Magnificat - The Redcliffe Service by Owain Park

Commissioned by the Andrew Kirk and the Choir of St Mary Redliffe Church to coincide with the arrival of their new chamber organ, this Magnificat is a new take on the traditional chamber organ and choir services. The piece explores atonalism, whilst also incorporating plainchant-like motifs and homophonic textures. The chamber organ's artistic potential is also investigated, with flourishes and colourful effects peppering the texture. The harmony is without a simple root major triad until the Gloria, when the tenors and basses enter on a triumphant A major chord. (Disclaimer: despite the use of the chamber organ, this is nothing like Byrd Second Service, Weelkes Fifth etc...)