In 1980 Rutter was made an honorary fellow of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and in 1988 he became a fellow of the Guild of Church Musicians. In 1996 the Archbishop of Canterbury conferred a Lambeth Doctorate of Music upon him in recognition of his contribution to church music. The seventh movement includes words from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer Burial Service ("I heard a voice from heaven...") and the communion chant from Requiem ( Lux aeterna). [11] Rutter completed his Requiem in 1985. It bears the dedication "in memoriam L. F. R.", [1] John Rutter's father, who had died the previous year. [2]

Rutter's music is eclectic, showing the influences of the French and English choral traditions of the early 20th century as well as of light music and American classic songwriting. Almost every choral anthem and hymn that he writes [ citation needed] has a subsequent orchestral accompaniment in addition to the standard piano/organ accompaniment, using various different instrumentations such as strings only, strings and woodwinds or full orchestra with brass and percussion. Many of his works have also been arranged for concert band with optional chorus. [12]Although only 35 minutes in length, the choir of 30+ only began to learn it three and a half hours earlier with a small number of newbies for the day. The result was beautiful. News". Delta Omicron. 29 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011 . Retrieved 22 July 2011. Rutter’s music is popular around the world, particularly with choral societies. On both sides of the Atlantic, performances of his music can be heard week in, week out. The following table shows the title, Tempo marking, voices, time, key and text sources for the seven movements. The information is given for the beginning of the movements. Rutter frequently shifts tempo, key and time. The source for the details is the vocal score, unless otherwise noted. [4] Movements of Rutter's Requiem BBC Radio 3, Choral Evensong, St Bartholomew-the-Great, London, 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

In a 2009 interview, Rutter discussed his understanding of "genius" and its unique ability to transform lives – whether that genius is communicated in the form of music or other media. He likened the purity of music to that of mathematics and connected the two with a reference to the discovery made by the early Greeks that frequencies of harmonic pitches are related by whole-number ratios. [2] Reception edit Taylor, Mark (14 November 2023). "Winners of The Ivors Classical Awards 2023 announced". The Ivors Academy . Retrieved 15 November 2023. a b "About this Recording". Rutter: Requiem/Anthems. Naxos. 2003. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022 . Retrieved 1 November 2016.The John Rutter Piano Album : arrangements of eight of his most popular choral pieces for solo piano. Returning to Requiem, the main event, the choir continued in their advancement with some rich, tones and all the voices blended beautifully. Rutter’s Requiem composed in 1985, is a musical setting of sections of the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Psalms. Seven sections contained prayers on behalf of all humanity, psalms, personal prayers to Christ, and in the central Sanctus an affirmation of divine glory. During this, there were two solo pieces sung also beautifully, by Naomi Barlow. Excellent accompaniment throughout by Angie Allard. a b Macfarlane, Alan. "Interview with John Rutter". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 18 December 2013.

Rutter, John (2014). A Flower Remembered. Oxford UP. ISBN 978-0-19-340482-3 . Retrieved 10 June 2019. Rutter structured the work in seven movements, similar to the setting of Gabriel Fauré. One of the movements is The Lord is my Shepherd, which he had written as an anthem in 1976. [3] Table of movements edit The fifth movement is the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) of the Requiem. Rutter uses a steady beat on one note, similar to the timpani of the first movement. The Latin text is contrasted with another biblical passage, "Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live" from the Book of Job. The call Agnus Dei in measure 58 is the dynamic climax of the Requiem. After an instrumental interlude which quotes a melody associated with Easter, the voices sing very softly "I am the resurrection and the life", from the Book of John. [9] 6 edit A Flower Remembered" for SATB or SAA, published with lyrics in both English and Japanese, composed in 2014 to commemorate the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami [24] [25]

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Rutter's compositions are chiefly choral, and include Christmas carols, anthems and extended works such as the Gloria, the Requiem and the Magnificat.

A Gaelic Blessing for SATB and organ or guitar, commissioned in 1978 by the Chancel Choir of the First United Methodist Church, Omaha, Nebraska, in honour of minister of music Mel Olson In 1981, Rutter founded his own choir, the Cambridge Singers, which he conducts and with which he has made many recordings of sacred choral repertoire (including his own works), particularly under his own label Collegium Records. He resides at Hemingford Abbots in Cambridgeshire and frequently conducts many choirs and orchestras around the world. The Requiem was published in 1986 by Oxford University Press, with a singable English text also for the Latin passages. [1] Music edit

He conducted the first performance on 13 October 1985 at Lovers' Lane United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas, where the director of Music Allen Pote prepared the Sanctuary Choir and orchestra. The soprano soloist was Karen Shafer. Movements 1, 2, 4, and 7 had been performed on 14 March 1985 at Fremont Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, California, by the Sanctuary Choir and ensemble, prepared by Mel Olson and also conducted by the composer. [3]