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This 23rd volume completes the ambitious project of recording the entire contents of The New English Hymnal (1986), the official hymnal of the Church of England. Priory Records, an English label that focuses on church music, uses a different British parish choir for each volume, and here the featured ensemble is the Choir of St. Chad's (Roman Catholic) Cathedral, Birmingham, led by David Saint, with organist Nigel Morris. Scanning the contents of the earlier volumes doesn't reveal any discernible pattern in the ways the hymns were selected for each release, but this final installment is primarily devoted to alternative tunes to the more familiar settings of the texts. Very few of the tunes are likely to be familiar to any but the most ardent hymnophile, with a few exceptions like "Jesu, Lover of my soul" (Parry's Abersystwith), "The King of love my shepherd is" (J.B. Dyke's Dominus regit me), and "When morning gilds the skies" (Joseph Barnby's Laudes Domini). The hymns are presumably sung complete, since some have as many as eight verses. Saint varies them by changing accompaniments, having some verses unaccompanied or unison, and sometimes adding descants. The singing is of the caliber of a very fine mixed parish choir and is entirely pleasing. The acoustic can be boomy when the organ is playing at full volume, making the words hard to understand, but most verses are balanced enough to let the words be heard. The CD should be satisfying to any hymn lover interested in more obscure Anglican repertoire.
© TiVo
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Crucis Victoria "The Eternal Gates Lift Up Their Heads" (Myles Birket Foster)
Myles Birket Foster, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Kilmarnock "For Mary, Mother of the Lord" (Neil Dougall)
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist - Neil Dougall, Composer
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Farley Castle "Most Glorious Lord of Life" (Henry Lawes)
Henry Lawes, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Shipston "Firmly I Believe and Truly" (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir & Organ)
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
St. Hugh "Lord Teach Us How to Pray Aright" (Edward John Hopkins)
Edward John Hopkins, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
St. Hilda "O Happy Band of Pilgrims" (Justin Heinrich Knecht)
Justin Heinrich Knecht, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist - Edward Husband, Composer
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Old 124th "O Praise the Lord, Ye Servants of the Lord" (Louis Bourgeois)
Louis Bourgeois, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Mendip "Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire"
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Sandys "Teach Me, My God and King" (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir & Organ)
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
King's Lynn "O God of Earth and Altar" (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir & Organ)
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
St. Cecilia "Thy Kingdom Come, O God" (Leighton George Hayne)
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist - Leighton George Hayne, Composer
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Daily, Daily "Ye Who Own the Faith of Jesus"
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Aylesbury "Breathe on Me, Breath of God" (John Chetham)
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist - John Chetham, Composer
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Rievaulx "Father of Heaven, Whose Love Profound" (John Bacchus Dykes)
John Bacchus Dykes, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Charity "Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost" (John Stainer)
John Stainer, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Aberystwyth "Jesu, Lover of My Soul" (Joseph Parry)
Joseph Parry, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Love divine, all loves excelling (John Stainer)
John Stainer, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Arden "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" (Sir George Thalben-Ball)
Sir George Thalben-Ball, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Chorus angelorum "Praise to the Holiest in the Height" (Arthur Somervell)
Arthur Somervell, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Dominus regit me "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" (John Bacchus Dykes)
John Bacchus Dykes, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Contemplation "When All Thy Mercies O My God" (Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley)
Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Laudes Domini "When Morning Gilds the Skies" (Joseph Barnby)
Joseph Barnby, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Galilee "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" (Philip Armes)
Philip Armes, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Stracathro "O God of Bethel, by Whose Hand" (Charles Hutcheson)
David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist - Charles Hutcheson, Composer
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Lucerna laudoniae "For the Beauty of the Earth" (David Evans)
David Evans, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Strength and Stay "O Perfect Love, All Human Thought Transcending" (John Bacchus Dykes)
John Bacchus Dykes, Composer - David Saint, Conductor, MainArtist - St. Chad's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Morris, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
Album review
This 23rd volume completes the ambitious project of recording the entire contents of The New English Hymnal (1986), the official hymnal of the Church of England. Priory Records, an English label that focuses on church music, uses a different British parish choir for each volume, and here the featured ensemble is the Choir of St. Chad's (Roman Catholic) Cathedral, Birmingham, led by David Saint, with organist Nigel Morris. Scanning the contents of the earlier volumes doesn't reveal any discernible pattern in the ways the hymns were selected for each release, but this final installment is primarily devoted to alternative tunes to the more familiar settings of the texts. Very few of the tunes are likely to be familiar to any but the most ardent hymnophile, with a few exceptions like "Jesu, Lover of my soul" (Parry's Abersystwith), "The King of love my shepherd is" (J.B. Dyke's Dominus regit me), and "When morning gilds the skies" (Joseph Barnby's Laudes Domini). The hymns are presumably sung complete, since some have as many as eight verses. Saint varies them by changing accompaniments, having some verses unaccompanied or unison, and sometimes adding descants. The singing is of the caliber of a very fine mixed parish choir and is entirely pleasing. The acoustic can be boomy when the organ is playing at full volume, making the words hard to understand, but most verses are balanced enough to let the words be heard. The CD should be satisfying to any hymn lover interested in more obscure Anglican repertoire.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:10
- Main artists: St. Chad's Cathedral Choir Nigel Morris David Saint
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Priory Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2006 Priory Records (P) 2006 Priory Records
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