Choral Arts Northwest - Cathedral Anthems - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Choral Arts Northwest - Mornings Like This [COMPACT DISCS] Digipack Packaging date 04/13/2010

LSA Schola Cantorum - Choral Works [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/26/2008

Matthew Martin stands among Britain's leading composers for choir and organ. Performed by The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral under David Newsholme, with Jamie Rogers at the organ recently rebuilt by Harrison & Harrison, this programme reflects Martin's close association with Canterbury.The album spans the jubilant Psalm 150, first heard in Manchester, and the direct, concentrated writing of the Coventry Missa brevis, to the stillness of Ave verum and the dramatic narrative of When David heard. An Evensong sequence reveals Martin's instinct for liturgical form, while the organ work concludes the collection with clarity and purpose.Several pieces are recorded here for the first time, offering a focused survey of a distinctive contemporary voice.