I Vow to Thee, My Country Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, William Vann, Joshua Ryan, Richard Horne

• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934): Nunc dimittis, H. 127:
• 1 Holst: Nunc dimittis, H. 127 03:29
• Songs of Praise (1931 Version):
• 2 Holst: Songs of Praise (1931 Version): No. 498, Gird on Thy Sword, H. 168 "Chilswell" 02:19
• 2 Psalms, H. 117:
• 3 Holst: 2 Psalms, H. 117: Psalm 86 "To My Humble Supplication" 08:35
• 4 Holst: 2 Psalms, H. 117: Psalm 148 "Lord, Who Hast Made Us for Thine Own" 06:03
• 4 Hymns for Songs of Praise, H. 161:
• 5 Holst: 4 Hymns for Songs of Praise, H. 161: No. 2, In This World, the Isle of Dreams "Brook End" 02:07
• Not Unto Us, O Lord, H. 22:
• 6 Holst: Not Unto Us, O Lord, H. 22 06:11
• Our Blest Redeemer "Essex":
• 7 Holst: Our Blest Redeemer "Essex" 02:21
• Short Festival te Deum, H. 145:
• 8 Holst: Short Festival te Deum, H. 145 04:37
• 3 Hymns for The English Hymnal, H. 73:
• 9 Holst: 3 Hymns for The English Hymnal, H. 73: No. 2, From Glory to Glory Advancing "Sheen" 01:38
• Man Born to Toil, H. 168:
• 10 Holst: Man Born to Toil, H. 168 04:16
• Eternal Father, H. 169:
• 11 Holst: Eternal Father, H. 169 03:57
• The Coming of Christ, H. 170:
• 12 Holst: The Coming of Christ, H. 170: By Weary Stages the Old World Ages "Hill Crest" 03:38
• Christ Hath a Garden, H. 167 "Leighton":
• 13 Holst: Christ Hath a Garden, H. 167 "Leighton" 02:23
• Ave Maria, Op. 9b, H. 49:
• 14 Holst: Ave Maria, Op. 9b, H. 49 04:35
• I Vow to Thee, My Country, H. 148 "Thaxted":
• 15 Holst: I Vow to Thee, My Country, H. 148 "Thaxted" 02:22
• 3 Festival Choruses, Op. 36a, H. 134:
• 16 Holst: 3 Festival Choruses, Op. 36a, H. 134: No. 3, A Festival Chime 03:35
• All People That on Earth Do Dwell:
• 17 Holst: All People That on Earth Do Dwell 06:33
• 3 Festival Choruses, Op. 36a, H. 134:
• 18 Holst: 3 Festival Choruses, Op. 36a, H. 134: No. 1, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence 03:47
• 19 Holst: 3 Festival Choruses, Op. 36a, H. 134: No. 2, Turn Back, O Man 03:52
• Total Runtime 01:16:18

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"I Vow to Thee, My Country", believed to be the first recording to feature all of Gustav Holst’s sacred choral music, by the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea directed by William Vann, with organist Joshua Ryan and Richard Horne on tubular and bass bells. A prolific composer best known for his orchestral spectacular The Planets, Holst was an expressive and sincere composer and arranger of religious music despite his professed agnosticism. Included are his only setting of the Anglican Service for Evening Prayer, Nunc Dimittis, and his substantial Two Psalms and Four Festival Choruses, whose inspirations range from the Bible, Byzantine liturgy, 16th-century sources (not least Bach), and Welsh hymns. The 12 other featured songs see Holst setting an impressive array of centuries-spanning texts, and include the striking eight-part setting of Ave Maria for unaccompanied female voices, the ecstatic Not Unto Us, O Lord, premiered by the Royal Hospital Chelsea and William Vann in 2020, and the albums anthemic title song, its melody borrowed from The Planets’ "‘Jupiter’".

Joshua Ryan, organ
Richard Horne, bells
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
William Vann, direction

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