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Bob Chilcott This Day

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This Day unites five very different texts, both sacred and secular, in an exploration of man's relationship with the world and with God. Opening with an optimistic F sharp major setting of Emily Dickinson's 'Bring me the sunset in a cup', the work progresses through the stages of a day (or, indeed, a life): 'Awake, my soul!' (Thomas Ken), 'This Day' (Jewish text, adapted Chilcott), 'The Bright Field' (R.S. Thomas), and 'O Lord, support us' (John Henry Newman). This is powerfully evocative music embracing a range of moods and styles, with moments of joyful optimism, spiritual enlightenment, and poignancy.

S. A. 5 2. Awake, my

S. A. 5 2. Awake, my soul! Thomas Ken (1637–1711) 22 Bright and rhythmic q = c.150 f A - wake, my soul, and with the sun Thy f 28 unis. dai - ly stage of du - ty run; Shake off dull sloth, and joy - ful rise To 33 div. pay thy morn - ing sac - ri - fice. Re - 38 unis. - deem thy mis - spent youth that’s past, Live this day as it were thy last: Im - 43 - prove thy ta - lent with due care; For the great Day thy - self pre - pare. for online perusal only

6 48 SOPRANOS S. p Let all thy div. con p -verse be sin - cere, Thy con -science as mp mp the noon - day clear; Think how p p all - 53 - see S. -ing God thy ways And all A. thy mp se - cret thoughts sur - veys. ALTOS mp cresc. By in-fluence mp cresc. of the light di - vine Let thy own for online perusal only 59 mf light in goodworks shine: mf cresc. Re-flect all heaven’s pro-pi - tious ways In ar - dent love and cheer-ful praise, In ar mf cresc. - dent love and cheer-ful praise, 65 f f praise. Wake, and lift up thy - f sub. f

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