MacMillan: Since it was the day of Preparation

The first disc in a new recording partnership between Hebrides Ensemble and Delphian Records presents Sir James MacMillans extraordinary setting by turns intimate and dramatic of the Resurrection story as told in St Johns Gospel. As at the works premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival, the Ensemble and its director William Conway (the works dedicatee) are joined by bass Brindley Sherratt in the role of Christ, and by a quartet of singers from Synergy Vocals. A significant landmark in MacMillans career, Since it was the day of Preparation ... now inaugurates a series of recordings set to document Hebrides Ensembles outstanding contribution to Scottish cultural life.