Various Artists - Cloths of Heaven - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The spirit of England in favourite songs and music. From 'Greensleeves' to 'Jupiter', this is a celebration in music of England's green and pleasant land by Elgar, Handel and others, for orchestras and military bands. Album Tracks 1. Greensleeves 2. Variations on An Original Theme, Op. 36, InchEnigmaInch Variation 9 Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) 3. By the Sleepy Lagoon 4. Sailing By 5. In An English Country Garden 6. Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2 7. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 I. Air (Oxford Version) 8. Water Music Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble) 9. Heart of Oak 10. The Planets, Op. 32 IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 11. Jerusalem 12. HMS Pinafore Overture 13. In Town To-Night, InchKnightsbridge MarchInch 14. Coronation Scot 15. My Fair Lady Ascot Gavotte (Arr. for Wind Ensemble) 16. Fame and Glory (Arr. for Brass Band) 17. Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 V. Menuet

Clifton Cathedral Choir, a mixed adult choir of 40 singers, sings Solemn Mass every week on Sunday and for Holy Days at Clifton Roman Catholic Cathedral in Bristol. It is known throughout the country for it's wide repertoire from the 14th century to the present day specializing in Renaissance and contemporary music. It is one of the few choirs to have broadcast on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4 as well as on BBC1 and ITV and it is regularly in demand to lead Sunday Morning Worship on BBC Radio 4 and to provide soundtracks for television and films. The choir has made five recordings, gives regular concerts around the South West and London and has toured Thailand, India, France, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The choir is conducted by David Ogden, the Director of Music for the Cathedral and the Diocese of Clifton. David is also Regional Director of the Royal School of Church Music for the South West and Midlands and is in much demand to direct choirs and lead choral workshops around the country. Here, the ensemble performs works by Palestrina, Part, Rachmaninov, Bruckner, and more.

Album Tracks 1. Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee 2. Gloria Deo Per Imensa Saecula 3. Sing We Merrily Unto God Our Strength 4. I Beheld Her 5. Fair in Face 6. Rise Up My Love 7. Te Deum 8. O Thou Who Camest from Above 9. Ave Verum Corpus 10. My Song Is Love Unknown 11. Ave Verum Corpus 12. Magnificat 13. Abide with Me 14. Verleigh Uns Frieden 15. Faire Is the Heaven 16. The Day Thou Gavest