Composer: Hildegard von Bingen, Edward William lgar, Jonathan Dean Harvey, Herbert Norman Howells, James Long, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Christopher Robinson, John Stainer, Charles Villiers Stanford
Performer: Joseph Wicks, Choir of St John’s College Cambridge, Jack Ross, John Challenger, Yale Schola Cantorum, Glen Dempsey
Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha, David Hill, Christopher Robinson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD691
Release: 2021
Size: 595 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Hildegard: O pastor animarum
02. Harvey: The Tree
03. Long: Sicut Aquilae
Howells: Preces & Responses
04. I. The Preces
05. II. The Responses
06. Elgar: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (from The Apostles)
07. Howells: A Hymn for St Cecilia
08. Stanford: A Song of Wisdom Op. 113
09. Robinson: Jesu, grant me this I, pray
10. Parry: Hear my words, ye people
11. Stainer: God so loved the world
12. Robinson, Rowlands: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John’s, Cambridge present a tribute album to two former directors, Christopher Robinson and David Hill, who celebrate their 85th and 65th birthdays respectively.
Taking the idea of new growth as a starting point, the album develops from the seed of a single treble line, gradually adding organ, then lower voices, a second choir (Yale Schola Cantorum), 150 additional singers, and eventually combining nearly 500 voices together (former members and friends of the college choir).
The programme spans Hildegard of Bingen to a new commission by James Long (b.1987) and also includes works by three ex-St Johnians: Herbert Howells, Johnathan Harvey and Christopher Robinson.
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge is one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world, known and loved by millions from its broadcasts, concert tours and recordings.
Founded in the 1670s, the Choir is known for its distinctive rich, warm sound, its expressive interpretations and its breadth of repertoire.