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A Song of Farewell: Music of Mourning & Consolation / Gabrieli Consort

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-03-08

Works: Orlando Gibbons: Hymn; William Walton: A Litany; Robert White: Christe, qui lux es et dies; James MacMillan: A Child's Prayer, for treble, chorus & organ; John Sheppard: In manus tuas Domine no 1; Jo...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort

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This is a concept album, a sequence of purgative music on the theme of death by a wide range of British composers from the...continue...
Recording information: Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral (11/08/2009-11/10/2009)....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...

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

Mornings Like This

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2010-04-01

Works: Harry: My Lord, what a mornin'; Michael Hennagin: Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun; Giselle Wyers: The Waking, for chorus & piano; John Corigliano: Fern Hill, for mezzo-soprano, chorus & orchestra; Er...
Performers: Loehnig, Melissa; Thompson, Lee [Piano]
Conductors: Bode, Robert

The 30-strong, mixed-voice, Seattle-based Choral Arts professional choir (formerly Choral Arts Northwest) is known for its polished, rounded tone and mastery of choral literature from...continue...
Recording information: Lagerquist Concert Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, T (05/19/2009-05/22/2009)....continue...

Dreamland / Polyphony, Holst Singers, Trinity College Choir Cambridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-10-13

Works: Gabriel Jackson: To Morning; John Tavener: As one who has slept, for chorus; Morten Lauridsen: Ave dulcissima Maria, for chorus; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Pierre Villette: O sacrum convivium; Veljo...
Performers: Beckett, Kevin; Elliott, Rachel; Healey, Philippa; Henderson, Frances; Macleod-Jones, Iain; Maxwell, Leonie; Sheldrake, Christopher

Dreamland is a new and intriguing specially-priced sampler that features a selection of pieces from Hyperion's extensive and varied choral music catalog. This disc seeks...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Bright Orb of Harmony - Purcell, MacMillan

1 CD / Coro / 2009-05-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; Miserere Mei ("Canon 4 in 2"), canon for 4 voices, Z. 109; Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Beati omnes, hymn, for soprano, bass, chorus & contin...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Davidson, Grace; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Hopkins, Kirsty; Mobbs, Charlotte; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

2009 is a year of anniversaries - the 350th anniversary of Henry Purcell's birth (1659), James MacMillan's 50th birthday (July 16), and The Sixteen's 30th...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: 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...