Romaria: Choral Music From Brazil - Choir Of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Geoffrey Webber

‘Romaria’, a word suggesting pilgrimage, crowds, and processions, evokes much of what is special and distinctive about modern Brazil – its mix of people, its extraordinary vibrancy, its faith. This survey of modern Brazilian choral music reflects all of these qualities, as well as the natural wonders of this amazing land. Geoffrey Webber and his ever-adventurous choir sing both sacred and secular works dating from the 1950s through to the present, in a programme developed in conjunction with experts from the University of São Paulo’s music department. This collaboration also led to the reconstruction of the rainforest soundtrack that originally accompanied Henrique de Curitiba’s inventive and unusual piece Metaphors.

1        Metaphors
Composed By – Henrique De Curitiba*

Carimbó (Suite Of Folksongs From The State Of Pará)
Arranged By – Ernest Mahle
Composed By – Traditional
2        III. Jacaré    
3        V. Lavadeira    
4        II. Siriri    
5        VIII. O Pau Rolou    
6        IX. Vamo Acabá Co'Este Samba    

7        Romario
Composed By – Osvaldo Lacerda

8        Jubiabá
Composed By – Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca

Antiquae Preces Christianae
Composed By – Ernani Aguiar
9        Gloria Patri    
10        Rector Potens    
11        Te Lucis Ante Terminum    

12        Cor Dulce, Cor Amabile
Composed By – Heitor Villa-Lobos

13        Oráculo
Composed By – Almeida Prado

14        Ave-Maria
Composed By – Claudio Santoro

15        Moreninha Se Eu Te Pedisse
Composed By – Marco Antônio Da Silva Ramos

16        Ismália
Composed By – Nibaldo Araneda

Missa Breve Sobre Ritmos Populares Brasileiros
Composed By – Aylton Escobar       

17        Kyrie / Modinha    
18        Gloria / Cantoria E Dança    
19        Sanctus / Ponteado    
20        Benedictus / Toada    
21        Agnus Dei / Acalanto    

22        Magnificat - Alleluia
Composed By – Heitor Villa-Lobos