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Airplane Cantata
Gabriel Jackson

Airplane Cantata

Gabriel Jackson

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212038123
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Catalog number: SIGCD 381
Releasedate: 25-08-14
The BBC Singers continue their series of releases featuring works by their official Associate Composer – a unique chance for some of the most talented artists to create works for the ensemble – with a new collection of world premiere recordings of works by British composer Gabriel Jackson.
The central work of the programme – Airplane Cantata – explores the early days of aviation through the journals, news reports and accounts that surrounded this world-changing era. Featuring characteristically precise performances from the BBC Singers, they are joined on this disc by the world-renowned pianola player Rex Lawson.
  • The BBC Singers continue their series of releases featuring works by their official Associate Composer with a new collection of world premiere recordings of works by British composer Gabriel Jackson.
The BBC Singers continue their series of releases featuring works by their official Associate Composer with a new collection of world premiere recordings of works by British composer Gabriel Jackson. The central work of the program – Airplane Cantata – explores the early days of aviation through the journals, news reports and accounts that surrounded this world-changing era. Featuring characteristically precise performances from the BBC Singers, they are joined on this disc by the world-renowned pianola player Rex Lawson.