Anam: Music to Move the Soul Apollo5

• Fraser Wilson: Anam:
• 1 Wilson: Anam 04:05
• Rebecca Tavener: O Rubor Sanguinis
• 2 Tavener: O Rubor Sanguinis 01:56
• James MacMillan (b. 1959): Os Mutorum:
• 3 MacMillan: Os Mutorum 04:22
• Philippe Verdelot: Donna, se fiera stella:
• 4 Verdelot: Donna, se fiera stella 02:39
• Cipriano de Rore (1516 - 1565): Hor che l'aria e la terra:
• 5 Rore: Hor che l'aria e la terra 03:37
• Lucy Walker: My Heart, My God, Is Steadfast:
• 6 Walker: My Heart, My God, Is Steadfast 01:59
• C.H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918): My Soul, There Is a Country:
• 7 Parry: My Soul, There Is a Country 03:30
• Francis Pott (b. 1957): When Music Sounds:
• 8 Pott: When Music Sounds 04:39
• Paul Smith (1906 - 1985): A Study (A Soul):
• 9 Smith: A Study (A Soul) 03:22
• Traditional: Ca' the Yowes (Arr. by Adrian Peacock):
• 10 Traditional: Ca' the Yowes (Arr. by Adrian Peacock) 03:57
• Paul Mealor (b. 1975): Beneath Thy Compassion:
• 11 Mealor: Beneath Thy Compassion 02:53
• Henrik Dahlgren (b. 1991): Without Knowing:
• 12 Dahlgren: Without Knowing 03:23
• Traditional: Black is the Colour (Arr. by Blake Morgan):
• 13 Traditional: Black is the Colour (Arr. by Blake Morgan) 04:39
• Michael McGlynn (b. 1964): Am gaeth i m-muir:
• 14 McGlynn: Am gaeth i m-muir 02:40
• Tom Petty (1950 - 2017): Wildflowers (Arr. by Penelope Appleyard):
• 15 Petty: Wildflowers (Arr. by Penelope Appleyard) 03:21
• Teena Lyle: The Eternal Rose (An Rós Síoraí):
• 16 Lyle: The Eternal Rose (An Rós Síoraí) 04:08
• Mairi Campbell (b. 1965): Auld Lang Syne (Arr. by Christopher Moore):
• 17 Campbell: Auld Lang Syne (Arr. by Christopher Moore) 03:34
• Total Runtime 58:44

Info zu Anam: Music to Move the Soul

Anlässlich des fünfzehnjährigen Bestehens der britischen Vokalgruppe präsentieren APOLLO5 ihr siebtes Studioalbum: Anam, eine Sammlung von „Music to Move the Soul“, bestehend aus Weltpremieren und musikalischen Erzählungen. Da „anam“ auf Gälisch „Seele“ bedeutet, liegt dem Album ein starkes keltisches Thema zugrunde, das neue Bearbeitungen von Volksliedern, heidnischen Texten, Gedichten von Robert Burns, brandneue, von schottischen und irischen Musiktraditionen inspirierte Auftragswerke und sogar traditionelle Instrumente enthält. Weitere Schwerpunkte sind italienische Madrigale aus der Renaissance, neue Vertonungen romantischer englischer Poesie und Aufnahmen von Stücken der beliebten britischen Komponisten Charles Hubert Parry und James MacMillan. Mit neuen Stücken und Bearbeitungen von Lucy Walker, Teena Lyle, Rebecca Tavener und der APOLLO5-Sopranistin Penelope Appleyard sind auch Komponistinnen stark vertreten, und die Poesie von Christina Rosetti ist ebenfalls vertreten. Anam enthält mehr Instrumente als je zuvor auf einem APOLLO5-Album, mit Gastauftritten der Clàrsach-Spielerin Ruth Wall, der Uilleann-Pipe-Spielerin Rita Farrell und der Perkussionistin Teena Lyle. Die siebzehn Tracks des Albums erkunden, wie die reiche bardische Tradition des Geschichtenerzählens und die Verbindung zu Heimat, Erbe und Natur Musik und Poesie inspirieren können, die mit kraftvollen Bildern und emotionaler Tiefe zeitlos wirken. Anam verbindet Tradition mit Innovation in einer Reise durch Jahrhunderte und Kulturen.

Apollo5
Clare Stewart, Mezzosopran
Penny Appleyard, Sopran
Oscar Golden-Lee, Tenor
Gus Perkins Ray, Bassbariton
Joseph Taylor, Tenor

APOLLO5
is one of Britain’s most dynamic small vocal ensembles, renowned for its ability to connect intimately with audiences while producing a rich, vibrant and versatile sound. Formed in London in 2011 and part of The VOCES8 Foundation, the critically acclaimed a cappella quintet brings together a soprano, mezzo‑soprano, two tenors and a bass, and draws on more than five centuries of music in programmes that move effortlessly between Renaissance and classical repertoire, folk traditions, jazz and pop.

Touring regularly across Europe and North America, APOLLO5 has appeared at leading venues including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Sinfonia Smith Square, the Barbican Centre, Oper Frankfurt, and Philharmonie Luxembourg. Recent highlights include performances at the Three Choirs Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival and York Early Music Festival, alongside North American tours taking in Memphis, Albuquerque (for SWACDA) and Honolulu. The ensemble’s distinctive sound and programming have made them frequent guests on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, and the group also receive airplay on Classic FM, Magic Classical and NTS Radio. APOLLO5 occasionally appears alongside VOCES8 in concerts and media performances, with both groups forming the core of The VOCES8 Foundation Choir.

The group’s growing discography reflects both its stylistic range and its commitment to storytelling through sound. APOLLO5 has released eight solo studio albums. Their most recent release, Crossings (2026), is a musical meditation on the ancient Via Francigena pilgrimage route. Other albums include Anam (2025), a Gaelic-inspired collection, and Haven (2023), which explores music by troubled, displaced and persecuted composers and features William Byrd’s complete Mass for Five Voices. Where All Roses Go (2021) and O Radiant Dawn (2019) both reached the top five of the UK Classical Charts, while the winter album A Deep But Dazzling Darkness (2021) was picked as one of The Observer’s best classical Christmas albums of the year. Invocations (2023), a collaboration with composer‑arranger Fraser Wilson, showcases the ensemble’s flair for contemporary writing and bespoke arrangements. Draw Near, released in 2026 and a collaboration with American composer Alexander Pierce Hill, presents a new five‑part setting of the Greek Orthodox liturgy.

During the COVID‑19 pandemic APOLLO5 played a central role in LIVE From London, The VOCES8 Foundation’s award‑winning digital festival series, helping to launch a platform that has since delivered more than ten online seasons and broadcast over 100 concerts, selling over 250,000 tickets in more than 183 territories and raising over £1.5 million to support over 500 arts professionals on and off screen. The ensemble continues to feature prominently in LIVE From London broadcasts and recordings, reaching global audiences through beautifully filmed performances.

Education and outreach sit at the heart of APOLLO5’s work. As part of The VOCES8 Foundation, the ensemble collaborates with CEO Paul Smith and affiliated groups to deliver transformative workshops, masterclasses and concerts to over 40,000 participants each year across the UK, Europe and the USA. In France, APOLLO5 has worked with thousands of singers through Association Sing’In projects, performing in unique spaces from football stadiums and circuses to royal abbeys. Much of their UK education activity is based at the VOCES8 Centre at St Anne & St Agnes Church in central London, where they lead children’s concerts, residencies and long‑term projects that champion ‘music education for all’.

“Immaculately sung one-to-a-part. Everything here is faultless, from the perfectly balanced pace and imaginative choice of repertoire to Apollo5’s exceptional cohesion and effortless style.” — BBC Music Magazine

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