Praise My Soul: Favourite Hymns from Jesus College Cambridge (2018)
performed by
Amy Butterworth (soprano), Arthur Beresford-Jones (vocals), Dewi Rees (organ), Eddie Smith (vocals), George Raikes (baritone), Jordan Wong (organ), Massimiliano Rigatti-Luchini (vocals), Nathan Bennett (vocals), Oliver Norfolk (vocals)
composed by
Clement Cotterill Scholefield, Cyril Taylor, David Manners, Edward Miller, Francis Jackson, Herbert Howells, Jessie Seymour Irvine, John Bacchus Dykes, John Barnard, John Goss, John Ireland, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Bevan, Orlando Gibbons
With an impressive repertoire that extends from Palestrina to Britten, the Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge has established itself as a leading British choral group that can hold its own against the competition. Known for an active recording career, the combined voices of the chapel choir and the college choir have produced albums on sacred themes, such as the seasons of the ecclesiastical year and other topics of religious significance. Church music doesn't get more essential than the standard hymns that are held in ...
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With an impressive repertoire that extends from Palestrina to Britten, the Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge has established itself as a leading British choral group that can hold its own against the competition. Known for an active recording career, the combined voices of the chapel choir and the college choir have produced albums on sacred themes, such as the seasons of the ecclesiastical year and other topics of religious significance. Church music doesn't get more essential than the standard hymns that are held in common by many Christian denominations, and this practical aspect of liturgical music is sometimes overlooked by fans of British choral recordings. For this album, director Richard Pinel has chosen 21 beloved hymns that, for the most part, are so well-known, it might be difficult for listeners to separate their musical value from their regular use in worship. Yet these are among the most memorable melodies in Western music. Such hymns as Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven, O God, our...
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- Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
- Psalm Tunes (9) for Archbishop Parker's Psalter, for 4 voices: Glory to thee, my God
- O God Our Help in Ages Past (Tune: St. Anne)
- Rock of ages (Tune: Redhead No. 76)
- There's a wideness in God's mercy ("Corvedale"), hymn
- The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (Tune: St. Clement)
- Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty (Tune: Nicaea), for chorus & organ
- Glory in the highest to the God of heaven! (Tune: Cuddesdon)
- Ode to Joy (An die Freude) (Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee)
- All my hope on God is founded (tune: Michael), for chorus
- For the fruits of his creation (tune: East Acklam), hymn
- He Who Would Valiant Be, hymn ("Monks Gate")
- When I survey the wondrous Cross, hymn (Rockingham)
- My song is love unknown, hymn for chorus
- Sing we of the blessed mother, hymn
- Drop, drop, slow tears, hymn (from "The Hymnes and Songs of the Church")
- The Lord's My Shepherd, hymn ("Crimond")
- Come Down, O Love Divine, hymn ("Down Ampney")
- How shall we sing salvation's song?, for chorus & organ (tune: Llangarron)
- Abide with me (Tune: Eventide)
- Christ triumphant, ever reigning (tune: Guiting Power), hymn
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