CD: John Rutter ( Harp Music) – Blesssing

John Rutter is an English composer and conductor, associated mainly with choral music and active internationally for many years. He has composed or arranged many Christmas carols. He established the Collegium record label in 1983 as a vehicle for recordings with his professional chamber choir the Cambridge Singers, and they have made over fifty recordings. He has enjoyed a long association with Clare College, Cambridge – first as student, then Director of Music, later as parent, and recording producer for their renowned choir.

This CD is beautiful harp music and a Celtic collaboration between John Rutter arranging and Catrin Finch, (a harpist and one of Classical Music’s rising stars), who is playing.

Release Date: 12th Nov 2012

Running Time: 58 mins

Track Listings:

• 1 A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation
• 2 The Lord Bless You and Keep You
• 3 Lullaby for Ana Gwen
• 4 Jig a Jig
• 5 Hireath
• 6 Solstice
• 7 Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn ( 7 to 9 Welsh Folk songs)
• 8 Beth Yw’r Haf I Mi?
• 9 Migldi Magldi
• 10 Prelude
• Ostinato
• 12 Aria
• 13 Waltz
• 14 Chanson
• 15 Rondeau
• 16 Lullaby for Pegi
• 17A Clare Benediction