John Taverner brought the English florid style to its culmination and final flowering; his music is quite unlike anything written by his continental contemporaries. In his debut recording with the critically acclaimed Edinburgh choir, Duncan Ferguson presents this music with forces akin to those of the sixteenth century – a small group of children and a larger number of men. The singers respond with their characteristic freshness, and an emotional authenticity born of the daily round of liturgical performance. Praise for the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral on Delphian: ‘abundant atmosphere ... natural clarity’ Gramophone, Awards Issue 2006 ‘complex, colourful and exciting’ Choir & Organ, 2007