The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, Philip Barnes - Saint Louis Passions (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Datz Alleluia! A new work is come on hand
02. Briggs Seeking you
03. Bodley Love after Chagall
04. Lassus Forte soporifera
05. Pott Ardor amoris 1 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day
06. Praulins Odi et amo
07. Reznor Hurt
08. Pott Ardor amoris 2 Renouncement
09. Manning Miss me, but let me go
10. Swift Carolina from 'Where the Crawdads Sing'
11. Pott Ardor amoris 3 To Electra
12. Orff Catulli carmina 1 Odi et amo
13. Pott Ardor amoris 4 Wild Nights!
14. Jansson Tonight I dance alone
15. Pott Ardor amoris 5 Stillness
16. Handl Odi et amo
17. Reznor Right where it belongs
18. Pott Ardor amoris 6 If thou must love me

Released for Valentine’s Day, this latest album from one of the US’s foremost choirs, the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, presents compositions exploring all aspects of human love. The works range from the sixteenth century to new pieces by living composers, many commissioned by the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, with most receiving their first recording.

The six-part cycle Ardor amoris, by British composer, Francis Pott, is interspersed among works on the theme of love by Carter Datz, Kerensa Briggs, Seóirse Bodley, Orlando Lassus, Ugis Praulins, Sasha Johnson Manning, Carl Orif, Mårten Jansson, and Jacob Handl. In a new departure for the chorus there are also new choral versions of contemporary songs by Trent Reznor and Taylor Swift. The collection is introduced by the two lovers in the cover picture, Acme and Septimius, immortalized by the Roman poet, Catullus, and imagined in an intimate moment by the Victorian artist, Frederick Leighton (1830–96).

The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus is one of the world’s foremost commissioners of new choral music from composers from across the globe. In addition to commissioning several new works each season, in 1998 the Chorus established a Composer-in-Residence scheme to encourage outstanding choral composers – both emerging, and more established – providing opportunities for performances of their new works. The first holder of the position from 1998–2006 was Sasha Johnson Manning. Other composers with works on this recording that have been Composer-in-Residence are Melissa Dunphy (2014–18), Mårten Jansson (2019–21), and Kerensa Briggs (2022–25).

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