Hildegard of Bingen:
O pastor animarum

Jonathan Harvey:
The Tree

James Long:
sicut aquilae

Herbert Howells:
Preces and Responses
A Hymn for St Cecilia

Edward Elgar:
The Spirit of the Lord

Charles Villiers Stanford:
A Song of Wisdom

Christopher Robinson:
Jesu, grant me this, I pray

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry:
Hear my words, ye people

John Stainer:
God so loved the world

William Rowlands:
Hymn – Love Divine, all loves excelling

Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John’s, Cambridge present a tribute album to two former directors, Christopher Robinson and David Hill, who celebrate their 85th and 65th birthdays respectively. Taking the idea of new growth as a starting point, the album develops from the seed of a single treble line, gradually adding organ, then lower voices, a second choir (Yale Schola Cantorum), 150 additional singers, and eventually combining nearly 500 voices together (former members and friends of the college choir). The programme spans Hildegard of Bingen to a new commission by James Long (b.1987) and also includes works by three ex-St Johnians: Herbert Howells, Johnathan Harvey and Christopher Robinson.

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.

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Recorded in St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge, UK, 5th July 2011 (Long), 29th May 2015 (Howells 'Preces and Responses' & Elgar), 27th April 2016 (Robinson), 4th October 2016 (Harvey), 27th May 2018 (Stanford), 10th March 2019 (Stainer), 17th July 2019.