Britten - Hodie Choral Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Great Britain's music culture is marked by a centuries-old tradition of choral singing, as is shown, for instance, in the institution of college choirs. Church policy had a beneficial effect on the development of sacred music. After the Anglican Church separated from Rome in the 16th c. and the abbeys were secularized, many cathedral choirs were founded which took over the Holy Office from the monastic communities. The fact that sacred choral music in the British Isles is still written largely with an orientation to liturgical purposes must be understood as an effect of this constellation. The close relationship between the way composers and performers work, moreover, explains the tendency of a large portion of this art to be addressed to the general public. Marcus Creed directs the SWR Vokalensemble in a program of 20th-21st c. choral music by five outstanding, legendary figures of British music Maxwell Davies, the Scotsman James Macmillan, Jonathan Harvey, John Taverner and Benjamin Britten. Album Tracks 1. Corpus Christi with Cat and Mouse 2. Alleluia 3. How Could the Soul Not Take Flight 4. Schuon Hymnen 5. St. Godric's Hymn 6. I Mon Waxe Wod 7. Lenten Is Come 8. The Long Night 9. Yif Ic of Luve Can 10. Carol 11. Ye That Pasen By 12. A Death

Album Tracks 1. O Lord, Make Thy Servant, Elizabeth Our Queen - Byrd 2. Hymn of St Columba - Britten 3. Nunc Dimittis - Byrd 4. Jubilate Deo - Britten 5. Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd 6. Laudibus in Sanctis - Byrd 7. Hymn to St Peter - Britten 8. Praise Our Lord All Ye Gentiles - Byrd 9. Antiphon - Britten 10. The Queen S Alman - Byrd 11. Missa Brevis Kyrie - Britten 12. Missa Brevis Gloria - Britten 13. Missa Brevis Sanctus - Britten 14. Missa Brevis Benedictus - Britten 15. Missa Brevis Agnus Dei - Britten 16. Quomodo Cantabimus - Byrd 17. Te Deum in C - Britten

A Staple of the British choral world, the Advent service from St John's College, Cambridge is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 every year, and features a variety of new commissions alongside much-loved favorites from the festive season. This album of live recordings features performances by the choir from their four most recent services from 2014-17. The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge (link is external) is one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world - known and loved by millions from it's broadcasts, concert tours and over 90 recordings. Founded in the 1670s, the Choir is known for it's rich, warm and distinctive sound, it's expressive interpretations and it's ability to sing in a variety of styles. Alongside this discipline, the Choir is particularly proud of it's happy, relaxed and mutually supportive atmosphere. The Choir is directed by Andrew Nethsingha following in a long line of eminent Directors of Music, recently Dr George Guest, Dr Christopher Robinson and Dr David Hill.