The prestigious Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, London, returns to it's prime vocation with music from the liturgical choir tradition. These gems cover almost 400 years of British music, from Purcell to Britten (the enchanting Rejoice in the Lamb), via John Ireland, Gustav Holst and others. With harmonies that sometimes create a feeling of unreality, expression moving between the grandiose and the mysterious, and an atmosphere that is truly captivating.
4 Stanford: Three Motets, Op.38 - Coelos Ascendit Hodie
5 Stanford: Three Motets, Op.38 - Beati Quorum Via
6 Elgar: Great Is the Lord, Op.67
7 MacMillan: Emitte Lucem Tuam
8 Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man
9 Walton: Set Me As a Seal Upon Thine Heart
10 Purcell: Jehova, Quam Multi Sunt Hostes Mei, Z135
11 Howells: Like As the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks
12 Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, Op.30
13 Holst: Nunc Dimittis, H127
The prestigious Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, London, returns to it's prime vocation with music from the liturgical choir tradition. These gems cover almost 400 years of British music, from Purcell to Britten (the enchanting Rejoice in the Lamb), via John Ireland, Gustav Holst and others. With harmonies that sometimes create a feeling of unreality, expression moving between the grandiose and the mysterious, and an atmosphere that is truly captivating.
