Herbert Howells:
Behold, O God our defender
A Hymn for St Cecilia
God be in my head
The House of the Mind
Like as the hart
Regina cali
Salve regina

David Bednall:
O Lord I am not haughty
Alma redemptoris mater
Ave regina calorum

Ralph Vaughan Williams:
The souls of the righteous

Charles Villiers Stanford:
Lighten our darkness

Nico Muhly:
Like as the hart

John Scott:
Behold, O God our defender

Patrick Hadley:
My beloved spake

The Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford celebrate the works of choral music icon Herbert Howells in a disc that sets his works alongside pieces that they inspired and influenced – such as Nico Muhly’s Like as the Hart for choir, solo violin and percussion – as well as works that in turn influenced him. The disc features two world premiere recordings by David Bednall: settings of two Marian antiphons Alma redemptoris mater and Ave regina caelorum that ‘complete’ the partly-lost set of works that Howells wrote for Westminster Cathedral.

Led by their director Owen Rees, the Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford is among the finest and most active university choirs in the UK. Its wide-ranging repertory includes a rich array of music from Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces to contemporary works, including commissions.

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Recorded in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Oxford, 10–11 January 2017, and in the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford, 11–12 March 2017