HILARY CAMPBELL
RECORDINGS
THE MASSES: ARNOLD ROSNER
BLOSSOM STREET
Guy Rickards
Musical Opinion
​
THE BIG PICTURE
BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY
DOWN BY THE SEA
BLOSSOM STREET
Norman Lebrecht
Sinfini Music, July 2013
Album of the Week 22 July and Choral Album of the Year. At the risk of prejudicing any latecomers and with 2013 barely half gone, I declare this release to be my choral album of the year. I’d be stupefied if anything stronger comes long. Wrap your ears around Judith Bingham’s 'The Orphan Girl' and marvel at her ingenious harmonies. John Duggan’s 'Over the Moon' puts you right there: into the blue beyond. Hilary Campbell’s setting of 'Blow the Wind Southerly' drags the old ditty two generations away from Ferrier’s hand-crafted, perilous simplicities to an era of faceless industrial fishing. ... Terrific stuff. ★★★★★
A SHORT WHILE FOR DREAMING
BLOSSOM STREET
Terry Blain
BBC Music magazine
Seven premiere recordings here, in a programme offering a genuine expansion in our understanding of Warlock. The Full Heart, in eight parts, is particularly striking. Gorgeous sound; highly engaging, dedicated performances. ★★★★
SLEEP, HOLY BABE
BLOSSOM STREET
David Mellor
The Mail on Sunday
Campbell, who contributes an attractive carol of her own, Sleep My Dreaming One, has chosen music that is reflective rather than extrovert, tonal but never facile, and with real spiritual depth. I love it. ★★★★★