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A Song of the Light
Choral and Organ Works by Marcus Huxley
The Choir of Birmingham Cathedral
Timothy Harper Organ Marcus Huxley Director and Organ Soloist

The first recording devoted to choral and organ works by Marcus Huxley, Director of Music of Birmingham Cathedral. Includes the setting of Common Worship Evening Prayer (The Shirley Service), commissioned by Canon Michael Caddy for the Salter Street and Shirley Team Ministry, Solihull.

Psalm CL (2:58)
Magnificat (falso bordone setting for Men’s Voices) (2:58)
Nunc dimittis in A flat (upper voices) (2:04)
A Psalm of Thanksgiving (1:00)
Common Worship Evening Prayer (The Shirley Service)
Opening Responses (0:25)
Hymn: Phos Hilaron – A Song of the Light (2:03)
Old Testament Canticle: Verses from Psalm 104 (2:19)
Psalm 124 (Proper for St Peter’s Day) (1:42)
New Testament Canticle: A Song of the Lamb (3:36)
Responsory: The Lord is my light (1:23)
Gospel Canticle: Magnificat (The Song of Mary) (3:09)
The Lord’s Prayer (1:41)
The Passion of our Lord according to Luke (20:10)
Prelude on Walsall (When came in flesh the incarnate Word) organ solo (3:40)
Susanni (2:24)
Whence is that goodly fragrance? (2:27)
Of A Rose (2:34)
Variations on This Endris Night organ solo (3:26)
Mass of St Henry & St Philip
Gloria: (…and SUDDENLY there was ….a MULTITUDE of the HEAVENLY HOST…) (2:28)
Sanctus (as with ceaseless voice they cry…..) (1:33)
Agnus Dei (Behold the LAMB of GOD) (2:26)
Fantasy-Prelude on the Old Hundredth organ solo (2:23)

Total playing time: 68:42