Eastertide Evensong Choir of St John's College, Cambridge & Andrew Nethsingha

• Julian Anderson (b. 1967): My Beloved Spake:
• 1 Anderson: My Beloved Spake 05:19
• Kenneth Leighton (1929 - 1988): The Preces:
• 2 Leighton: The Preces 01:27
• John Goss (1800 - 1880): Psalm 12:
• 3 Goss: Psalm 12 03:23
• Charles Hylton Stewart (1884 - 1932): Psalm 13:
• 4 Stewart: Psalm 13 02:56
• Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924): Psalm 14:
• 5 Stanford: Psalm 14 04:10
• Anonymous: The First Lesson:
• 6 Anonymous: The First Lesson 01:48
• Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983): Gloucester Service:
• 7 Howells: Gloucester Service: I. Magnificat 06:47
• Anonymous: The Second Lesson:
• 8 Anonymous: The Second Lesson 01:48
• Herbert Howells: Gloucester Service: Ii. Nunc dimittis:
• 9 Howells: Gloucester Service: Ii. Nunc dimittis 04:38
• Anonymous: The Apostles’ Creed:
• 10 Anonymous: The Apostles’ Creed 01:02
• Kenneth Leighton: The Responses:
• 11 Leighton: The Responses 07:10
• John Taverner (1490 - 1545): Dum transisset Sabbatum (I):
• 12 Taverner: Dum transisset Sabbatum (I) 07:37
• Anonymous: The Prayers:
• 13 Anonymous: The Prayers 02:10
• Charles-marie Widor (1844 - 1937): Organ Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42 No. 2:
• 14 Widor: Organ Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42 No. 2: V. Finale. Vivace 06:43
• Total Runtime 56:58

Info for Eastertide Evensong

Following from Ash Wednesday, this album is the second live Evensong album from the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge and marks the next great season of the Church’s Year, Eastertide. This celebration of Jesus’s resurrection also initially spans forty days, taking us up to Ascension Day, and culminates on the fiftieth day with the Feast of Pentecost. Where the previous album reflected the tradition of using no organ from Ash Wednesday until the Gloria of the Easter Vigil, the instrument is fully utilised here by the Chapel’s organ scholars Glen Dempsey and James Anderson Besant.

The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge is one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world, known and loved by millions from its broadcasts, concert tours and recordings. Founded in the 1670s, the Choir is known for its distinctive rich, warm sound, its expressive interpretations and its breadth of repertoire. Alongside these musical characteristics, the Choir is particularly proud of its happy, relaxed and mutually supportive atmosphere.

“The choir under Andrew Nethsingha remain one of the very best and listeners who enjoy traditional Anglican choral music will get much pleasure from this release”. (Cross Rhythms)

“[Howells’ “Gloucester Service”] Nethsingha judges tempi to perfection. Balance and blend too are faultless, yet he allows voice parts to bloom…Best of all is the surge of energy in the two Glorias…the expressive lines somehow replicating the soaring arches of Gloucester Cathedral and nowhere better illustrating art imitating art…[Charles-Marie Widor’s Finale] It’s a marvellously uplifting end to these Easter celebrations. For all devotees of choral evensong, this is an indispensable disc.” (Opera Today)

Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Andrew Nethsingha, direction

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Booklet for Eastertide Evensong