Ex Cathedra: Shared Ground
) | Label: SIGNUM RECORDS Catalog: SIGCD270 Format: CD Ex Cathedra; Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Philip Honoré, violinMusic by Alec Roth; Words by Vikra Seth Shared Ground is a set of works by the British composer Alec Roth, featuring several poems and sung texts by the Indian writer Vikram Seth. The title piece of the same name is inspired by Seth's poetry following a decision to buy and live in the Old Rectory in Bemerton - the former home of the 17thcentury poet and priest George Herbert. Other works on the disc expand this idea of a shared home or dwelling, with Earthrise - the reflections of Apollo astronauts on viewing the planet from orbit - and Hymn to Gaia.  Price: $37.98 |