James MacMillan: Motets for instrumental solo
These extended instrumental solos are taken from MacMillan's 90-minute Since it was the day of Preparation... for voices & ensemble, first performed by the Hebrides Ensemble at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival.
The parent work sets the Resurrection narratives from St John's Gospel. The five instrumental solos for different instruments (theorbo, cello, clarinet, harp, horn) are reproduced unabridged. They serve as prologue and interludes at respective points of the work.
