Choral Evensong from Tewkesbury Abbey
Delphian - DCD 34019
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The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury
Benjamin Nicholas, director
Carleton Etherington, organ
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury
Benjamin Nicholas, director
Carleton Etherington, organ
1 Master Tallis's Testament Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
2 Introit:
Sancte Deus Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
3 Preces Heathcote Statham (1889-1973)
4 Psalm 91 Chant:
Walter Alcock (1861-1947)
5 Psalm 131 Chant:
Michael Peterson (1924-2006)
6 First Lesson (Isaiah 6:
1-8)
7 Magnificat (Tewkesbury Service)* Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)
8 Second Lesson (1 Corinthians 13)
9 Nunc Dimittis (Tewkesbury Service)* Gabriel Jackson
10 Creed
11 Responses and Collects Heathcote Statham
12 Anthem:
Valiant-for-Truth Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958
13 Prayers & Blessing
14 The day thou gavest (St Clement) Descant:
John Scott (b. 1956)
15 Te Deum (Collegium Regale) Herbert Howells
16 Toccata in B flat minor Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
2 Introit:
Sancte Deus Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
3 Preces Heathcote Statham (1889-1973)
4 Psalm 91 Chant:
Walter Alcock (1861-1947)
5 Psalm 131 Chant:
Michael Peterson (1924-2006)
6 First Lesson (Isaiah 6:
1-8)
7 Magnificat (Tewkesbury Service)* Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)
8 Second Lesson (1 Corinthians 13)
9 Nunc Dimittis (Tewkesbury Service)* Gabriel Jackson
10 Creed
11 Responses and Collects Heathcote Statham
12 Anthem:
Valiant-for-Truth Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958
13 Prayers & Blessing
14 The day thou gavest (St Clement) Descant:
John Scott (b. 1956)
15 Te Deum (Collegium Regale) Herbert Howells
16 Toccata in B flat minor Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
For thirty-two years the Abbey School Choir sang daily evensong in Tewkesbury Abbey. One of their final services was captured for posterity by Delphian. In this recording swansong, the choir offers a treasurable memento of a uniquely English Office; complete with lessons and prayers, this sumptuous tapestry of Anglican jewels also includes the first recording of Gabriel Jackson’s refulgent new setting of the Evening Canticles. Reborn as Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, the choir was immediately signed by Delphian and has embarked on a series of much-lauded recordings. ‘I've been consistently impressed by the work of Benjamin Nicholas and his Tewkesbury singers on the Delphian label ... the recorded sound is never short on detail thanks not least to the full-blooded singing of Tewkesbury's boy choristers and smart engineering. The choir's men are on top form too ... compelling energy. Terrific choral listening. ’ Classic FM Magazine, April 2009