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A Year at York
The Choir of York Minster
directed by Robert Sharpe, David Pipe organ

This journey in music through a year at York Minster features a number of works written for the Choir of York Minster – several receiving their first recording – together with other well-loved items charting the major festivals of the Church’s year.
The music on this recording is sung by either the boy or the girl choristers,
together with the Songmen.

Advent Vox dicentis: clama Edward Naylor (8:20)
Conception of the BVM Audi coelum Paul Comeau* (4:45)
Christmas There is no rose John Joubert (2:24)
Epiphany The Magi Andrew Carter* (3:35)
Candlemas  Nunc Dimittis in A (In memoriam Lionel Dakers) Richard Shephard* (1:57)
Caedmon of Whitby Caedmon of Whitby’s First Hymn Philip Moore* (2:21)
Lent Salvator mundi John Blow (3:27)
Annunciation Magnificat in G  Charles V Stanford (4:05)
Passiontide The Lamentation (as sung in York Minster) Edward Bairstow* (7:53)
Easter  Alleluia, laudate pueri dominum Francis Jackson (3:32)
St Alcuin of York A Prayer of Alcuin of York Humphey Clucas* (2:32)
Ascension Ascendit Deus Peter Philips (2:33)
Pentecost If ye love me Thomas Tallis (2:08)
Trinity I saw the Lord John Stainer (7:28)
Corpus Christi O sacrum convivium George Haynes* (4:39)
St William of York O Wilhelme pastor bone John Taverner (3:17)
Nativity of the BVM  Ave Virgo sanctissima  Howard Skempton (2:33)
Michaelmas Factum est silentium Richard Dering (2:51)
All Saints Give us the wings of faith Ernest Bullock (2:50)
All Souls Justorum animae Gabriel Jackson* (3:42)

Premiere recording*

Total playing time: 76:54