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SUMMARY:Album Release Party for Taylor Scott Davis
DESCRIPTION:NORTH TEXAS COMPOSER TAYLOR SCOTT DAVIS CELEBRATES MAJOR DECCA
  CLASSICS ALBUM RELEASE WITH PALM SUNDAY SCREENING AT ST. ANDREW METHODIST
  CHURCH \n Free community event marks international album debut \n St. And
 rew Methodist Church in Plano invites the community to a special afternoon
  celebrating the international Decca Classics album release of i carry you
 r heart \, a collection of works by acclaimed North Texas composer Taylor
  Scott Davis – creative director of music and worship at St. Andrew and co
 mposer-in-residence for VOCES8 \, a GRAMMY®- nominated British vocal ensem
 ble. \nThe free event will take place Sunday\, March 29\, from 3 – 4 p.m.
  in the sanctuary and will feature a screening of the London-filmed perfor
 mance of Davis’ new six-movement Requiem – the centerpiece of the album –
  recorded by the internationally renowned VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orch
 estra. Filmed last June\, this performance recording is part of VOCES8’s E
 aster 2026 LIVE from London series. The event will also feature live music
 al participation from St. Andrew choral leaders as well as brief remarks f
 rom Davis about his inspiration and creative process. \n“This is a Requiem
  for our time\,” said Taylor Davis. “It’s about sitting with one another i
 n grief and in hope without needing all of the answers.” \nDavis’ six-move
 ment Requiem was commissioned for VOCES8’s 20th anniversary and conducted
  by Barnaby Smith\, co-founder and artistic director of VOCES8. Rooted in
  the traditional Latin Requiem text and written for modern audiences\, the
  work acknowledges loss while offering a message of hope and shared humani
 ty for listeners of all faith backgrounds or none. \n“At the emotional cen
 ter of the Requiem is Idyll \, a poem by English poet Siegfried Sassoon\,
  whose words speak to finding light ‘where gloom and brightness meet\,’ gi
 ving the work a sense of transition from mourning to hope\,” added Davis.
  “In this 250th anniversary year of American independence\, this poem carr
 ies special resonance – an English war poet’s words set by an American com
 poser and performed by an ensemble with deep ties to the United States.” \
 nHailed by The Wall Street Journal for writing “dreamy vocal lines” that “
 overlap and intensify to stunning effect\,” Davis continues a growing inte
 rnational career\, with performances in major venues across the United Sta
 tes and abroad. This marks his third album collaboration with VOCES8 and t
 heir foundation choir and orchestra. \n“The event falls on Palm Sunday and
  connects with the longstanding Christian tradition of presenting a requie
 m during Holy Week as a contemplative entry into the sacred season\,” adde
 d Davis. “Community members as well as area churches are warmly invited to
  attend this modern requiem experience.” \n“St. Andrew has long been commi
 tted to excellence in sacred music\, and Taylor’s leadership continues to
  elevate our music ministry to an international level\,” said Rev. Arthur
  Jones\, senior pastor\, St. Andrew. “We invite the entire community to ex
 perience this beautiful and moving work together on Palm Sunday.” \nSigned
  CDs will be available for purchase at a reception following the event. Th
 e event is free and open to the public. For more information\, visit stand
 rewmethodist.org/events . \n # # # \n St. Andrew Methodist Church \, found
 ed in 1986\, is an independent Methodist congregation in Plano\, Texas\, w
 ith more than 8\,000 members. St. Andrew is committed to faith that is rea
 l\, practical\, and life-changing\, while offering opportunities for tradi
 tional and contemporary worship\, discipleship\, and service locally\, reg
 ionally\, and globally. The church is home to Invite Ministries\, its publ
 ishing house\, and Beacon of Light\, a mental health ministry. St. Andrew
  is a community of people seeking to live more like Jesus every day and to
  learn in deeper ways what it means to follow His teachings\, live in comm
 unity\, and serve the world.  5801 W. Plano Parkway\, Plano\, TX 75093\,
   www.standrewmethodist.org \,  (972) 380-8001 \n VOCES8 \, the Grammy-nom
 inated British vocal ensemble\, is proud to inspire people through music a
 nd share the joy of singing. Touring globally\, the group performs an exte
 nsive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations wit
 h leading orchestras\, conductors and soloists. Versatility and celebratio
 n of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble's performance
  and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. Read the V
 OCES8 full biography  here . VOCES8 is the flagship ensemble of its music
  education charity\, the VOCES8 Foundation .\nSt. Andrew Methodist Church\
 n5801 W. Plano Parkway\nPlano\, TX 75093 United States\n
LOCATION:5801 W. Plano Parkway\, Plano\, TX 75093
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