C. Redford exploring spirituality, love, and the human experience. Blending traditional forms with contemporary harmonies and time-honored texts, Redford sets the poetry of Shakespeare, Gerard Manley Hopkins, George Herbert, and more.

By employing distinctive gestures and a range of vocal timbres, the composer offers sensitive musical interpretations of each poem, from the serene resonance of The Singing Bowl to the Old Testament drama of Who Hears the Ocean Roaring in a Tree. In giving voice to these humanistic texts, Love Bade Me Welcome is a compelling invitation to self-reflection.

Let’s get to know the sound of the 21^st-century choir!