Notes and Editorial Reviews
All of the music on this CD has close connections with the county of Gloucestershire. Not only was it recorded in the Quire of Gloucester Cathedral by a choir which has been consistently under the baton of successive Assistant Organists of the Cathedral since its formation in 1949, but each of the composers is also strongly linked with this most "choral" of counties. The Saint Cecilia Singers was formed in 1949 by Dr. Donald Hunt and has maintained a virtually unbroken musical directorship by successive Assistant Organists of Gloucester Cathedral ever since. The choir is a highly dedicated, enthusiastic and talented group of amateur and semi-professional singers from all walks of life. Increasingly, and in recent years under its musical
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director, Mark Lee, and its president, Dr. John Sanders, the Saint Cecilia Singers has become a leading force in choral music in the Three Choirs area. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
A Hymn for St Cecilia by Herbert Howells
Performer:
Andrew Sackett (Organ)
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1961; England
2.
Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: no 2, A spotless rose by Herbert Howells
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918-1920; England
3.
Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: no 1, Here is the little door by Herbert Howells
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918-1920; England
4.
Anthem of the Incarnation by John Derek Sanders
Performer:
Andrew Sackett (Organ)
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1995; England
5.
Shakespeare Songs (3) for Chorus by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951; England
6.
Salisbury Cathedral by Keith Amos
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
7.
Songs (6) of Farewell: no 1, My soul, there is a country by Charles Hubert Parry
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1916; England
8.
Modern Lyrics (6): no 6, Music when soft voices die by Charles Hubert Parry
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897; England
9.
Partsongs (6): no 6, My delight and thy delight by Charles Hubert Parry
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1909; England
10.
English Folksongs (5) by Daryl Runswick
Conductor:
Mark Lee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Cecilia Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
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