A Year at WINCHESTER The Choir of Winchester Cathedral Simon Bell Organ, with Richard McVeigh Synthesizer* directed by Andrew Lumsden Track 4 directed by Simon Bell
The second in the new series from Regent charting a musical journey through the church’s year at well-loved cathedrals.
The Choir of Winchester Cathedral is regarded as one of the world’s finest choirs.
This journey in music features music appropriate to the main seasons of the church’s year, including first recordings of two works by Donald Sweeney, and the original version of John Rutter’s ‘Winchester Te Deum’ written for the Choir of Winchester Cathedral.
Features both the boy and girl choristers and men of the choir.
Advent Hail, gladdening light Charles Wood (1866-1926) (3:05) Christmas God is with us (Christmas Proclamation) John Tavener (b.1944) (5:25) Epiphany The Three Kings Jonathan Dove (b.1959) (5:20) Candlemas Senex puerum portabat William Byrd (c.1540-1623) (2:30) Lent Hear my prayer, O Lord Henry Purcell (1659?-1695) (2:34) Annunciation Ave Maria Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) (3:40) Palm Sunday Litany Donald Sweeney (b.1935) (7:06) Easter – dawn Quem quaeritis Donald Sweeney (2:27) Easter Day Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) (4:57) Ascension Viri Galilaei Patrick Gowers* (b.1936) (7:35) Pentecost The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Edward Elgar (1857-1934) (7:16) Trinity Libera nos, salva nos John Sheppard (c.1515-c.1559) (3:30) St Swithun, Winchester Te Deum John Rutter (b.1945) (9:39) Patron Saint Total playing time: 65:04
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