Cantica Nova is an outstanding collection of new motets by contemporary British composers. Scored for mixed voice - a cappella & with organ - the pieces present a kaleidoscope of different styles & sonorities, united in their ability to communicate fresh ideas & the skill of their vocal writing. Here are dancing, energetic rhythms & rich, ecstatic chords; simple, plainchant lines & overlapping, mesmeric phrases; pieces direct & strong & pieces radiant & spacious; motets telling in their simplici