Presenting alternative texts within the English service of Mattins the programme features four diverse settings of the colourful Benedicite by Harris, Sumsion, and Jackson, plus a commissioned work by James Thomas. Interspersed with anthems by modern masters like Howells and George Malcolm, these highlight the rich, creative variety within the daily English choral tradition.
Track Listing:
Benedicite In A - William Harris
I Sing Of A Maiden - H. Stanley Taylor
Behold, I Make All Things New - Bernard Rose
There Is No Rose - John Joubert
Benedicite In B-Flat - Herbert Sumison
Child Of Heaven, Child Of Earth - Anthony Foster
From East To West - Alan Gibbs
Quem Vidistis Pastores - George Malcolm
Te Deum In B Minor - Tertius Noble
Jubilate In B Minor - Tertius Noble
The Birds - Basil Smallman
Laudate Dominum - Geoffrey Burgon
Benedicite In G - Francis Jackson
Holy Is The True Light - William Harris
Let God Arise - Herbert Howells
The Prayer Of St. Richard - James Thomas
Benedicite In E-Flat - James Thomas