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Holst: The Coming of Christ; Two Psalms; Nunc Dimittis / City of London Choir; Holst Orchestra

1 CD / EM Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Gustav Holst: Psalm CXLVIII (Lord, Who hast made us); Nunc Dimittis, for chorus, H. 127; Choral Folk Songs, H. 136; The Coming of Christ, incidental music, H. 170
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; End, Timothy; Fontanels-Simmons, Marta; Goddard, James; Hawes, Tim; Kilhams, Jonathan; Pearce, Richard; Twilley, Amon-Ra
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: City of London Choir

The Coming of Christ was commissioned in 1927 by the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, George Bell, as a setting of a text by John Masefield,...continue...
Recording information: St Paul's Girls' School, Brook Green, London (10/15/2011)....continue...

In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; A babe is born, Op. 55; Herbert Howells: Here ...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Doyle, Julia; Glassberg, Ben; Oberst, Simon; Williams, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected...continue...

Holst: Choral Music / Wetton, Holst Singers, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-03-01

Works: Gustav Holst: Psalm CXLVIII (Lord, Who hast made us); Choruses (6) for male chorus & strings (or organ or piano), Op. 53, H. 186; The Evening-watch, for chorus, Op. 43/1, H. 159; Partsongs (7) for so...
Performers: Birch, John; Collyer, Isobel; Logan, Joya; Mercer, Chris
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Holst Singers

Holst: Choral Symphony & Fantasia / Dawson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-03-01

Works: Gustav Holst: A Choral Fantasia, for soprano, chorus, organ, strings, brass & percussion, Op. 51, H. 177; First Choral Symphony, Op. 41/H 155
Performers: Birch, John; Dawson, Lynne
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Guildford Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Holst was an accomplished choral composer, and these fine performances of the 'Choral Fantasia' and the First Choral Symphony confirm that. The vivid fragrance of...continue...

Britten: Choral Dances; Bliss, Holst / Wetton, Hill, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-10-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord), Op. 53; Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-...
Performers: Minty, Shirley; Owen, Thelma; Pearce, Judith
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Holst Orchestra; Holst Singers

"From 1885, comes this reissue of three less than obvious English choral works. Notable throughout are the gentleness and delicacy of Wetton's interpretations. Never tentative...continue...