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Already accessible to Bronze, Silver, and Gold Song Company Members on their website, the album is now available digitally on Bandcamp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recorded during the 2020 lockdown, on the album are Gavin Bryars&#8217;s <em>Jesus&#8217; Blood Never Failed Me Yet<\/em> with the world premi\u00e8re recording of its choral a cappella version, alongside the world premi\u00e8re recording of Antony Pitts&#8217;s 25-part motet, <em>Transiens,<\/em> based on music by Robert Wylkynson from the Eton Choirbook.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Bryars\u2019 new choral arrangement of his epochal minimalist work, is inspired by the singing of a homeless person, presented in its 50th anniversary year alongside <em>Transiens,<\/em> composed by\u00a0 Antony Pitts on a road trip into the heart of Australia. It is an extended postmodern version of the legendary 13-part canon from the early Renaissance Eton Choirbook, <em>Jesus autem transiens. <\/em>The Song Company and collaborating ensembles recorded this moving program during lockdown in bedrooms and kitchens across Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling back to the time of Gavin Bryars&#8217; original piece in 1971, the album is now being pressed on limited edition transparent red vinyl in a 50th anniversary gatefold sleeve and can be pre-ordered at a discounted price before its release in 1 June. A potential collector&#8217;s item, the vinyl will be officially launched in July this year. 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