In one of Paul Clark’s most celebrated scores for Clod Ensemble, two haunting 17th century canons are exploded into a densely-woven counterpoint for seven unaccompanied singers.
The recording of Silver Swan was made at Angel Studios, London, in the same week as the show’s 2012 performance at the Tate Modern. It is available now for streaming and download.
Paul Clark - Music
James Keane - Conductor
Singers: Clare McCaldin; Elaine Tate; Jenny Bacon; Lindsay Bramley; Lucy Stevens; Natalie Raybould; Polly May
“The music by Paul Clark is achingly divine. Thrilling textures that soar high and sweet, or brush gently against momentary discords […] it’s the kind of blissful sound you wish could go on”
The Glasgow Herald
“an astonishing sound: two 17th-century songs by John Smith and William Lawes wrapped around each other by composer Paul Clark, then re-configured into an otherworldly texture of contemporary rhythms and harmonies. The acoustics are cathedral-like; as these unaccompanied voices penetrate every part of the space, they acquire an awesome, disembodied power [...] it feels as though we're being drawn like supplicants by the music's force”
Guardian