Description
The Choirs of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron, Ohio, USA.
This album title is drawn from Britten’s setting of Rejoice in the Lamb by 18 th c. English poet Christopher Smart. Smart declared his work to be a praise of God from every ‘nation, language and creature in which is the breath of life’.
Featuring Rejoice in the Lamb (Britten) and works by other key 20th c. composers the album also includes two miniatures from earlier generations; Bairstow, and Palestrina.
Track Listing:
O Clap Your Hands - Malcolm Archer
The Blessed Virgin'S Cradle Song - Edward Bairstow
Greater Love - John Ireland
Song For Athene - John Tavener
Sicut Cervus - Giovanni da Palestrina
Hymn To The Mother Of God - John Tavener
A Gaelic Blessing - John Rutter
Let The People Praise Thee O God - William Matthias
Rejoice In The Lamb - Benjamin Britten
Advent Fantasia - Paul Ayres