The Tree
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The Tree
The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (director)
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Release Date: Friday 19 November 2021
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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.
Tracks:
1 O pastor animarum - Hildegard of Bingen [1.31]
2 The Tree - Jonathan Harvey [4.23]
3 sicut aquilae * - James Long [6.31]
Preces and Responses - Herbert Howells
4 The Preces [1.44]
5 The Responses [7.31]
6 The Spirit of the Lord - Edward Elgar [7.20]
7 A Hymn for St Cecilia - Herbert Howells [3.27]
8 A Song of Wisdom - Charles Villiers Stanford [4.59]
9 Jesu, grant me this, I pray - Christopher Robinson [2.42]
10 Hear my words, ye people - Charles Hubert Hastings Parry [16.25]
11 God so loved the world - John Stainer [4.16]
12 Hymn - Love Divine, all loves excelling [4.37]
