The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
The Tree
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212069127
- Catalog number SIGCD 691
- Release date 07 January 2022
About the album
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.
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11O Pastor Animarum
01:31 -
12The Tree
04:23 -
13Sicut Aquilae
06:31 -
14Preces and Responses I. Preces
01:44 -
15Preces and Responses II. Responses
07:31 -
16The Spirit of the Lord
07:20 -
17A Hymn for St Cecilia
03:27 -
18A Song of Wisdom
04:59 -
19Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray
02:42 -
110Hear My Words, Ye People
16:25 -
111God So Loved the World
04:16 -
112Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
04:37