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English Choral Music
Director of Music:
Christopher Robinson
Ensemble:
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
Record Label:
Naxos
Catalogue Number:
8.557557-58
Release Date:
Jan 2004
The rich sounds of St John's College Choir, conducted by Christopher Robinson, can be sampled in this extensive collection on 2 CDS, which explores the legacy of modern English choral music. CD1 presents music from Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Howells, and Elgar, while CD2 features Benjamin Britten, Berkeley, Tavener, Kenneth Leighton and Walton.
Notes:
Soloists: Oliver Lepage-Dean, William Goldring, Benedict Giles, Ben Harrison, Benjamin Durrant, James Geidt (trebles); Christopher de la Hoyde, Richard Moore (altos); Edward Lyon, Geoffrey Silver, Simon Wall, Jonathan Bungard, Allan Clayton (tenors); Reuben Thomas, Gareth Jones (basses)
Organ Scholars: Iain Farrington, Robert Houssart, Jonathan Vaughan, Christopher Whitton
Track Listing:
Evening Service in G major, Stanford
Justorum animae, Stanford
Ave Verum, Elgar
Give unto the Lord, Elgar
The Call, Vaughan Williams
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (St Paul's), Howells
Paean for Organ, Howells
Take him, Earth, for Cherishing, Howells
Litany to the Holy Spirit, Hurford
Welcome sweet and sacred feast, Finzi
Tenebrae Motets, Rubbra
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat, Rubbra
God is gone up, Finzi
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, Walton
Coronation Te Deum, Walton
Missa Brevis, Walton
A Hymn to the Virgin, Britten
Jubilate Deo, Britten
Hymn to St Cecilia, Britten
The Lord is my shepherd, Berkeley
Crux fidelis, Berkeley
Look up, sweet babe, Berkeley
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Magnalenae Oxoniense), Leighton
An Easter Sequence, Leighton
The Lamb, Tavener
The Lord's Prayer, Tavener
Song for Athene, Tavener
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Lennox Berkeley's sacred choral music is marked by an inner conviction borne of a strong personal faith, resulting in a unique compositional voice. This selection encompasses Berkeley's most significant works, including A Festival Anthem, the Missa Brevis and Three Latin Motets, written in 1972 for the Choir of St John's College.
Stanford - English Choral Music
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Psalm 106 vv. 1–12
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Festal Evensong – 9 May
This week’s webcast is taken from Festal Evensong on Ascension Day, Thursday 9 May. The Choir have had a busy week, with a BBC Radio 3 live broadcast of Bach Cantata no.
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