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James Macmillan: Missa Dunelmi

1 CD / Priory Import / 2013-04-09

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: For Lo, I Raise Up, anthem, Op. 145; Bryan Kelly: Summer in winter, for chorus & organ; Michael Fleming: Kindle a light to lighten the darkness, for chorus & organ; James M...
Performers: Dover, Sarah [Vocals]; Gerth, Louise [Vocals]; Halford-Macleod, Honor [Soprano Vocal]; Lee, Simon [Tenor vocals]; Massey, Francesca
Conductors: Lancelot, James

The Durham Cathedral Choir performs a world premiere recording of Missa Dunelmi (Durham Mass) commissioned by them along with other European choral works....continue...
Recording information: Durham Cathedral (02/06/2012-02/08/2012)....continue...

Psalms and Motets for Reflection - Taverner, Stainer, Poulenc, Stanford, MacMillan

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: William Crotch: Psalm 47, for chorus; Johannes Eccard: Maria Wallt zum Heiligtum; James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Ivor Atkins: Psalm 2, for chorus; Psalm 96, for chorus; John Tavener...
Performers: Bloss, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's Elora

Choral elements from Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and medieval traditions are included in this anthology of anthems and motets, many drawing inspiration from the Psalms....continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/29/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

O Still Small Voice of Calm - works for chorus by Halley, Walton, Hailstrok, Proulx, Eyerly, Weelkes et al. / Cincinnati Cathedral Choristers

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2012-12-11

Works: Paul Halley: Bring Us, O Lord God, for chorus & organ; Traditional Spiritual: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Adolphus Hailstork: Crucifixion; They That Wait Upon the Lord, for chorus & organ; Richard Prou...
Performers: Beck, Anthony; Bideler, Nicholas; Bouley, Noel [Baritone Vocal]; Bruestle, Dawn; Dashiells, Robin; Scholten, Paul; Smith, Adam [Tenor vocals]; Wheeler, Angeline
Conductors: Hogan, Charles
Ensemble: ; Cincinnati Cathedral Choristers

This recording was made when Charles Hogan was director of music at the Episcopal cathedral in Cincinnati and is representative of the choristers' varied repertoire....continue...
Recording information: Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH (05/17/2009/05/21/2009)....continue...

A Year at Southwark / The Choir of Southwark Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; Philip Moore: All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; William Byrd: Teach me, O Lord; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; John Sta...
Performers: Ashby, Nicholas; Disley, Stephen; Hope, Jonathan; Little, Alastair; Tipple, Andrew; Wright, Peter [Conductor]
Conductors: Wright, Peter
Ensemble: Choir of Southwark Cathedral

This journey in music through a year at Southwark Cathedral charts some of the major festivals of the Church's year from Advent to Remembrance, and...continue...
Recording information: Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (03/29/2011-03/30/2011); Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (04/01/2011)....continue...

Invocation: Choral music by Kenneth Leighton and James MacMillan / Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, David Saint, organ

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Kenneth Leighton: God's Grandeur, for chorus; Missa Sancti Thomae, for soloists, chorus & organ; Quam dilecta!, for soprano, chorus & organ; James MacMillan: Laudi alla vergine Maria; The Song of the...
Performers: Appleyard, Penelope [Soprano (Vocal)]; Elliot, Timothy [Bass (Vocal)]; Jenkins, Robert; Khatri, Mitesh [Tenor (Vocal)]; Mak, Chi Hoe [Bass (Vocal)]; Saint, David; Secretan, Amy [Soprano (Vocal)]; Tou...
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

This recording of choral music features music by Kenneth Leighton and his former pupil, James MacMillan. Despite their different sound worlds, the music of these...continue...
Recording information: St. Alban's Church, London, England (05/07/2010-05/08/2010)....continue...

Songbook: The Trebles of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Roger Quilter: Music, When Soft Voices die for voice & piano, Op. 25/5; Love's Philosophy, for voice & piano, Op. 3/1; Arvo Pärt: Vater unser, for boy soprano or unison children's chorus & piano...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton; Nicholas, Benjamin
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

This 'songbook' is unique to the Schola Cantorum choristers of Tewkesbury Abbey - essentially, it's a showcase for the Abbey trebles. This is evident most...continue...
Recording information: Merton College Chapel, Oxford (07/05/2010-07/07/2010)....continue...

James MacMillan: Who Are These Angels? / Tavener, Cappella Nova

1 CD / Linn Records / 2011-10-25

Works: James MacMillan: And lo, the Angel of the Lord, for chorus; Qui meditabitur, for chorus; O Radiant Dawn, for chorus; Lux aeterna, for chorus; Os mutorum, for chorus; Bring us, O Lord, for chorus; Can...
Performers: Kitchen, John; Taylor, William [Harp]
Conductors: Tavener, Alan
Ensemble: Canty; Cappella Nova

"These are performances of rare power and intensity." International Record Review "MacMillan is one of the most prolific and sought-after composers working today." American Choral...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling UK (11/02/2010-11/04/2010)....continue...

Great British Choral Works / Christophers - The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2011-09-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Esther, HWV 50a, 1718 version; Messiah, HWV 56; William Byrd: Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum; James MacMillan: A Child's Prayer, for treble, chorus & or...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; George, Michael; Glynn, Christopher; Hopkins, Kirsty; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Since they were founded in 1979, The Sixteen and Harry Christophers have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new...continue...

MacMillan: Jubilate Deo; Tremunt videntes angeli; Le tombeau de Georges Roualt; Etc. / Matthew Owens / Wells Cathedral Choir, Jonathan Vaughn, organ

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: James MacMillan: Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ; Serenity, for chorus & organ; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for chorus & organ; Tremunt videntes angeli; On Love, for treble & organ; ...Here in hid...
Performers: Bland, Dominic; Clulow, Simon; Hounsell, Mark; Sheldrake, Christopher; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Wells Cathedral Choir

James MacMillan is renowned for his highly original yet accessible choral music. His prolific output displays an intrinsic understanding of the human voice and his...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, Somerset (2010-05-26_2010-05-27&2010-)....continue...

Hear My Words: Choral Classics

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; Sergey Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Giovanni Pierluigi da Pal...
Performers: De Minckwitz, Edward; Hambleton, Tristan; McDonald, Basil; Ravalde, Tim; Strong, Pablo; Tomita, Leo; Walker, Graham; Williams, Francis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew

This new release of Choral Classics from St John's spans nearly 500 years of choral music. The earliest pieces date from the first half of...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/09/2010-04/11/2010)....continue...

Ascension / Owens, St. Mary's Cathedral Choir Edinburgh

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: James MacMillan: Tremunt videntes angeli; Kenneth Leighton: Preces and Responses no 1, for cantor, chorus & organ; Preces and Responses no 2, for cantor, chorus & organ; Percy Buck: Eternal Monarch, ...
Performers: Binks, Adam; Blackledge, Philip; Hamilton, Susan [Soprano Vocal]; Nieminski, Simon; Owens, Matthew; Paolozzi, Sir Eduardo; Sutherland, Jamieson; Turnell, Ashley
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh

Includes psalm 108 "paratum cor meum" verses 1-6 (hurford) by various composers....continue...

Angels in the Architecture

1 CD / GIA Publications / 2010-08-10

Works: Blake R. Henson: My Flight for Heaven, for chorus & organ; Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 100 ("Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle Welt"), for chorus in C major; James MacMillan: In splendoribus sanctorum, motet for...
Performers: Brancheau, Elise; Cowan, Ken; Gillespie, Fiona; Jordan, James; Kelly, Robert [Baritone]; Osbourn, Hope; Schweingruber, Eric; Shenenberger, Marilyn; Spadafora, Joseph; Spinelli, Louie
Conductors: Jordan, James; Brody, Isaac

Stillness: Music of Calm in a Changing World

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-07-13

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; Lament for Jerusalem; Song of Angel; Ross Edwards: Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, O Creator Spirit); Dance Mantras, for voices and drum; Yanada, for oboe; Symphony no 1 '...
Performers: Cislowska, Tamara Anna; Cleworth, Ian; Doherty, Diana; Doyle, Matthew; Franklin, Jim; Kenny, Yvonne; Lacey, Genevieve; Leske, Clemens; Lukin, Brendon; Maer, Sally; McDonald, Anna; McGuire, Marshall; ...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Mills, Richard; Woods, Thomas; Rudner, Ola; ; Weymark, Brett; Williams, Lyn; Yuasa, Takuo; Stanhope, David; Fürst, Jànos; Porcelijn, David
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Synergy

The Virgin Mary's Journey

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Marcel Dupré: Motets (4), Op. 9; Max Reger: Ave Maria, for organ, Op. 80/5; Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat in G; Francis Poulenc: Motets pou...
Performers: Cook, Dan

Advent in Winchester "O come, Emmanuel" / Lumsden, et al

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Plainchant: Drop down, ye heavens (Advent Prose), Mode 1, for choir; William Byrd: Liber primus sacrarum cantionum; Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come; Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ru...
Performers: Baldock, Sarah; Brown, Jonathan; Cartridge, David; Gallear, Simon; Goater, Edward; Holliday, Jimmy; Irwin, Simon; Kendall, Richard; Kendall, William; Lumsden, Andrew; Norrington, Thomas

My Beloved Spake

1 CD / Regent Records / 2009-12-08

Works: Patrick Hadley: My Beloved Spake, anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra); Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; Edward Elgar: The Light of Li...
Performers: Midgley, Jonathan; Provost, Paul

This collection of favorite anthems from Winchester College is sung by the Chapel Choir. The choir was established in 1382 concurrent with the founding of...continue...
Recording information: Winchester College Chapel (06/23/2008-06/26/2008)....continue...

North Star - Watkins, Hawkins, Samuel / Calland, Whitehead

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2006-09-01

Works: Huw Watkins: Three Orations, for trumpet & organ; Diana Burrell: North Star; James MacMillan: Wedding Introit, for organ; White Noise Paraphrase; Gaudeamus in loci pace; Rhian Samuel: Three Pieces, f...
Performers: Calland, Deborah; Whitehead, William

Deborah Calland studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has since pursued a multi-faceted career as trumpet soloist, editor and writer on music. She...continue...

Macmillan: Piano Concerto no 2, A Scotch Bestiary

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: James MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary, for organ & orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2, for piano & string orchestra (In memoriam Edwin Muir)
Performers: Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: MacMillan, James
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Composed in 2004 as a specially commissioned ballet score for New York City Ballet, Piano Concerto No. 2 receives its world premiere recording with this...continue...

Ikon / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Exhortation and Kohima, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: De profundis; The Woman with the Alabaster Box...
Performers: Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Fullbrook, Charles; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"There are 29 singers listed in the booklet, giving a rather bigger and more unfettered sound than usual from this group. Not surprising, perhaps, given...continue...

Macmillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross / Polyphony

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata for choir and string orchestra; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; Te Deum
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Haworth, Amy; Peacock, Adrian; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Underwood, Giles; Vivian, James; Wall, Simon; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia

Davies: One star, at last; Tavener, etc / Cleobury, Quinney

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Bo Holten: Nowell sing we now; Steve Martland: Carols (3), for chorus; Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Judith Weir: Illuminare, Jerusalem; Judith Bingham: The Shepherd's Gif...
Performers: Adams-Barbaro, Jennifer; Bron, Eleanor; Feaviour, Margaret; Foulkes, Carolyn; Haslam, Micaela; Johnston, Robert; MacKenzie, Neil; Porter, Kim; Priestley-Smith, Pamela; Quinney, Robert
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: BBC Singers

This Christmas CD includes eight new carols several premiere recordings, and a selection of music serious and light-hearted, contemplative and joyful by some of the...continue...

MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross / Layton, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-09-13

Works: James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata for choir and string orchestra; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; Te Deum
Performers: Vivian, James
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia; Polyphony

"... 'On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin,' for choir and organ, is, by contrast, one of MacMillan's very finest works. Even the very unusual...continue...

Anthems for the 21st Century / Backhouse, Filsell, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-06-04

Works: Jonathan Dove: Bless the Lord, O my soul [vv. from Psalm 104], for chorus & organ; Jonathan Rathbone: Absalom, my son [2 Samuel 18, v. 33], for chorus & organ; Will Todd: Angel Song II, for chorus & ...
Performers: Angus, Andrew; Balzan, Nicola; Burges, Dan; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Jackson, David; McWilliams, Fiona; Wood, Matthew
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: Vasari Singers

"Will Todd's wordless Angel Song II...where a soothing melody intones over weirdly rippling aleatoric incantations. James MacMillan's Chosen, adding to his increasingly compelling body of...continue...

James Macmillan: Birds of Rhiannon / Macmillan, BBC Singers

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-09-24

Works: James MacMillan: Magnificat, for chorus & orchestra; Nunc dimittis, for chorus & orchestra; Exsultet, symphonic fanfare (2 versions); Màiri, for a cappella chorus; The Gallant Weaver, for a capp...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bourne, Richard; Charlesworth, Stephen; Davidson, Geoffrey; Feaviour, Margaret; Haslam, Micaela; Johnston, Robert; MacKenzie, Neil; Meynell, Eleanor; Murgatroy...
Conductors: MacMillan, James
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers

This new CD contains premiere recordings of James MacMillan's music for chorus and orchestra. The 'Birds of Rhiannon' defies easy classification. MacMillan calls it a...continue...

MacMillan: Mass & Other Sacred Music / Baker, Reid, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-05-01

Works: James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Mass, for 2 basses, chorus & organ; Christus vincit, for treble, chorus & organ; Gaudeamus in loci pace; Seinte Mari moder milde; A Child's Prayer, fo...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan; Lister, Clifford; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Reid, Andrew; Winter, David de
Conductors: Baker, Martin
Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir

"This fine concert of James MacMillan's choral music from Westminster Cathedral Choir eloquently confirms the composer's profound belief in the Catholic Faith... The Mass is...continue...