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Album Summary
Peter Holder (Organ)- Lara Hicks
- Tom Winpenny (Organ)
- David Martin-Smith
- Kenneth Burgess (Baritone)
- Oliver Martin-Smith
- Alan Herbert
- Philip Salmon (Tenor)
- Geoff McMahon
Notes & Reviews:
Compared with large-scale oratorios such as St Paul, which includes the lyrical chorus How lovely are the messengers, Mendelssohn's smaller sacred choral works were influenced by Palestrina, ranging from short liturgical motets such as the Sechs Sprüche to the canticle settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis. The famous sacred melody 'O for the wings of a dove' is to be found in Hear my prayer. The fine choristers of St Albans Cathedral can also be heard 'on sparkling form' (Gramophone) in John Rutter's Gloria (8.572563). Tom Winpenny is Assistant Master of the Music at St Albans Cathedral, where he accompanies the daily choral services and directs the Abbey Girls Choir. Previously, as Sub-Organist at St Paul's Cathedral, London, he performed with the Cathedral Choir at the AGO National Convention, with the London Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 8, and played for great state occasions.
BBC Music Magazine, October 2012
On their showing here, St Albans Abbey Girls Choir can stand comparison with the best boys' choirs, even if their sound is slightly different...Throughout, great care has obviously been taken over words and phrasing. The purity and steadiness of the girls' voices are in themselves utterly delightful, but they do mean that any unsteadiness elsewhere stands out.
Gramophone Magazine, October 2012
The Three Motets for female voices and organ, Op. 39, are performed with a pleasing freshness...Best of all is the wonderful sonority of the eight-voice a cappella bookends, the Six Anthems and the setting of Psalm 43, Richte mich, Gott. And Winpenny's organ solo is of a comparable splendour.
American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Performances, from start to finish, are well done and enjoyable, with some exceptionally sweet-toned solo work from young Laura Hicks. The St Albans Abbey Girls Choir can stand toe-to-toe with all but the top handful of England's boy-treble cathedral ensembles. Well-engineered sound and a serviceable booklet wrap up a worthwhile package.
MusicWeb International
... generally excellent performances that are well recorded and well presented.
Recording information: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/19/2011-07/21/2011).
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Works Details
Mendelssohn, Felix : Sechs Sprüche - Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Ensemble: St Albans Abbey Girls Choir
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 9 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Choral
Mendelssohn, Felix : St. Paul, Op. 36 :: How lovely are the messengers - Performer: Peter Holder (Organ)
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 04/18/1836
Mendelssohn, Felix : Hear my prayer - Performers: Peter Holder (Organ); Lara Hicks
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 11 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 01/25/1844
Mendelssohn, Felix : Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor, Op. 39/1 - Performer: Peter Holder (Organ)
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 12/31/1830
Mendelssohn, Felix : Allegro, Choral and Fugue for organ in D minor/D major [Little Pieces (4) for organ no 4] - Performer: Tom Winpenny (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 8 min. 19 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 07/25/1844
Mendelssohn, Felix : Three Motets, Op. 69 :: no 3. Magnificat - Performers: David Martin-Smith; Kenneth Burgess (Baritone); Peter Holder (Organ)
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 9 min. 44 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Choral
Mendelssohn, Felix : Three Motets, Op. 69 :: no 1. Nunc dimittis - Performer: Peter Holder (Organ)
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Choral
Mendelssohn, Felix : Wohin habt ihr ihm getragen? from Motet Op. 39, #3 (F. Mendelsso - Performer: Peter Holder (Organ)
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 8 min. 56 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 12/30/1830
Mendelssohn, Felix : Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23 - Performers: Peter Holder (Organ); Oliver Martin-Smith; Alan Herbert; Philip Salmon (Tenor); Geoff McMahon
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 6 min. 29 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 10/16/1830
Mendelssohn, Felix : Laudate pueri ("O praise the Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in E flat major, Op. 39/2 - Performer: Peter Holder (Organ)
- Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 08/14/1837
Mendelssohn, Felix : Psalm 43 ("Richte mich, Gott"), for double chorus in D minor, Op. 78/2 - Conductor: Tom Winpenny
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, UK (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)
- Running Time: 4 min. sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 01/03/1844
