The presence of boys' voices consistently brings extra freshness to the St John's Choir's performances, giving them the sort of bite one can imagine the composer having in mind, with Waltonian syncopations wonderfully idiomatic in their crisp articulation

All are dispatched with the style and professionalism that guarantee the status of St John's as one of the leading choirs in the country

The choir is one of the finest in England, and with their keenly pointed tone and astounding precision, a better choir could hardly be imagined for this repertory. Walton's sometime abrasive harmonies and intricate rhythms make this extraordinarily difficult music, but all of the works are sung here with amazing polish and assurance...The recorded sound is remarkably clear...This is a must for anyone who cares about Walton or about 20th Century English cathedral music

This disc of Walton’s church music and smaller choral pieces is another Naxos’s superb series of English choral music from St John’s College, Cambridge