Canterbury Cathedral - Ceremony (2008)

Ceremony (2008)
David Flood - Canterbury Cathedral Choir - Camilla Pay (harp) - Tim Harper (organ)
Choral | EAC | FLAC+log+cue | full scans | York CD 202 | 1CD | 273 MB

...much the best performance of (Britten's Ceremony of Carols) is given by the choristers of Canterbury Cathedral under their director David Flood. The recital is called, appropriately, 'Ceremony' ... at the centre of its programme is the voice of the boy chorister, the treble, and that is something that deserves a celebration in itself. The species as a whole is splendidly represented, but there are also ample opportunities for the impressive rank of soloists the Cathedral appears able to draw on. Mendelssohn's Hear my Prayer and I waited for the Lord are followed by Stanford's Magnificat in G with its soloist propelled magnificently aloft on arrival, which generations of aspirants have regarded as particularly nice work if you can get it. Usually it is the undisputed territory of the head boy (who is here the outstanding Joel Whitewood), but now it goes to another admirable singer, George Inscoe. Altogether they have seven treble soloists on parade in this recital and all in music that is well worth hearing. --Gramophone

Personal Note: This is a fantastic CD, with a spectacular selection of choral music. The soloists and choir are fantastic, especially Chorister of the Year (2007) Joel Whitewood.


1-12. A Ceremony of Carols Op.28, for three-part treble chorus, solo voices and harp
composed by Benjamin Britten (1913-76)
soloists: Joel Whitewood, George Inscoe, Matthew Roberts (trebles)
harp: Camilla Pay

13. Lift Thine Eyes, chorus
composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), from the oratorio 'Elijah''

14. Hear My Prayer, for treble solo, chorus, and organ
composed by Felix Mendelssohn
soloist: Joel Whitewood (BBC2 Chorister of the Year, 2007)

15. I Waited for the Lord, a symphony-cantata on words of the Holy Bible, for soloists, chorus and orchestra)
composed by Felix Mendelssohn, from 'Symphony No.2, Lobgesang'
soloists: Joel Whitewood, George Inscoe (trebles)

16-17. Evening Canticles in G (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis)
composed by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
soloists: George Inscoe (treble, Magnificat), Andrew Gower (bass, Nunc Dimittis)

18. Maria Matrem Virginem, for treble soloists and three-part unaccompanied chorus
composed by Michael McGynn (b.1964)
soloist: Claude Bloice-Sanders (treble)

19. Evocation to a Friend, for four-part treble chorus (**a very nice contemporary piece here)
composed by Timothy Noon (b.1974)
soloists: Joel Whitewood, Matthew Barker, Sebastian Nickols, Matthew Roberts (trebles)

20. Agnus Dei, for eight-part choir
composed by Samuel Barber (1910-81), based on 'Adagio for Strings'
soloist: Thomas Bannigan (treble)

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