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The productive partnership between The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation continued with the release in May 2011 of a CD of six new choral works from three of Britain’s most exciting contemporary composers: Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams and Ruth Byrchmore.  This is an excerpt from Ruth Byrchmore's The Dark Night, commissioned by the Genesis Foundation.

The productive partnership between The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation continued with the release in May 2011 of a CD of six new choral works from three of Britain’s most exciting contemporary composers: Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams and Ruth Byrchmore.  This is an excerpt from Tariq O'Regan's fleeting, God, commissioned by the Genesis Foundation.

The productive partnership between The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation continued with the release in May 2011 of a CD of six new choral works from three of Britain’s most exciting contemporary composers: Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams and Ruth Byrchmore.  This is an excerpt from Tariq O'Regan's fleeting, God, commissioned by the Genesis Foundation.

Beastly Tales by Roxanna Panufnik.

Death by drowning, death by slaughter - death by land or death by water (Narrator, Monkey, Mr Crocodile).

City of London Sinfonia - Sian Edwards
Recorded in the presence of the composer at Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, 22, 23, 26, 27 September 2005
© EMI Records Ltd, 2006
Words by Vikram Seth, Music by Roxanna Panufnik
Performers: Patricia Rozario (soprano); Yvonne Howard (Mezzo-soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone)
Producer: David Groves

Beastly Tales by Roxanna Panufnik.

When the monkey saw Kuroop he let out a joyful whoop (Narrator, Monkey, Mr Crocodile).

City of London Sinfonia - Sian Edwards
Recorded in the presence of the composer at Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, 22, 23, 26, 27 September 2005
© EMI Records Ltd, 2006
Words by Vikram Seth, Music by Roxanna Panufnik
Performers: Patricia Rozario (soprano); Yvonne Howard (Mezzo-soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone)
Producer: David Groves

Beastly Tales, Mangoes, by Roxanna Panufnik

One day, Mrs Crocodile, gorged on mangoes, with a smile (narator, Mrs Crocodile, Mr Crocodile)

City of London Sinfonia - Sian Edwards
Recorded in the presence of the composer at Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, 22, 23, 26, 27 September 2005
© EMI Records Ltd, 2006
Words by Vikram Seth, Music by Roxanna Panufnik
Performers: Patricia Rozario (soprano); Yvonne Howard (Mezzo-soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone)
Producer: David Groves

Beastly Tales by Roxanna Panufnik.

On the Ganga's greenest isle lived Kuroop the crocodile (narrator, Monkey, Mr. Crocodile).

City of London Sinfonia - Sian Edwards
Recorded in the presence of the composer at Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, 22, 23, 26, 27 September 2005
© EMI Records Ltd, 2006
Words by Vikram Seth, Music by Roxanna Panufnik
Performers: Patricia Rozario (soprano); Yvonne Howard (Mezzo-soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone)
Producer: David Groves

Deus, Deus Meus from the Westminster Mass by Roxanna Panufnik