{"title":"Choir of Merton College Oxford \u0026 Benjamin Nicholas","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dcd34019","title":"Choral Evensong from Tewkesbury Abbey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shogun-root\" data-shogun-id=\"5e9dac33425622005f7faf25\" data-shogun-site-id=\"468c768e-35bb-479f-ba0e-f747acd0b134\" data-shogun-page-id=\"5e9dac33425622005f7faf25\" data-shogun-page-version-id=\"6495ba3e1073241eb4f1d680\" data-shogun-platform-type=\"shopify\" data-shogun-variant-id=\"6495babc9bdcb50ef3392632\" data-shogun-page-type=\"product\" data-shogun-power-up-type=\"\" data-shogun-power-up-id=\"\" data-region=\"main\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-52d27482-1a3b-4069-b9b5-66ea5aa60a02\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cul class=\"shogun-tabs shogun-rounded\" role=\"tablist\" data-vthemes='{\"default\":\"shogun-rounded\"}'\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab shogun-tab-active\" id=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" aria-selected=\"true\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e SUMMARY \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-border\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-fc2d37f3-4c1b-4f81-998b-49e3ac8c0f75\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-fc2d37f3-4c1b-4f81-998b-49e3ac8c0f75\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e TRACK LISTING \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e REVIEWS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e INFO \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tabs-body shogun-rounded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content shogun-tab-active\" id=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-633b5e42-511c-4e9b-aa66-4d6842761b2e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eFor thirty-two years the Abbey School Choir sang daily evensong in Tewkesbury Abbey. Capturing one of their final services, this recording offers a treasurable memento of a uniquely English Office, complete with lessons and prayers. Reborn as Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, the choir was immediately signed by Delphian, and thus this is both a swansong and a recording debut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-fc2d37f3-4c1b-4f81-998b-49e3ac8c0f75\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-fc2d37f3-4c1b-4f81-998b-49e3ac8c0f75\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8dcfb2b0-996f-4b69-a0fb-259e0ca6de68\" class=\"shg-c shg-align-left\"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/choral-evensong-from-tewkesbury-abbey\/1561271708?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\u0026amp;theme=auto\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-c1d8b224-c7e4-48af-86c6-1ac937fe9f3e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-c1d8b224-c7e4-48af-86c6-1ac937fe9f3e\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8c9954d9-01f6-4d1f-b00c-2fdf43ff3876\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Sung with real passion and conviction [Valiant for Truth] is, for me, the highlight of the disc. From time to time the organ pedal is apt to boom...but this does not detract from the splendid and generally well-balanced sound of the choir and the carefully chosen programme\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-558f192a-ff75-4a6b-b634-b3ec4eb47353\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 20px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"I've been consistently impressed by the work of Benjamin Nicholas and his Tewkesbury singers on the Delphian label...the recorded sound is never short on detail thanks not least to the full-blooded singing of Tewkesbury's boy choristers and smart engineering. The choir's men are on top form too…compelling energy. Terrific choral listening.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 20px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/8d65abc2-d2ec-4104-a140-8b5c03ceb789\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"62\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-89acc5fd-a133-46ed-84f8-02e51e0cf6a7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is a splendid recreation of the timeless service of Evensong in one of this country’s very finest non-Cathedral churches - and, frankly a church that puts several cathedrals in the shade. 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease Date: 26 April 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCatalogue No: DCD34019\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTotal playing time: 1:14:37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecorded on 26 June \u0026amp; 5 July 2006 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire\u003cbr\u003eProducer \u0026amp; Engineer: Paul Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e24-bit digital editing: Adam Binks\u003cbr\u003e24-bit digital mastering: Paul Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesign: John Christ\u003cbr\u003eBooklet editor: John Fallas\u003cbr\u003eCover image: Michael Cavanagh, Kevin Montague © 2006 Indiana University Art Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Delphian Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31296355762262,"sku":"DCD34019-CD","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/2741\/9990\/products\/choral-evensong-from-tewkesbury-abbey-cd-delphian-records-929938.jpg?v=1606215996"},{"product_id":"dcd34047","title":"The Three Kings: music for Christmas from Tewkesbury Abbey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shogun-root\" data-shogun-id=\"5eb13a4d1080710051715170\" data-shogun-site-id=\"468c768e-35bb-479f-ba0e-f747acd0b134\" data-shogun-page-id=\"5eb13a4d1080710051715170\" data-shogun-page-version-id=\"67ab716520be80a0c50160e8\" data-shogun-platform-type=\"shopify\" data-shogun-variant-id=\"67ab716520be80a0c501620e\" data-shogun-page-type=\"product\" data-shogun-power-up-type=\"\" data-shogun-power-up-id=\"\" data-region=\"main\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-628d330c-2d8f-425a-8c1c-388c83369a29\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cul class=\"shogun-tabs shogun-rounded\" role=\"tablist\" data-vthemes='{\"default\":\"shogun-rounded\"}'\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab shogun-tab-active\" id=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" aria-selected=\"true\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e SUMMARY \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-border\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e TRACK LISTING \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e REVIEWS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e INFO \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tabs-body shogun-rounded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content shogun-tab-active\" id=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b7ff68a4-49bb-4891-b6d4-63becebf95d2\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eIn the vast, echoing space of their medieval home the boys and men of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum celebrate the awe and mystery of Christmas, ushering in the birth of the Christ-child with a sequence of carols from the last two centuries that combines familiar names with offerings from some of today’s foremost composers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-e4924aac-2bbc-4eb8-bd78-669fea1ae554\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/the-three-kings-music-for-christmas-from-tewkesbury-abbey\/1559663586?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; 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font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"They can be justly proud of this recital, in both the standard of performance and enterprising choice of music.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"45\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-79868439-58da-4882-ba6e-7c88f3bb738e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"I doubt whether there are many more admirable choirs outside Westminster, Oxford and Cambridge than the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum…Nicholas’s choir give proof yet again of the qualities that place\u003cbr\u003ethem firmly in the front rank: f\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003elair, acumen, versatility and poise\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCHURCH TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8900b54f-333e-4fe9-8354-0e6cb3e7ea5e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The choral singing is superb, and the record ends with a Toccata-Prelude on Von Himmel Hoch by Garth Edmondson, very well played by Etherington, recorded in excellent sound.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/e9cc411b-d8b7-45f6-b4e1-80c0a53b97ac\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-e44fd738-2863-4ebe-9402-c7066cb87326\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It is very hard not to use superlatives when speaking of Ben Nicholas and his choir at Tewkesbury Abbey, and once again I fail. This is yet another quite outstanding disc of the highest standard and a triumph for all those who placed faith in Benjamin Nicholas and Carleton Etherington, the Abbey Organist, following the closure of the Abbey School two years ago.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eCHOIR SCHOOLS TODAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b0eb6fb8-a0d1-4d68-b784-7c4d3bf0e591\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"the bright-toned choir shows skill in instantly embracing every change of style and mood.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eTHE ORGAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-806617ba-1967-4829-a37c-9d1e79348bb9\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I love the boldness of the music-making here, the emotional commitment of all concerned and the fascinating repertoire mix, crowned by Gabriel Jackson’s ‘The Magi’ and John Tavener’s ‘God is with us’.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/8d65abc2-d2ec-4104-a140-8b5c03ceb789\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"83\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-0abe9df0-6e6b-48cd-8ac6-f8330bd022b4\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...the boys sing with sonorous and rounded tone. Rarely can the choir have sounded on better form than they do here\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eORGANISTS' REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-5963dd47-c1ae-48e8-8026-1033fba5787c\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"If you happen to live in or near Tewkesbury then you are very lucky as this latest recording by the Abbey Schola Cantorum is something special. The boys’ sound is bright and full.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCATHEDRAL MUSIC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-26967f59-55fc-4c5e-8ac8-e2c8c1f5b8a1\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-81a3f3ad-790f-41ac-9037-30a041808e0a\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThomas Weelkes is remembered as one of the outstanding English composers of the seventeenth century. This survey of his services, verse anthems and sacred madrigals features first recordings of several works in new reconstructions by scholar Peter James. Benjamin Nicholas’s Tewkesbury choir delivers telling performances which passionately convey the range, imagination and technical accomplishment of Weelkes’ settings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-256cebbf-5624-4911-8642-6fbfe066b576\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/thomas-weelkes-sacred-choral-music\/1560235686?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-20c197a0-5ba6-4d4e-8262-cb94c6267fd7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-20c197a0-5ba6-4d4e-8262-cb94c6267fd7\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-ab39ff1f-3299-44e6-8e12-ad007973452d\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It’s an absolute winner both in terms of repertoire and performance. 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Terrific choral listening.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/8d65abc2-d2ec-4104-a140-8b5c03ceb789\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"64\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b728e87d-41b8-4fe0-a575-8fb096cc116f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Committed performances reveal Tudor church music in it strongest colours. Weelkes is a composer to make you think again, and Tewkesbury Abbey currently has the choir to present him in strongest colours and with the most personal accent. The trebles splendidly vindicate the tradition that places them at the heart of English cathedral music. The men's voices are also powerful and resonant and the total effect is rich and forthright. Fine solo work and neat organ-playing are further assets, as is the introductory note by Dr Peter James.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-eabf434c-8e6d-44a6-831f-fd2fd566c24f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"angelic purity\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/89e45637-4dcf-44c0-b752-fc0171988517\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-78365b2c-745d-4f8a-9d66-c4c3cc313f67\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease Date: 12 January 2009\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No: DCD34070\u003cbr\u003eTotal playing time: 0:59:52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecorded on 4-6 May 2008 in Deacn Close School Chapel, Cheltenham \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Adam Binks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eEngineer: Beth Mackay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e24-bit digital editing: Adam Binks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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All is captured in sumptuous sound in the radiant acoustic of Merton’s famous chapel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-abdfd625-29f2-49b2-b748-f3c2c05a08c3\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/in-the-beginning\/1559318570\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-0636ecb7-334f-435e-918d-ace326cac3b3\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-0636ecb7-334f-435e-918d-ace326cac3b3\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-54f39017-ee24-42c6-8e28-1c92890aa779\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; 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line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Listening to their superb performances and seamless blending of voices, it's hard to believe that the choir is only four years old.They have a vast range of dynamics and vocal colouring, and they're fully responsive to the different styles...An intensely moving recording, strongly recommended\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-1065f7c9-0464-4131-bf95-50a098ec11f1\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"Plainly, this is a fine choir, and a worthy rival to the other mixed-voice Oxbridge ensembles that have flourished in recent times.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/72d1ecf0-18a3-47a1-b064-839c6711e4be\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-cdfd141f-4a9c-42d0-8a46-5a13dab3d383\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; 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The results are already outstanding; Nicholas and Phillips draw a wonderfully fresh, vibrato-free sound from their young singers, who seem particularly at home in new repertoire\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/89e45637-4dcf-44c0-b752-fc0171988517\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"43\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6e0384b3-0b35-4de3-9bfb-8c1708bbbda3\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The choir is astonishingly accomplished for such a new starter and the standard has been set high, not that there is any surprise in that...[the Copland is] a superlative summation of the new Merton College Choir's achievement that in its own right is sufficient to recommend the entire disc.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/e9cc411b-d8b7-45f6-b4e1-80c0a53b97ac\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"54\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8a67337a-b13b-4a89-87af-1cfcd8c3be99\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This fine disc showcases the standards already achieved across a wide repertoire...The choir sounds secure; just a little stridency from the sopranos needs attention. And the young singers revel in the luscious clusters of Whitacre and Jackson.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/29ecf5b9-77fb-4f9c-9255-f36b0ceab25b\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"94\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-208c749d-fb19-42e1-b345-9b0005731523\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eThe Choir of Merton College was formed in 2008. It makes a typically English sound – it’s all to do with the clarity of diction and the flawless intonation. The basses are nicely present but never overwhelm what’s above them, and the Merton College Chapel acoustic gives the choral sound a glow which is never too resonant...It’s hard not to love this disc for its sheer chutzpah – tackling music from five centuries and never putting a foot wrong.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/d6f07c04-a336-44a3-9e19-d351f650550f\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"100\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-afa3321c-45d1-45d9-905a-d51aa66e9e32\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease date: 3 October 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCatalogue No: DCD34072\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTotal playing time: 1:09:14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecorded on 25-26 April 2011 at the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer \u0026amp; Engineer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe Tewkesbury boys and men turn their attention to that doyen of Anglican church music, Charles Villiers Stanford. Alongside familiar gems from the Evensong repertoire, sung with characteristic vigour and freshness, the programme includes the six little-known Bible Songs, each followed by its associated hymn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-eebf8036-210b-4972-bc9d-f131f48c21d8\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/stanford-choral-music\/1561269763?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6bbae42b-daa9-4b3c-a69e-6fd8b8c5c6c9\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-6bbae42b-daa9-4b3c-a69e-6fd8b8c5c6c9\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-79fe2c9b-730d-4466-9e80-b5d5b161ce62\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"Directed by Benjamin Nicholas, it is a powerful as well as a warm reading. The ample acoustic of the Abbey may work against clarity, with the organ on the mushy side, but the result is highly evocative of Anglican church music at its best.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-88f63904-4948-455a-a85d-61efd3fa93ae\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"How does one bring freshness to 'Praise to the Lord' or 'For lo I raise up'? 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The credentials of the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum under Benjamin Nicholas are well established and the performances on this disc do not disappoint.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eROYAL SCHOOLS OF CHURCH MUSIC REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-6bbae42b-daa9-4b3c-a69e-6fd8b8c5c6c9\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-304c8be9-008f-4814-b3d1-af635788999b\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease Date: 31 January 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCatalogue No: DCD34087\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTotal playing time: 1:17:28\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Delphian Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31296361300054,"sku":"DCD34087-CD","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/2741\/9990\/products\/stanford-choral-music-cd-delphian-records-948808.jpg?v=1606224727"},{"product_id":"dcd34097","title":"Songbook","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shogun-root\" data-shogun-id=\"5eb9c8174ca1550070b527df\" data-shogun-site-id=\"468c768e-35bb-479f-ba0e-f747acd0b134\" data-shogun-page-id=\"5eb9c8174ca1550070b527df\" data-shogun-page-version-id=\"67ab91b98fce3c57c469dc53\" data-shogun-platform-type=\"shopify\" data-shogun-variant-id=\"67ab91e33d05cb7b95e6fb0a\" data-shogun-page-type=\"product\" data-shogun-power-up-type=\"\" data-shogun-power-up-id=\"\" data-region=\"main\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-14bacd06-710f-4f08-860c-5a4a3d5f5334\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cul class=\"shogun-tabs shogun-rounded\" role=\"tablist\" data-vthemes='{\"default\":\"shogun-rounded\"}'\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab shogun-tab-active\" id=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" aria-selected=\"true\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e SUMMARY \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-border\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e TRACK LISTING \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e REVIEWS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e INFO \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tabs-body shogun-rounded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content shogun-tab-active\" id=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8956b5f8-425f-400d-938b-08c6848169da\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThis ‘songbook’ is unique to the choristers of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, now housed at Dean Close Preparatory School. ‘Essentially, it’s a showcase for the Abbey trebles,’ explains Director of Music Benjamin Nicholas. ‘I’ve always been keen to build each boy up as a soloist, not with the express idea of them singing lots of solos, but so that they can learn to sing in a soloistic way.’ This is evident above all in the already highly distinctive singing of 11-year-old Laurence Kilsby, whose gifts won him the BBC Chorister of the Year competition in 2009 and who features here in two Shelley settings by Roger Quilter, the Bach\/Gounod Ave Maria and John Ireland’s sincerely felt Passiontide motet Ex ore innocentium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-2edcc3f2-f71e-4811-8f6d-527c7640b7db\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/songbook\/1561286549?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; 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They have an uninhibited, fresh sound, coupled with the skill to sustain lengthy phrases with even tone...[Kilsby] displays tremendous maturity both in vocal timbre and in his musicianship...I can foresee a glittering future for him.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6ee77bfc-78f3-4022-a466-05b9ff1d7fbc\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"One thing seems evident from the results that we can hear on this disc: the boys love singing. Throughout the programme enthusiasm and commitment are abundantly in evidence\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/746fe81d-2ce7-4040-a13b-83319a7c9e0a\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"68\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-997f0739-fd25-4af6-b703-9a7dd4d7a15a\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-90ff6aa0-dd82-4271-ba75-05f357303ede\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease Date: 25 July 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCatalogue No: DCD34097\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTotal playing time: 1:06:42\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Delphian Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31296361693270,"sku":"DCD34097-CD","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/2741\/9990\/products\/songbook-cd-delphian-records-262179.jpg?v=1606213724"},{"product_id":"dcd34102","title":"Mozart: ‘Coronation’ Mass, Vespers, Ave verum corpus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shogun-root\" data-shogun-id=\"5eba9d1e53f0700052af4556\" data-shogun-site-id=\"468c768e-35bb-479f-ba0e-f747acd0b134\" data-shogun-page-id=\"5eba9d1e53f0700052af4556\" data-shogun-page-version-id=\"68387e1934ef63db213224df\" data-shogun-platform-type=\"shopify\" data-shogun-variant-id=\"68387e1934ef63db213225ed\" data-shogun-page-type=\"product\" data-shogun-power-up-type=\"\" data-shogun-power-up-id=\"\" data-region=\"main\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-41ee20e2-02b0-442e-a185-54f638ae0d22\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cul class=\"shogun-tabs shogun-rounded\" role=\"tablist\" data-vthemes='{\"default\":\"shogun-rounded\"}'\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab shogun-tab-active\" id=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" aria-selected=\"true\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e SUMMARY \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-border\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e TRACK LISTING \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e REVIEWS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e INFO \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tabs-body shogun-rounded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content shogun-tab-active\" id=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-29bc7e6d-1476-4dcb-b2ba-0b5f1963d734\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum of Dean Close Preparatory School are joined by Charivari Agréable in vividly communicative interpretations of three of Mozart’s sacred masterpieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe forces are very much as Mozart intended – a period orchestra, an all-male chorus and soloists (including 2009 BBC Chorister of the Year Laurence Kilsby) drawn from the choir. 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Charivari Agréable, a lively period instrument ensemble, is another plus: there’s none of the overweening solemnity that often belabours this music\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/77907d6f-3d48-4ae3-8991-e628317347b9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"80\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-f8531525-5b9f-4ed2-80c1-4484879f3e7a\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"The young trebles of Tewkesbury Abbey are a force to be reckoned with. 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording venues: Chapel of Merton College, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording dates: 12-13 July 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePhysical format: Jewel case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of tracks: 13\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease date: 14 November 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eFor his final recording with the men and boys of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Benjamin Nicholas chose to celebrate Britain’s best-loved living composer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRather than simply sticking to familiar classics, this programme explores the full range of Rutter’s output, from The Lord is my shepherd and Lord, thou hast been our refuge to his most recent piece, This is the day, written for the wedding of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-daee8089-ba37-47b1-8499-ca921a02a82f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/john-rutter-the-tewkesbury-collection\/1561289276?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; 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There's plenty of technical control in the choir's singing, but it's not imposed with undue rigour.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/985d4514-4567-4351-b8dc-f410b9d0d87e\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"64\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-c0e6426a-a97a-4944-a7db-ad63bb544a56\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"This CD is a valuable addition to the John Rutter discography and shows that the composer is more than simply 'Mr Christmas'...I can imagine the composer being well satisfied with the highly accomplished performances...The trebles have a rich, uninhibited tone and the whole choir are masters of sustained, seamless legato singing. Director Benjamin Nicholas favours flowing tempi and he achieves an excellent balance between all voices.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-ccebb5c8-c091-489a-ad28-bcfae43ce800\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"The cherubs of Tewkesbury Abbey sing with devotion, faithfully capturing Rutter’s particular brand of luxury comfort\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/a3fe882a-0bbc-4499-b8cd-197a1f992a05\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-5c1a7916-8cbd-4b35-a575-c7acb397cab3\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"this disc must command our attention. The Tewkesbury Singers produce a well-focused tone throughout…Special attention ought to be made of Carleton Etherington’s sensitive support on the organ. Excellent liner notes and full texts\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-32b5edc6-359d-40e7-9dc2-4f225e05cb17\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Rutter’s music has that magical uniqueness about it in being able to straddle the school of light lyrical touch with that of musical sophistication and integrity. Sure enough, it inspires beautifully scented performances from the boys and men ... augmented variously by gorgeous solo contributions on oboe, cello and trumpet, and from organist Carleton Etherington\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/f42ce9bb-b65b-4e0d-ab4a-d35e68c99ab2\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"64\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a3ac12c6-45ca-4cb2-8ef6-3cec878804fd\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"the singing is beautifully rounded and sympathetic to the composer's expression\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCATHEDRAL MUSIC MAGAZINE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-85ac1341-051a-4bf4-b845-aac4eb8e0251\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The combination of the music written by one of the greatest living composers and the well-developed tone and vocal strength from the boys and men of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, is not to be missed.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording venue(s): Tewkesbury Abbey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording dates: 14-16 March 2011, 20 June 2011 \u0026amp; 18 April 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePhysical format: Jewel case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of tracks: 15\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease date: 27 August 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe beginning of Advent is celebrated with a particular solemnity at Merton. 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eIn 2014, the University of Oxford’s Merton College celebrates its 750th year. Benjamin Nicholas and Peter Phillips’ specially conceived journey through seven centuries of choral repertoire provides a bird’s-eye view of some important moments in musical history, and features two composers personally associated with the College – John Dunstaple and Lennox Berkeley – as well as three new works commissioned for the anniversary celebrations. The choir, a relatively recent addition to this illustrious college’s complement of treasures, gives stylish and committed performances in the famous acoustic of Merton’s thirteenth-century chapel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-852d6ccb-96cc-413a-8838-c4208d2fecf6\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/the-merton-collection-merton-at-750\/1561289461?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-e9a275b6-bb21-4104-8ef6-e849bd18831e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-e9a275b6-bb21-4104-8ef6-e849bd18831e\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-bae7f7c0-6704-424a-991d-b78f6fc90f2b\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"The simplest point to make about this disc is that the singing is of the kind of even quality as to make it borderline unrecognisable as a college (and therefore 'youth') choir...there are points where there is a spin on the top notes of the sopranos that even some professional choirs fail to create in a consistent way.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b91b3f60-851a-4a8f-bf63-6297e6c56b2f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"Though Merton is on the cusp of its 750th anniversary, this choir is a 2006 creation, yet has quickly gained distinction. Here it offers a panorama of world musical history...But it’s the transhistorical stylistic homogeneity of choral singing that comes through.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/72d1ecf0-18a3-47a1-b064-839c6711e4be\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-999e4088-ad21-4940-9a1b-49528038dfe4\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"This recently formed mixed-voice choir, youthful in both senses, displays fine musicianship, commitment and versatility\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-d3cf6fa6-644b-45c4-bce5-ab7605c4db4d\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In only a few years the choir has established itself as one of the leading collegiate choirs in the UK. This, its third disc for Delphian, confirms that it is now, surely, one of the jewels in that label’s crown...The singing throughout this programme is superb\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/746fe81d-2ce7-4040-a13b-83319a7c9e0a\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-449ad8f9-9f3d-4f9c-9fea-f6bc6b6e86be\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"All of the music is beautifully sung\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eLIMELIGHT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-2137d3d5-4f86-4928-b925-c8cba809e2bb\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"a terrific program and it is sung very well by a mixed choir that is making a name for itself since going from being a minor player in Oxbridge choral music to one of the best collegiate choirs in the land after Benjamin Nicholas became director of music in 2008\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eAMERICAN RECORD GUIDE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-e9a275b6-bb21-4104-8ef6-e849bd18831e\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-5c353f6d-cb6a-4a05-b16a-77d4cdc3076d\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eRecording venue(s): Chapel of Merton College, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eRecording dates: 13-15 April 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003ePhysical format: Digipack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eNumber of tracks: 19\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eRelease date: 25 November 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eIn a golden age of organ-building, Merton College’s new Dobson instrument stands out as exceptional. It is only the third American-built organ sent to the UK since the Second World War, a bold commissioning choice which Benjamin Nicholas, Reed Rubin Organist and Director of Music in Merton’s recently established choral foundation, and his colleagues made after considering three factors. The College required an instrument that could sympathetically accompany its daily choral services – with sufficient flexibility to accommodate the works of many eras – and that honoured the Chapel’s ancient architecture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe instrument also had to be equipped to perform a large part of the solo repertoire, and it is the success of this third aim that Benjamin Nicholas sought to demonstrate when putting together the programme for the instrument’s first recorded outing. From the pre-pedalboard sophistication of native Stanley, to the mesmerising hues of Messiaen – and encompassing snapshots from the instrument’s vast literature in between – no inquisitive listener will feel short-changed by the gluttony of textures and colours on display here. 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Delphian's characteristically clear, focused and framed recording and the finely delineated playing of Benjamin Nicholas offer their own recommendations.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"87\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-1c4a23a7-ac90-4bd8-a716-4b1e41205232\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Nicholas judges expertly the variety of colours in his performance...The new Dobson organ is a splendid addition to Merton College Chapel\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease date: 7 April 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCatalogue No: DCD34142\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTotal playing time: 1:11:51\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Delphian Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31296365592662,"sku":"DCD34142-CD","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/2741\/9990\/products\/the-merton-organ-the-new-dobson-organ-of-merton-college-oxford-cd-delphian-records-860934.jpg?v=1606213452"},{"product_id":"dcd34144","title":"The Marian Collection","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shogun-root\" data-shogun-id=\"5ebc2b37dc5f2f00526456eb\" data-shogun-site-id=\"468c768e-35bb-479f-ba0e-f747acd0b134\" data-shogun-page-id=\"5ebc2b37dc5f2f00526456eb\" data-shogun-page-version-id=\"67ae276912a274774d71b490\" data-shogun-platform-type=\"shopify\" data-shogun-variant-id=\"67ae276912a274774d71b5ce\" data-shogun-page-type=\"product\" data-shogun-power-up-type=\"\" data-shogun-power-up-id=\"\" data-region=\"main\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-89678add-e062-4ce8-a23e-73894b0cf062\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cul class=\"shogun-tabs shogun-rounded\" role=\"tablist\" data-vthemes='{\"default\":\"shogun-rounded\"}'\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab shogun-tab-active\" id=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" aria-selected=\"true\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e SUMMARY \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-border\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e TRACK LISTING \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e REVIEWS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e INFO \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tabs-body shogun-rounded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content shogun-tab-active\" id=\"panel-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-573030cc-5fb9-46ac-ad58-20ed5df58f19\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-52d7028b-d071-429a-856a-35641ab1c424\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThis is the fourth and final themed recording in a series that has confirmed Merton’s new choral foundation as one of the UK’s leading collegiate choirs. Benjamin Nicholas again draws from the landmark collection of more than fifty-five works written in celebration of the College’s 750th anniversary. Here, a new work by Judith Weir (newly appointed Master of the Queen’s Music) heads a set of the four Marian antiphons, all specially commissioned from female composers, while two further premiere recordings represent the work of regular Merton collaborators Gabriel Jackson and Matthew Martin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eAt the other end of the chronological spectrum, Peter Phillips’ expert direction of Byrd’s rarely performed Salve Regina, a bold statement of Catholic faith from Reformation England, and of John Nesbett’s late 15th-century Magnificat, a piece whose neglect on disc is astonishing, completes this portrait in sound of a woman who – as characterised in Alexandra Coghlan’s illuminating booklet essay – is at once virgin and mother, human and God-bearer, suppliant and Queen of Heaven.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-ea93a553-305b-4a99-b8f8-882f8f20415a\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/the-marian-collection\/1561068862?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; 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line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"the jutting vocal fanfares of [Weir's] Ave Regina caelorum set a brightly celebratory atmosphere at the disc's beginning...The seven-part writing of Hannah Kendall's numinous Regina caeli is lucidly balanced out by the singers...Of the other works the glowing Magnificat of 15th-century composer John Nesbitt is particularly notable, bringing gleaming work from the sopranos in particular.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/985d4514-4567-4351-b8dc-f410b9d0d87e\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"50\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-20197ee3-2228-424b-821c-fa3ed881e9c2\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"The Delphian engineers capture superbly this excellent choir in its home chapel and one of the main delights of the programme is precisely the engaging mix of early and contemporary music.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-35386116-493d-49a3-9c1f-2b6aae4a644e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"this arresting sequence is of old and new representations of the Virgin. Judith Weir’s vigorous, beautifully fresh Ave Regina caelorum is the first of four such Marian antiphons commissioned from women, the others being Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall and Dobrinka Tabakova, the results all striking\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/72d1ecf0-18a3-47a1-b064-839c6711e4be\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-1a347041-99d2-4b64-9aa3-0d88f5201659\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Delphian scores yet another choral hit with this exceptional and fascinating collection themed around musical representations of the Virgin Mary. And once again, Merton College Choir is the immaculate vehicle for performances that encompass the old and the new.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/f42ce9bb-b65b-4e0d-ab4a-d35e68c99ab2\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"67\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6d65e434-19db-41f3-bb58-ab5e1eab14eb\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"[a] fascinating and finely executed collection of anthems and motets…The 35-strong mixed voice choir possess perfect intonation and blend…this is not a disc to be missed.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b52eec94-61c7-4e43-bfa0-36ee1be8ae72\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Benjamin Nicholas and Peter Phillips have done a marvellous job in training these young singers to such a consistently high standard...As for the sound, it seems to me that engineer Paul Baxter definitely has the measure of the wonderful acoustic of the Merton chapel and this recording is beyond reproach.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/746fe81d-2ce7-4040-a13b-83319a7c9e0a\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"64\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8e6aae73-db05-4d8e-9890-edde20634486\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Delphian engineers capture superbly this excellent choir in its home chapel and one of the main delights of the programme is precisely the engaging mix of early and contemporary music.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eEARLY MUSIC REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-1c39ab45-f810-49a1-9952-b6ee49280723\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-46761338-d868-4dc6-a819-ed69dc8d0c0d\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording venue(s): Chapel of Merton College, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording dates: 2-4 July 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePhysical format: Digipack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of tracks: 15\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease date: 24 November 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe first recording of Merton’s new Dobson organ – a mixed recital spanning repertoire from Bach and Stanley to Dupré and Messiaen – was designed to demonstrate the instrument’s considerable versatility. But behind the contemporary sophistication of its construction and design, this is essentially an English Romantic organ with a big, warm-hearted personality, securely grounded in the aesthetic traditions of the late nineteenth century, and this second recording highlights those qualities in music by the composer who pre-eminently shares them: Edward Elgar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBenjamin Nicholas, Merton’s Reed Rubin Organist and Director of Music, here proves himself a fine Elgarian and an inventive programmer, coupling Elgar’s two original major works for the organ with three transcriptions – including a first outing on CD for the superb arrangement of the Prelude to The Kingdom made by Herbert Brewer, Elgar’s contemporary and the long-serving organist of Gloucester Cathedral. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b2a0a7ae-3d07-42a6-acf9-ce2e9f7745c0\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/elgar-organ-works\/1561071505?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-3f1fe2aa-04b4-44a4-934b-245a2935638c\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-3f1fe2aa-04b4-44a4-934b-245a2935638c\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b027cbb7-1535-4097-812b-e4fe744993e5\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe warmth and elegance of the instrument are mirrored in the inspired and inspirational playing... This is a recording to treasure.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eORGANIST'S REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-075ebc28-38ec-4fe3-92dc-e9f22709fab9\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"The recording plays soothingly and beautifully into a small room without loss of grandeur: a musical and technical achievement alike.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/72d1ecf0-18a3-47a1-b064-839c6711e4be\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"57\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-aa184fc3-b7c6-48c1-8903-fb61385ad06b\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Compelling readings...The recording is detailed with every nuance, every pianissimo and swell, warmly captured\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/746fe81d-2ce7-4040-a13b-83319a7c9e0a\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"74\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-cacb3052-093d-4f08-bcd9-a6713cb77d86\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"Nicholas displays his Elgarian credentials in a typically unfussy and well-balanced selection\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"42\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-871d9337-c2b1-42ed-a617-3e5a519851de\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"The big warm-hearted sound of the newly installed Dobson Organ of Merton College, Oxford compliments Benjamin Nicholas' spectacular virtuosity to the hilt and his interpretations, particularly those of the two major works, touch facets of emotion that are slightly personal, and yet his thought-provoking insights expose the music's essential pulse with alarming dexterity and inherent energy. An unusual yet wholly recommended Elgar programme, in classy presentation and clear focused sound quality.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eMUSIC \u0026amp; VISION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a3b257e5-8a15-45e6-8260-54d9f42c3374\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"It is the dynamic and emotional range that organist Benjamin Nicholas presents that is striking. With the right audio setup, results are astounding.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/b6881fae-66f9-4ba6-bc70-89c04220c90d\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"68\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-3f1fe2aa-04b4-44a4-934b-245a2935638c\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-4600cf9d-d8e3-4efb-9b22-a38d9d9f792e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording venue(s): Chapel of Merton College, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording dates: 25-26 June 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePhysical format: Jewel case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of tracks: 17\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease date: 29 April 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNow firmly established among Oxbridge’s finest choral foundations and at the same time certainly its youngest, the Choir of Merton College can be relied upon to present a selection of favourite anthems which similarly combines fresh inspiration with timeless musical values.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe choir’s fifth Delphian recording in five years again showcases the talents of its joint directors Benjamin Nicholas and Peter Phillips, with Phillips’ love of polyphony complemented by Nicholas’s flair and commitment in some of the twentieth century’s major choral works. Bookending these ‘favourites’ are Patrick Gowers’ now iconic Ascension Day anthem Viri Galilaei and Jonathan Dove’s newly minted Te Deum, commissioned by Merton College as part of the Merton Choirbook – the largest series of commissions of its kind in modern times, created in celebration of the College’s 750th anniversary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a110a939-1015-4cd3-aa0c-46f0cf15bdef\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/viri-galilaei-favourite-anthems-from-merton\/1591919726?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-e7b0af3c-4e62-42e5-9f7d-56ee1487321f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-e7b0af3c-4e62-42e5-9f7d-56ee1487321f\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-09986f98-8315-4bdb-9531-c222cab348f8\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"With some ensembles, orchestras and choirs one very soon runs out of superlatives. The Merton College Choir, though but recently founded, and their association with the Delphian label, offers one such case.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/746fe81d-2ce7-4040-a13b-83319a7c9e0a\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"59\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-7481583d-bc24-4b88-b6d8-dc04fb442d3a\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"The Merton choir's singing is notable for its clarity. The polyphonic lines of Byrd's Diliges Dominum, the antiphonal effects of Harris's classic Faire is the heaven and even the dense textures of Parry's Blest pair of sirens have about them an almost class-like transparency…this is a lovely collection of good music, well performed, beautifully sung and exquisitely recorded. Who could ask for anything more?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a5d78055-e165-433d-8c10-627fc6e78ab7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Organ playing from the scholars is top-notch and the singing from these young voices is always unforced and balanced. Familiar music here, in an energetic new release.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-fff34df7-0cda-4370-8c90-6063d7855876\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The quality of singing is exemplary throughout...the music is splendid and this is a disc to be heard again and again\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eORGANISTS' REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a399e9b5-0041-4df4-a41f-34037b522329\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow firmly established as one of Oxbridge's most outstanding choral foundations and at the same time definitely its youngest, the Choir of MertonCollege performs this selection of favourite anthems with superlative clarity and heart-on-sleeve approach, and the beautifully moulded lines reveal a musicality that is not encountered very often. Indeed this is an immensely responsive mixed-voice choir which is among the most exciting ensembles performing today.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003eMUSIC \u0026amp; VISION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-e7b0af3c-4e62-42e5-9f7d-56ee1487321f\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-91286514-5d60-40c5-9f99-4cbc5859a22f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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Two of John Rutter’s most exquisite works are complemented by orchestral versions of well-loved traditional fare. From the ecstatic brass fanfares that introduce \u003cem\u003eO come, all ye faithful\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHark! the herald-angels sing\u003c\/em\u003e to the intimate performances of Elizabeth Poston’s J\u003cem\u003eesus Christ the apple tree\u003c\/em\u003e and Morten Lauridsen’s \u003cem\u003eO magnum mysterium\u003c\/em\u003e, Christmas old and new is celebrated with a fresh sense of all its magic and glory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe choir and orchestra loved making this recording, and it shows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-602a2631-e58f-4cf5-8dc8-b27a2cdac03b\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/o-holy-night-a-merton-christmas\/1561074545?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-29a056ec-cb69-4732-8dff-66d26779dc8a\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-29a056ec-cb69-4732-8dff-66d26779dc8a\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-eaf4836e-4550-4a75-b77a-bad5670a40ec\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-video shogun-video-16x9\"\u003e \u003ciframe class=\"shogun-video-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VlXUMATJEE0?start=0\u0026amp;end=0\u0026amp;autoplay=0\u0026amp;loop=0\u0026amp;rel=1\" allowfullscreen title=\"Embedded Youtube Video\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e \u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a7608ea1-555b-4fef-84ca-ee8b559cd1f6\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-a7608ea1-555b-4fef-84ca-ee8b559cd1f6\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-81f4ada1-e3cf-49e6-8ba2-ed11ccb07ef7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"here are many vibrantly, energetic moment here…In many ways, though, the best singing comes in quieter moment: Elizabeth Poston’s Jesus Christ the apple tree, with the top line sweetly profiled by the Merton College Choir sopranos, is an obvious highlight.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/985d4514-4567-4351-b8dc-f410b9d0d87e\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"78\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6b43597d-16f6-47fd-80dd-311cd60b9163\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Beginning with jauntily orchestrated pieces by John Rutter, the sequence proceeds to the a cappella starkness of Elizabeth Poston’s exquisite Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; then comes the grandiosity of Mendelssohn’s Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, arranged by David Willcocks.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-806c6332-2851-48f4-8708-f1311f1cc343\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Beginning with jauntily orchestrated pieces by John Rutter, the sequence proceeds to the a cappella starkness of Elizabeth Poston’s exquisite Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; then comes the grandiosity of Mendelssohn’s Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, arranged by David Willcocks.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/72d1ecf0-18a3-47a1-b064-839c6711e4be\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"70\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-7231b80f-4695-41be-88e3-b0b0c8392d91\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"Benjamin Nicholas’s Merton College choir are predictably excellent, a textbook example of a well-blended, very English choral sound.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording venue(s): Chapel of Merton College, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording dates: 27-29 June 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePhysical format: Jewel case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of tracks: 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTotal playing time: 1:08:19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eFirst UK release date: October 20, 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCelebrating ten years since the inception of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delphianrecords.com\/blogs\/artists\/the-choir-of-merton-college-oxford-benjamin-nicholas\"\u003eMerton College\u003c\/a\u003e’s choral foundation, the choir’s seventh Delphian recording follows the themed anthologies which brought it such immediate critical acclaim with what will be the first in a series of close collaborations between the choir and individual living composers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRichard Allain writes music across a wide spectrum of genres; he and Benjamin Nicholas have put together a programme showcasing his oeuvre – from a setting of the \u003cem\u003eEvening Canticles,\u003c\/em\u003e animated then impassioned, to a sumptuous reimagining of the spiritual \u003cem\u003eDon’t you weep when I am gone\u003c\/em\u003e and Allain’s most performed work, the wedding anthem \u003cem\u003eCana’s Guest.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-d667bff4-1e38-4fcc-801b-795bbd98c17b\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/richard-allain-choral-music\/1561064126?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; 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This is Benjamin Nicholas’s tenth year at the head of the choir, and he has them singing with relaxed authority and confidence.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"83\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-d12f6742-76d4-4824-9efa-e5d895af46a5\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"luminous textures, subtle word-painting, and a predominantly tonal idiom spiked with unexpected dissonances.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/95a13aa4-726e-4727-b898-0a3fa088b85e\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"87\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-bb5d6d5c-a863-4d70-9814-1d949728edcc\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I enjoyed every piece on this programme. Richard Allain has an obvious empathy for the human voice. In addition to that, he has a fine and discerning feel for the texts he sets.His choral textures are full of interest and the music falls gratefully on the listener’s ear.This is all eminently approachable and very worthwhile music. 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SUMMARY \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-border\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e TRACK LISTING \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-box\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"shogun-tab-title\"\u003e REVIEWS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"shogun-tab\" id=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" aria-selected=\"false\"\u003e \u003cdiv 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Eliot – himself an alumnus of Merton College, Oxford, which commissioned the present work as part of its extensive Merton Choirbook project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eShorter items from the Choirbook have featured on previous Delphian releases by the choir; now, \u003cem\u003eThe Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ \u003c\/em\u003eis revealed as one of the project’s crowning glories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eUnder the direction of longtime Jackson collaborator Benjamin Nicholas, and with soloists and instrumentalists hand-picked by the composer, it receives here a performance to match the work’s own harrowing drama and dark ecstasy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-08a1e7b4-8006-44ca-9cb8-610b6147d92e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/gabriel-jackson-the-passion-of-our-lord-jesus-christ\/1561066730?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-35977115-2363-461a-810a-dbfad652e8e5\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-35977115-2363-461a-810a-dbfad652e8e5\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-267f10f7-cded-4d08-be9f-3f85dd80e35b\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This outstanding recording of Gabriel Jackson’s retelling of the Passion story bursts with energy... Jackson’s engaging score is richly colourful and his instrumental writing proves a particular highlight.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/985d4514-4567-4351-b8dc-f410b9d0d87e\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"78\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-00ca94db-7231-43b4-a7f0-548aa26db7b7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"\"It’s a work closely bound up with the college’s history and community, but one that gives every promise of a rich future life beyond both…A 10-piece ensemble, dominated by the glitter of harp, percussion and high woodwind, gives the work its dramatic scope, by turns taut and lean and then thickly spread, rich with melodic embroidery\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bf50e6ff-a44f-41ff-8481-84861b3891e0\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a36f288e-833b-443a-a086-b41d12b1b35a\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Soloists and choir eloquently weave through the shifting perspectives of this work of exquisite imagination with involving feeling, and the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia take to Jackson’s often surprising but always richly executed orchestrations with aplomb. Quite unlike any Passion you’ve heard before, it is a rewarding work, deeply sincere, immediately accessible and deserving of much wider exposure\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-38357b86-c378-4bf2-b806-0a67b155c9b4\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"The music is simply ravishing and Emma Tring’s singing is superb...Guy Cutting sings all this intense music with terrific commitment and emotional engagement...the Merton College choir and they sing superbly on this recording. Their commitment to the music is evident and they deliver the music with great assurance. The playing of the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia is incisive and expert: the instrumental writing presents many challenges but all are surmounted. Benjamin Nicholas has clearly prepared the performance scrupulously.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/746fe81d-2ce7-4040-a13b-83319a7c9e0a\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-f345b40c-980d-4fcd-9d7f-cbfd51219df7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"This is an unabashedly diatonic, very singable work, one which would take a hard heart not to love. Me, I was smitten three or so minutes in, tenor [Guy Cutting's] “Tell ye the daughter of Sion…” ringing out over sustained string chords and a chirruping soprano saxophone. The interplay between choir, tenor and instrumentalists is brilliantly handled…It's as if a zoom lens is being deployed, helped by unobtrusively spectacular engineering: this is among the best-sounding choral recordings I've heard. Purchase forthwith.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/d6f07c04-a336-44a3-9e19-d351f650550f\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"92\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8d1c6b2a-d1c3-4004-bd85-2a9bbdbc54e9\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Richly imaginative and strikingly coloured, Jackson's Passion is indeed a work of deep spirituality and profound dramatic impact that complements the ecstatic sorrow of the story within a well nigh perfect musical structure. Emotionally charged performances, superb sound quality and highly informative annotations complete a revelatory disc that is wholly in tune with the present Lenten season.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCLASSICAL MUSIC DAILY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-14c699c5-77bf-49ae-8925-00bf26deb8cd\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Its new, world-premiere recording on Delphian Records...provides an illuminating and a challenging meditation on seven pivotal events associated with Holy Week and Easter.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProducer: Paul Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording venues: Chapel of Merton College, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecording dates: 24-27 June 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePhysical format: CD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRelease date: 29 March 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCatalogue No: DCD34222\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eIn barely a decade of existence, Merton College’s new choral foundation has ambitiously redefined the choral landscape of the great university city of Oxford through its twin commitment to excellence \u0026amp; innovation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNow, focusing entirely on American music of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, this latest in a series of thematically conceived recordings begins as a striking ‘double portrait’ of two composers who have written or arranged works especially for the choir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eDavid Lang’s austere choral postminimalism, informed by a background of Jewish liturgy and thought, provides a striking foil to Nico Muhly’s more richly referential approach; Muhly fell in love with the Anglican tradition as a young chorister in Rhode Island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTwo solo organ works by Muhly, and a transcription from his mentor Philip Glass’s opera \u003cem\u003eSatyagraha\u003c\/em\u003e, widen the expressive gamut still further – from whimsical allusiveness to meditative calm – and are set in context alongside the more stylistically eclectic yet no less powerfully communicative sound-worlds of Libby Larsen and Abbie Betinis. Two final choral items draw on pre-existing traditions of the spiritual and the Baptist hymnal in moving demonstration of the New World’s ability to honour its past while gazing Firmly ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6952aad4-7064-41f0-8d48-31b2457eeb18\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6952aad4-7064-41f0-8d48-31b2457eeb18\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-f5abd6be-08d1-4d86-a981-fccf6faa3c8d\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/sleepers-prayer-choral-music-from-north-america\/1561070921?app=music\u0026amp;itsct=music_box_player\u0026amp;itscg=30200\u0026amp;ls=1\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-c7679fcb-662a-4dd5-b2f5-a2afbff71bec\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-c7679fcb-662a-4dd5-b2f5-a2afbff71bec\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-9c7d341a-34bf-4c46-9c21-e6c873302e61\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-video shogun-video-16x9\"\u003e \u003ciframe class=\"shogun-video-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Bxs9ck9cyo?start=0\u0026amp;end=0\u0026amp;autoplay=0\u0026amp;loop=0\u0026amp;rel=1\" allowfullscreen title=\"Embedded Youtube Video\" loading=\"eager\"\u003e \u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-ef917ac9-b971-43a4-a2dc-22ffaed9107a\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-ef917ac9-b971-43a4-a2dc-22ffaed9107a\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-7b4f9769-5c34-49ea-ad45-387b4140c8ab\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-7b4f9769-5c34-49ea-ad45-387b4140c8ab\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-453713cd-f583-4066-9bf9-22058a5c40c5\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\" data-animations=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"a fantastic disc ... this is an overview of a whole repertoire, and it gives a really enjoyable overview of what choral music is for and how wide is it's reach ... there's real precision in the singing, which Merton has in spades ... what you hear on this disc - everything is as much about exploring the colours and textures you get with a fascination with the voice as much as anything else ... there's an emulsification of different sounds on this disc that I found really engaging ... this recording is a real feat of excellence and precision\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/a9ad135f-22a4-43e1-99cd-36be603b0f9f\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"115\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eRECORD REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-e2492117-b915-40a5-a619-74030956e896\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\" data-animations=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"This recording finds a quintessentially English choir addressing North American choral music, mostly by minimalist composers, including David Lang and Philip Glass. But Muhly’s Senex puerum portabat has a deeply traditional quality even as it comes over with freshness and inventiveness. His enjoyable organ solos further the impression the disc tends to give of bad boys on their best behaviour\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/72d1ecf0-18a3-47a1-b064-839c6711e4be\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"75\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-05d87c75-fbd2-41a5-ad57-b9f42a5f2901\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\" data-animations=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Merton's new choral foundation aimed to combine tradition with bold innovation and they pull that off here with some daring ... The Merton singers are in great voice and Merton Brass could dep for angels\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"76\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-396fbedd-64fa-4a12-b95e-5fbc13031116\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\" data-animations=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\"The Merton College Choir are on top form throughout this programme and the other musicians who join them at various times perform to the same high standard. In just a few years Benjamin Nicholas has built this choir into one of the foremost collegiate choirs in the UK and this disc offers another example of their excellence in whatever music comes their way. This latest programme has been discerningly put together. The contents of Merton College discs are invariably enterprising and this latest example is no exception ... Engineer Paul Baxter is by now well versed in recording this choir in the wonderful acoustics of the Merton College Chapel. Once again, he has presented the choir – and the organ – in clear, atmospheric and expertly balanced sound which shows performers and music to optimum advantage. As usual, the quality of Delphian’s documentation is excellent.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRead the full review \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/musicweb-international.com\/classrev\/2020\/May\/Sleepers_prayer_DCD34232.htm\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-5a3bc6b6-bbb2-4b99-b944-f2e722ffdaad\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\" data-animations=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\"Oxford hat nicht nur ehrwürdige Colleges und Turmspitzen, sondern auch sehr gute Chöre ... Es ist eine Freude, die sicheren und selbstbewussten jungen Stimmen zu hören. Aufgenommen in der Kapelle des Merton College, besticht der Klang durch Klarheit, strahlt aber zu- gleich Wärme aus.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/c0570f20-cc5e-4a82-a3aa-8348e58539ea\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"55\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-aceb7d14-f17b-4550-ac45-9db4b0a744de\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\" data-animations=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Glowing performances by the Choir of Merton College Oxford, supported by various instrumental accompaniments ... Nico Muhly’s music features prominently, a particular highlight being his A Hymn on the Nativity, its golden choral textures offset by beguiling harmonic diversions and lightly sensitive organ writing .. Tracks by the younger David Lang are equally distinctive, translating minimalism techniques to an ecclesiastical setting ... Most exciting, though, is Abbie Betinis’ iridescent Cedit, hyems for choir and solo flute, imaginatively coloured and strikingly performed\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/62dc3adf-4e93-4184-b711-be4db82e115b\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"39\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e★ ★ ★ ★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l393-393-393-393q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dots\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot shg-sld-active\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-dot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cscript class=\"__SHG_DATA__\" type=\"application\/json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"__shgSlider\": {\n        \"id\": \"#slider-s-7b4f9769-5c34-49ea-ad45-387b4140c8ab\",\n        \"intervalTime\": 5,\n        \"autoplay\": false,\n        \"pauseOnHover\": false,\n        \"transition\": \"animate__noAnimation\",\n        \"interval\": null\n      }\n    }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-6c597a25-c9d3-4c60-ad62-fcadcc31cc9f\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6f1b156a-86b5-4449-b620-082d4c111137\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\" data-animations=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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font-size: 18px;\"\u003eConductor \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delphianrecords.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=benjamin%20nicholas*\"\u003eBenjamin Nicholas\u003c\/a\u003e draws parallels between the familiar English choral sound of Howells and that of contemporary composer Ian Venables. Venables’ \u003cem\u003eRequiem\u003c\/em\u003e has already been warmly received by critics in a 2020 recording with just organ accompaniment. Now, Nicholas and his Merton College choir present it in an orchestrated version made specially for this recording. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe Howells items here are also premiere recordings: new instrumental accompaniments to two of his\u003cem\u003e Four Anthems\u003c\/em\u003e, in arrangements by Howells scholars Howard Eckdahl and Jonathan Clinch, illuminate and intensify his rich choral writing like back-lighting on a stained-glass window, and they are complemented by the first recording of Howells’ original orchestration of \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Mind\u003c\/em\u003e – a chance to hear one of his major underperformed works, introspective yet dramatic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-5a349e09-b02f-421e-8672-0e00ae4fea9e\" class=\"shg-c shg-align-left\"\u003e \u003ciframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/ian-venables-requiem-herbert-howells-anthems-for-choir\/1651411757\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-621d181f-d34d-458b-80be-747faec3eace\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-621d181f-d34d-458b-80be-747faec3eace\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b794f028-5e14-4053-8ec1-83eccaa7d91e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"This inspired recording project – a synthesis of musical intersections and connections, repertoire new and old, arrangements and homages – has been so carefully conceived and knitted together that it’s a winner before you even hear a note. Once you do, however, it only gets better ... The whole recording feels like an exercise in the play of musical light and shade, arrangements picking out new moments in silhouette, recessing others into shadow. Take Howells’s \u003cem\u003eLike as the hart\u003c\/em\u003e, for example: in Howard Eckdahl’s orchestration the text’s water-brooks swirl and eddy with new currents, a reflective pool beneath the blended choral voices. Bolder and more striking is Jonathan Clinch’s new arrangement of \u003cem\u003eO pray for the peace of Jerusalem\u003c\/em\u003e, whose opening solo viola harks back not just to Howells’s ravishing \u003cem\u003eElegy\u003c\/em\u003e but also to Vaughan Williams before him. Where organ gives vertical emphasis, strings exaggerate the endless horizon-lines of Howells’s phrases to glorious effect. Howells’s own original orchestral arrangement of \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Mind\u003c\/em\u003e (never before recorded) is another bonus ... Benjamin Nicholas (also the soloist in the Rhapsody) draws consistently confident, warm sounds from Merton Choir – at their best when galvanised by the organ and the very classy Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia in full cry. There’s nothing fey about their Howells but it’s the darker moment of the Venables – the knotty ‘Libera me’, the middle section of the ‘Lux aeterna’ – that really make their mark\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/1e23db42-c1fe-4a7c-9887-89fa14fc1bd6\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"36\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-7cff4fed-5fec-4966-b8b6-6234097493e2\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e'The first time I heard Ian Venables’ Requiem I was moved and greatly impressed by this profoundly expressive composition, even though it wasn’t then quite complete. Since then, I’ve heard it many times and my admiration for it has only deepened. Indeed, though one must always be careful in the use of superlatives, I have come to believe that it is a masterpiece. It is very well written for the voices and, in this orchestration, the original organ part is expertly re-imagined in a highly effective fashion. The orchestral colourings enhance the music in a very satisfying way. The present performance is superb in all respects ... Benjamin Nicholas leads a gripping performance ... l. The Choir of Merton College has in just a few years become established as one of the very finest collegiate choirs in the UK and they’re on top form here. They’ve made a series of splendid recordings for Delphian, all of which I’ve heard, but I venture to suggest this is their finest achievement to date ... Outstanding in every respect'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Quinn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRECCOMMENDED - MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/musicweb-international.com\/classrev\/2022\/Oct\/Venables-requiem-DCD34252.htm\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6cc88c56-3c09-42e2-ae17-cf8dfdd13139\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e'Sheer beauty of sound runs like a silver thread through nearly all of Howells’ work ... this [recording] is deeply contemplative, elegaic, restrained. One must speculate it speaks to the person who wrote it. Howells abominated war and violence with a quiet passion and it seems clear he poured his feelings into this anthem ... [Venables'] \u003cem\u003eAgnus Dei\u003c\/em\u003e holds us in the grip of suppressed passion, a riveting stasis , before the Lamb of God finally cleanses the sins of the world. Overall, Venables' harmonic language is lively, pulsing with passion but always fittingly controlled in a way appropriate to the solemnity of the occasion ... Choral music in the city of dreaming spires has, of course, been dominated until comparatively recently by the choirs of Christ Church, Magdalen and New College. The full-bodied grandeur of the Choir of Merton College, Oxford, is all we hope and expect a choral ensemble to be and they fully deserve to be recognised as equal among firsts, so to say. Accompanied by the buoyant Oxford Sinfonia, under conductor, organist and Musical Director of the college, Benjamin Nicholas, they are agile, sensitive, commanding, fluent. This album is a flawless triumph, emotionally uplifting and intense'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/92864a7c-343f-4502-8b46-5c4ad628dbe9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yorkshiretimes.co.uk\/article.php?id=69830\u0026amp;editorpreview=true\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-f4b19a7e-f06d-428c-a4f7-98f6100b7be6\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"For admirers of church choral music written as part of the Anglican tradition this is not just an important disc but an exceptionally beautiful one as well ... Not only does this disc provide premiere recordings of orchestral versions, the actual performances themselves, quite apart from the editions used, are of the very highest musical calibre backed up by near-ideal engineering and production ... new recordings which seem to have the ideal combination of purity and poise of musical line both technically and emotionally but also have that undercurrent of held emotion and laser-focused intent. Under conductor Benjamin Nicholas’ direction the fresh-voiced young singers of the Choir of Merton College sing quite gloriously with perfect balance, blend and intonation ... [Venables' Requiem] was conceived and written during the 2020 pandemic but tries to convey a message of optimism and hope ... With performances and music of this stature it is good to know that the British church choral tradition is in safe hands\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 9px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eNick Barnard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eMUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL - RECCOMMENDED \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.musicweb-international.com\/Classrev\/2022\/Nov\/Venables-requiem-DCD34252.htm\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-e2163410-9450-42db-82a9-70d501f3183e\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e'This isn't music to shake mountains, but its craftmanship, sincerity, and ability to stir the more tender emotions - well reflected in this performance - remains undeniably appealing'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/431fa041-983d-4bc7-84d0-a764a69b8168\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"69\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-c5beed3f-7e47-4c77-8c61-d89a24aa156b\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #121212;\"\u003e\"Two British composers in the pastoral tradition not included in the Williams collection are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.howellstrust.org.uk\/howells.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6b5840;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbert Howells\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #121212;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ianvenables.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6b5840;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Venables\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #121212;\"\u003e, who are brought together on a Delphian disc featuring the choir of Merton College, Oxford, conducted by Benjamin Nicholas. Three of Howells’s anthems with orchestral accompaniments are paired with Venables’s 2018 Requiem, which was originally composed with organ, but is performed here in a newly commissioned orchestral version\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #121212;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/31bd6589-6e2f-4379-9af4-692af6b97115\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"47\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-361b6a02-5298-4950-a49c-946a719c9cd1\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\"A warmth and mellow fruitfulness surround this lovely new orchestral version of Venables' recent \u003cem\u003eRequiem ... \u003c\/em\u003eThere is a real mellowness to the work which seems to have been brought out by the new orchestration, and it feels as if Venables' \u003cem\u003eRequiem\u003c\/em\u003e has found its true form. Certainly, the version for choir and organ is wonderfully practical and useful, but the colours and the imagination in this new reading of the work are immense ... \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003eROBERT HUGILL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★ ★ ★ ★\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.planethugill.com\/2022\/11\/delphian-ian-venables-requiem.html?fbclid=IwAR2xEdeTJQ4SxKUdQMF_rq9OcKU1mqd9ZeZZkLFKAiFn_HwdOyW95tMGbZ4\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-21739703-f2e2-43f4-aaab-8d2a48fa9a34\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"This is a highly attractive choral disc, refreshingly performed and sumptuously recorded by the Choir of Merton College, Oxford conducted by Benjamin Nicholas, which should be cause for closer investigation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCLASSICAL MUSIC DAILY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-d5bd5674-efc5-4225-9416-188197647b47\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Originally concieved for choir and organ, the \u003cem\u003eRequiem\u003c\/em\u003e here is presented in new clothes: an orchestral version tailored specifically for this recording which adds further colour and texture to the piece ... By turns moving and consoling to the living, Venables' Requiem here recieves a superb rendition from Benjamin Nicholas and his Oxford forces, ever responsive to the composer's emotional tradjectory through the liturgical text ... A thoroughly admirable release\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"60\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e★ ★ ★ \u003cstrong\u003e★ ★\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-5fc6fe3c-027f-4ffc-902e-de4a354741a6\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content shg-proportional-font-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(18px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 20px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e‘To me the finest artistic achievement of the century so far is the Requiem, Opus 48, by Ian Venables. He was commissioned to write it in 2017 and it had its première a year later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe then orchestrated it - the original format is choir and organ — and this shows the depths of Venables's musical talent, and leaves his admirers hoping for more orchestral writing from a composer rightly regarded as the finest composer of art songs in Britain today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVenables writes music of the sort that people, as opposed to the typical music critic, want to hear: tuneful, memorable and moving, and firmly in the tradition of English choral music - a tradition some of us see no reason to abandon just because of the more experimental currents in classical music, many of which sound as though they are designed actively against the listener. 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line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e'This recording debut shows how far the Girls Choir has travelled artistically in its six-year existence. Joined by the Lower Voices of Merton College Choir, the Girl Choristers exhibit a crystalline clarity of tone in the traditional \u003cem\u003eRocking Carol, \u003c\/em\u003eand full-voiced attack in Joubert's \u003cem\u003eTorches. \u003c\/em\u003eImpressive unanimity characterises Britten's \u003cem\u003eA New Year Carol\u003c\/em\u003e while Holst's \u003cem\u003eIn the Bleak Midwinter \u003c\/em\u003eis limpidly evocative. Benjamin Nicholas conducts empathetically ...'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/431fa041-983d-4bc7-84d0-a764a69b8168\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"68\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★ ★ ★ ★\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-39db5269-fe87-42f2-a88a-23bbdea7103c\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\"Prepare to be inspired and enchanted by exquisite singing from the heart ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/4caaf980-c096-4bc0-9244-669f306e01d7\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"53\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-f91d8439-22b6-4650-9277-ca7f1eaa2dd9\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e'a very rewarding disc: I enjoyed it very much indeed. The programme is interesting and well-devised, while the execution is excellent. The programme has been shrewdly chosen in more ways than one. There are several items that feature the Girl Choristers only and others where they join with the other three voice parts in the choir. There’s also a pleasing blend of the familiar and unfamiliar. I think Benjamin Nicholas has got the programme balance just right ... [Errollyn Wallen's] \u003cem\u003ePeace on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e is delicate and haunting; I loved it ... The girls are extremely accomplished singers. And any lack of experience is more than compensated by the freshness and purity of tone with which they sing. They combine very well indeed with the more senior singers of the College Choir and in the items that they sing by themselves they are a consistent delight to hear. This is a most auspicious debut CD and I hope we’ll hear more of them ... Every year the market is flooded with discs of Christmas music but this is one that in terms of interest and quality stands out from the crowd'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eJohn Quinn - MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.musicweb-international.com\/Classrev\/2022\/Nov\/Merton-christmas-DCD34262.htm\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-9b987e90-e320-4bcc-8b1a-b5d38ce1cf88\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\"These choristers have only been singing for five years under Benjamin Nicholas, but already they're a really tight outfit: beautiful blend of tone ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/4e38028c-65ac-4e7e-8b61-230044838ea1\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"93\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-6c6e0dbf-e4e1-4faa-8f7b-5dd2e0cbb797\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\"One of my favourite traditional Christmas recordings this season ... The Girl Choristers making their recording debut with the lower voices of Merton College ... I say traditional, it’s actually a well-chosen mix of old and new from Bach and Praetorius to Gabriel Jackson, Sally Beamish and Errolyn Wallen’s timeless carol \u003cem\u003ePeace on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e. An atmospheric, beautifully meditative collection from the youngest Oxford collegiate choir\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/a9ad135f-22a4-43e1-99cd-36be603b0f9f\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"77\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003eRECORD REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e 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little-known fact is that these stalwarts of the English repertory were either originally intended to be heard with orchestra, or subsequently orchestrated by their composer or a close colleague. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003eWritten for enthronements, coronations and the nation’s grandest choral festivals, these national ‘standards’ are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px;\"\u003ehere brought back to life, their orchestral accompaniments affording them the richness, pomp and majesty associated with that epoch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-d8c6342d-e144-4a91-ab75-d8ddb2b6e4c2\" 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strings rather than the organ is quite a shock to the system ... The 42 undergraduate and postgraduate members of Merton College Choir and 18 Girl Choristers rise with aplomb to the challenge of matching the superb Britten Sinfonia, producing a rich, yet bright sound that is very different from that of most cathedral choirs that have recorded this repertoire. They revel in the long lines and emotional depth of large-scale anthems, and in the splendour of Hopkins' arrangement of Dyson's Evening Service in D, embellished with orchestral trumpets and tuba. From beginning to end of the album everyone involved sounds as though they are having a wonderful time, and as a listener I shared their enjoyment\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-dbf26541-3d59-4f5f-9d1a-86fcf4892804\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\"One for fans of English choral music, but not as you expect to hear it: \u003cem\u003eOrchestral Anthems\u003c\/em\u003e combines the beautifully drilled Choir of Merton College, Oxford and soloists, with Britten Sinfonia, nuanced and stylish, conducted by Benjamin Nicholas ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003eThe Anglican choral favourite, Finzi’s \u003cem\u003eLo, the full, final sacrifice\u003c\/em\u003e, orchestrated for the 1947 Three Choirs festival and full of subtle woodwind detail, stands out. Dyson’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis are notably rousing. An Elgar orchestration of Purcell (1659-95) is the only outsider but also a lasting inspiration for all these composers ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/31bd6589-6e2f-4379-9af4-692af6b97115\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-4866255c-c465-4b11-aabf-dd92e67646cf\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003eThe Choir of Merton College, Oxford has built up a substantial discography with Delphian but, in terms of forces involved, I fancy this is their biggest project to date – and quite possibly Delphian’s biggest project also ... There’s a beguiling, soft warmth to the sound of the choir and the strings in the background while in the foreground the soprano soloist [Aine Smith] offers beautiful, poised singing ... Turning to \u003cem\u003eLo the full final sacrifice,\u003c\/em\u003e I think it’s a winner in every sense. The orchestral contribution is excellent throughout, while the Merton singers give a marvellous account of Finzi’s often tricky music. In particular, Crashaw’s mystical imagery is complex yet the words come over very naturally in this performance. That’s thanks in no small measure to Benjamin Nicholas’s conducting ... We know that the Merton choirs are among the elite of Britain’s collegiate choirs and this recording shows them, once again, on top form; their ongoing relationship with Delphian is hugely productive ... Delphian’s production values are up to their usual high standards. Producer Paul Baxter and engineer James Waterhouse have recorded the performances very successfully. One can hear lots of detail and the full ensemble is also reported very well. As I mentioned earlier, the resonant acoustic of All Hallows’ has been harnessed to good effect ... Michael Emery’s notes are excellent: they’re full of valuable information and make the listener keen to hear the music about which he’s writing. This is a terriffic disc\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eJohn Quinn- MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRECCOMMENDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.musicwebinternational.com\/2023\/06\/english-orchestral-anthems-delphian\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-4865aab5-8938-408a-a840-55cd53fc3077\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-default-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\"Opening this superb collection of Anglican anthems with Edward Bairstow’s finely detailed orchestral arrangement of his Blessed city, heavenly Salem proves a stroke of programming genius. The piece, transformed here into a miniature music drama filled with bold imagery, is almost unrecognisable from the original version for choir and organ. Conductor Benjamin Nicholas ensures that his Merton College choristers, supported by sumptuous playing from Britten Sinfonia, connect with the sacred words of nine diverse works, collectively conveying a deep understanding of, and perhaps even genuine belief in, what they’re singing about. Choir and orchestra are on majestic form in Howells’s scintillating Behold, O God, our defender, written for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and have the measure of Finzi’s Lo, the full final sacrifice, remarkable in its lyrical intensity\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/f07fbd73-7114-44b1-9795-00e3fcdc636e\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"49\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-81620d82-db81-4b97-9caf-8fe40477a971\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-default-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\"The performances made the hairs on my arms rise; the excitement in the crescendos, the moving, controlled singing in the quiet moments, and the acoustics of All Hallows’, Gospel Oak, London, were part of an overall excellent listening experience. The composers and arrangers knew exactly what they were doing ... Full marks for choosing some of the finest repertoire from the wealth of sacred works written for enthronements, coronations, and the nation’s grandest choral festivals from the first half of the twentieth century; certainly a bonus ... The quality of the recording is marvellous; the choir dazzles with stupendous singing, and the large forces of the Britten Sinfonia are outstanding ... If, like me, you are a fan of the English choral tradition, then this disc will be a more than enjoyable addition to your collection for its fine exquisite singing, terrific polished accompaniments, and all-around good feeling\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/6f270255-272a-4960-8b1d-e2afde87dffb\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"44\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-bf311646-4fdb-48cd-b9d7-72be99d0be84\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-default-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #44546a;\"\u003e\"You can’t deny the fervour of the Choir of Merton College, Oxford and their director Benjamin Nichols, or the extra splendour radiating from the musicians of Britten Sinfonia. 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Benjamin Nicholas' conducting is nothing short of full-blooded, and his singers and players respond with eloquent beauty that makes the music sound not only powerful but joyously uplifting. This is a truly memorable issue that gave me so much courage to believe that there is still reason to cherish life despite its trials and tribulations. Sound and booklet notes are superb. 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Conductor Benjamin Nicholas shapes \u003cem\u003eEcce sacerdos\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003emagnus\u003c\/em\u003e with pleasing cogency, Elgar's orchestra a stirringly supportive presence \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ein crescendos ... '\u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of the Lord\u003c\/em\u003e' (from \u003cem\u003eThe Apostles\u003c\/em\u003e) is even better, Merton College Choir and the Britten Sinfonia working hand in glove to summon the glowing warmth and spiritual fervour of Elgar's writing ... Michael Emery's booklet essay usefully clarifies the context in which these anthems were created, and should definitely be read before listening to the music\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/431fa041-983d-4bc7-84d0-a764a69b8168\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"59\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-right \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1171 960q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 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100;\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\" data-fontweight=\"100\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003eHailed as ‘a palpable success … and utterly new’ at its premiere performance, Bob Chilcott’s \u003cem\u003eChristmas Oratorio\u003c\/em\u003e brings the magic, wonder and joy of a centuries-old story to modern-day life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 100;\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\" data-fontweight=\"100\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003eThis first recording reassembles the glittering cast of soloists from the premiere: Nick Pritchard’s Evangelist, intimately accompanied by harp and flute, is joined by mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and bass Neal Davies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; 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The composer is delighted with the recording, describing it as ‘elegant, well paced and poised … The choir is fabulous – confident and sure’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a2884c11-e503-4d96-bffb-ee86bd62f6c7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/bob-chilcott-christmas-oratorio\/1708434446\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a97114a8-0049-4cea-90d5-fc634a19f1ce\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-a97114a8-0049-4cea-90d5-fc634a19f1ce\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-0acb9aa7-fb49-4d1c-9131-a6902dd4005d\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e'\"Chilcott’s substantial telling of the New Testament narrative, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delphianrecords.com\/products\/bob-chilcott-christmas-oratorio\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"\u003eChristmas Oratorio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Delphian), is expertly performed by the choir of \u003cstrong\u003eMerton College, Oxford\u003c\/strong\u003e, with top soloists \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sarah-connolly.co.uk\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"\u003eSarah Connolly\u003c\/a\u003e, Neal Davies and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nickpritchard.co.uk\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"\u003eNick Pritchard\u003c\/a\u003e and the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, conducted by Benjamin Nicholas ... \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/31bd6589-6e2f-4379-9af4-692af6b97115\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"44\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/nov\/25\/best-classical-christmas-albums-2023-a-winter-breviary-st-martins-voices-bob-chilcott-christmas-oratorio-merton-college-oxford-gesualdo-six-morning-star-christmas-from-the-chapel-royal-lise-davidsen-christmas-from-norway?CMP=share_btn_tw\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eBEST CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS ALBUMS OF 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-97a70f58-e0cc-4cbd-a25d-bb18f4040270\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"This is a highly attractive disc on which very appealing music is performed to the highest of standards ... Nick Pritchard gives a subtle and beautifully light-toned performance. Working with the excellent harpist Olivia Jageurs, Pritchard sings the narration with a delightful intimacy which draws the listener right in. At certain points they’re joined by flautist Chloe Vincent. When that happens the pure, silvery sound of the flute adds a lovely extra dimension to the texture ... Dame Sarah Connolly has the role of Mary; luxury casting indeed ... there’s no doubting Connolly’s expressiveness... Anyone who has heard the Merton College choir previously will know that their standards are always exceptionally high; that’s the case in this performance, too. Nichloas shapes the music with great care and his choir delivers a touching performance. Bob Chilcott’s Christmas Oratorio made a very positive impression on me when I first heard it; the opportunity to hear it again and to appreciate it at greater leisure has strengthened that impression. The work is accessible, attractive and very sincere. It’s also very well constructed ... This excellent premiere recording will surely heighten awareness of this expertly crafted and attractive score ... \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eJohn Quinn - MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/musicwebinternational.com\/2023\/11\/chilcott-christmas-oratorio-delphian\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-59f7133b-f778-4695-8df3-deed387796b4\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\"A new Christmas Oratorio. When was the last time we had one of those? ... It’s a mighty undertaking to compose a new addition to that select canon, but today’s Recording of the Week shows Bob Chilcott to be a real contender ... The Oratorio proper begins with the warm sounds of brass quintet (drawn from the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia) and organ. I admit that when I saw the track-listing I was wary - it’s always wise for composers to think twice before deciding that the world definitely needs \u003cem\u003etheir \u003c\/em\u003esettings of texts that have been immortalised in someone else’s - but somehow, when those first rich chords came in to set up the opening hymn \u003cem\u003eLo! How a Rose, e’er blooming \u003c\/em\u003e(perfectly blended and mellow, as the brass are throughout), I knew it was going to be alright ... Much of Chilcott’s music conveys a sense of comfort and reassurance, that his music is intended (as Bach said of his \u003cem\u003eGoldberg Variations\u003c\/em\u003e) to “refresh the spirits” ... the fundamental warmth and wholesomeness of Chilcott’s music is enough to thaw the entire [cover] scene from the inside out\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/9442a5f8-8c8b-4812-82bb-1faf8a026d58\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"35\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/articles\/5645--recording-of-the-week-bob-chilcotts-christmas-oratorio\"\u003eRECORDING OF THE WEEK - 4 December 2023\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a700b7c0-5d3a-41f4-ace6-274bb0e78ff5\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"From Schütz, JS Bach and Charpentier onwards, many composers have drawn inspiration from the Christmas narratives contained in the St Luke and St Matthew Gospels. Bob Chilcott’s 2019 retelling adds a diverse selection of 16th- to 20th-century poetry to the biblical texts to create a rich, coherent tapestry ...Benjamin Nicholas draws a well-rounded and confident performance from his Merton choristers. They make the most of the luscious possibilities of the double-chorus \u003cem\u003ePear Tree Carol\u003c\/em\u003e that helps to fill up the disc. The most outstanding contribution comes from Nick Pritchard, who takes the tenor’s traditional role as evangelist or narrator. Always accompanied by the harp, his engaging, passionate delivery is crystal-clear and a great bonus. The brass ensemble is sparingly employed (and is all the more effective for it), providing stalwart support for the bass solo passages and the final verses of the hymns. This is certainly an enriching addition to a niche repertory; it would make a perfect programme partner to Finzi’s Christmas scena \u003cem\u003eIn terra pax ...\u003c\/em\u003e Juicy harmonies abound in the delicious Welcome, all wonders in one sight!, which rounds off this enjoyable album, the perfect tonic for the excesses of the approaching festive season\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/1e23db42-c1fe-4a7c-9887-89fa14fc1bd6\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"42\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-90ca2f01-40b9-451f-8b71-312eb9be85d4\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eOne of the strengths of this oratorio lies in the narrative from Luke, given to the Evangelist – Nick Pritchard, here as at the premiere – whose mellifluous, quiet tale-telling adds lyrical narrative in between organ-accompanied hymns and new carol settings ... Chilcott uses the Evangelist, and Olivia Jaguers’s accompanying nimble harp, to give us those moments of rapt stillness that mark that certain Christmas magic, and also to change the flow amidst some lovely settings – particularly ‘A Carol to the King’ ... .The sweet harmonies of Chilcott’s ‘Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree’ and ‘The Pear Tree Carol’ bookend the Oratorio, the latter followed by his jazz-inflected ‘Welcome All Wonders’\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/431fa041-983d-4bc7-84d0-a764a69b8168\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-0acbb0fe-ef87-4b2b-bea8-847dc0092d62\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Bob Chilcott’s \u003cem\u003eChristmas Oratorio\u003c\/em\u003e – a bold title, pitching high – was premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in 2019, and this recording reunites the soloists from that occasion (Nick Pritchard, Sarah Connolly and Neal Davies) with the choir of Merton College, Oxford under Benjamin Nicholas. It is structured a bit like a Bach passion, with an Evangelist (Pritchard, in earnest storyteller mode) getting through the narrative, amid solo meditations and hymns for the choir ... the hymns were for me the big success: “Shepherds in the field abiding” and “Thou whose almighty word” are glorious, singable numbers with soaring descants. I also welcomed the opening track, a setting of “Jesus Christ the apple tree” for upper voices, which will hopefully eclipse the inexplicably popular Elizabeth Poston version, whose appearance can mar any carol concert\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/d6f07c04-a336-44a3-9e19-d351f650550f\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"113\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theartsdesk.com\/classical-music\/classical-cds-christmas-2023\"\u003eTwelve of the year's best seasonal recordings 2023\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-4331adb7-a26f-4e4d-915c-15ba1845a8ef\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\u003cp 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No 'worship songs' here, thankfully-just wholesome, harmonically satisfying and memorable melodies ... Benjamin Nicholas's choices will please most hymn lovers. While the opening 'Drop, drop slow tears' (Gibbons's Song 46) has a beguiling calmness, Purcell's Westminster Abbey (Christ is made the sure foundation') benefits from the rousing addition of timpani and brass. The contribution by Merton Brass really gives this album a huge uplift. One cannot imagine Vaughan Williams's 1953 coronation version of The Old Hundredth without such burnished refinement. Scott's soaring 'toppings' for 'Love divine' and 'O worship the Lord' are equally memorable ... . An eclectic mix performed with aplomb by Merton's Girl Choristers and gentlemen in stunning sound\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/1e23db42-c1fe-4a7c-9887-89fa14fc1bd6\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"49\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-e8fb824c-466f-45f4-b481-575554bffce0\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePeter Moger’s notes, which I fully recommend, end by summing up that the map of English congregational song changed dramatically in the final 30 years of the twentieth century, largely because of a charismatic revival across all mainstream denominations. Moger highlights the polarisation of styles and the ongoing development of the worship song as a genre, which he perceives as more akin to a performance song than something intrinsically congregational. Therefore, discs like this one from Merton College's Girl Choristers, that celebrate a tradition that has enhanced Christian worship for hundreds of years, are to be welcomed ... Benjamin Nicholas has put together a lovely selection that will be thoroughly enjoyed. Of course, there are the pot boilers you would expect, and it is not all loud organs, brass, descants, and last verse harmonies, although there are plenty to savour. ... There is so much to appreciate in the arrangements. Nicholas has made sure there is plenty of variation. 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It's not singalong stuff, indeed it's quite chewy at times, but it is excitingly modern and deeply sincere. And it's rooted in the college. The new Dean of Lincoln, the Very Rev Dr Simon Jones, was chaplain at Merton and compiled the libretto, using the King James Version of the Bible, part of which was translated at Merton, and he includes specially commissioned poems by two contemporary Merton poets, Penny Boxall and Mary Anne Clark. Don't peel the sprouts to this one, but sit down and absorb its many moments of beauty\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7396d03e-ad2d-4af4-af7a-cdefec01baf9\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"73\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8d019844-fe6e-4d8d-9e68-987390e8a566\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\"The year’s most striking Christmas release: an ambitious, multilayered creation from the composer Gabriel Jackson, guiding us through the major Christian liturgical feasts from Advent to Candlemas, with Oxford forces conducted by Benjamin Nicholas. The eclectic music isn’t always comforting but it’s impossible not to be impressed and moved by its pungent force, by the singing of the choir and girl choristers of Merton College, and the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia’s striking instrumental line-up, dominated by three trombones, strings and saxophone. The recording’s excellent, too\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/bbe344a5-8891-4ffe-97ca-5769422d8318\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"82\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-745c299c-5cf9-4a83-a8d1-b7ec38484887\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003eThe Christmas Story is a very individual and strikingly original work. Both the music and the expertly constructed libretto are compelling ... Benjamin Nicholas leads a recorded performance that is assured and completely incisive. The singing of both choirs is marvellous. The clarity of diction and the disciplined singing is exemplary. As for the instrumental playing, it’s expert and accomplished from start to finish; I marvel at the sonorities and illustrative colours that Jackson obtains through imaginative scoring from just eleven musicians, plus the organ ... Gabriel Jackson has composed a work which is an important, eloquent and compelling addition to the Christmas repertoire. This highly accomplished and committed first recording makes the best possible case for it\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eJohn Quinn - MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRECCOMMENDED - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/musicwebinternational.com\/2024\/11\/gabriel-jackson-the-christmas-story-delphian\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eread his full review here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-03e95ee7-958f-4f5a-a6d8-51fed9a718f7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\"Gabriel Jackson’s \u003cem\u003eThe Christmas Story\u003c\/em\u003e, commissioned by Merton College Oxford, is an extended, disc-length setting of liturgical and poetic texts that span from Advent, through Christmas, to Epiphany and Candlemas. It is epic in conception, and unusual for a piece this size in being entirely choral, without solo voices, although with solo instruments fulfilling a similar function. The accompaniment, by the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, has three trombones, giving it often the flavour of Stravinsky’s Mass. There is a prominent part for alto saxophone (Sam Corkin), who dances around the choral lines offering a kind of musical exegesis. Also important in the texture is Chris Brannick’s percussion, not a common timbre in liturgical music, but very welcome here. The music has Gabriel Jackson’s signature weightiness, blocks of chordal material alternating with melismatic melodies. The scale of the music and sweep of the text is cinematic and monumental – and it builds to a powerful and light-suffused final section, “O nata lux de lumine”\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/7569e30c-eb59-45c0-85f4-b62222a818cb\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"100\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-47d65ce9-99f6-4f93-9545-ad61f63555c4\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\"Here is a version of the Christmas story both familiar and strange. Gabriel Jackson’s cantata largely presents the foretelling, birth and early life of Christ through familiar passages from the Gospels and the Old Testament, and is scored—as one might expect—for choirs, organ and bells, among other forces. Very little of its music, however, will strike the ear as conventional but rather as something both timelessly ancient and contemporary ... \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/f07fbd73-7114-44b1-9795-00e3fcdc636e\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"62\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-318d69a0-8a04-422c-855b-c5ac64ea0048\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\"There’s often a strangeness to \u003cem\u003eThe Christmas Story\u003c\/em\u003e – of instrumentation, style, text – that helps refocus the ear on a story blurred by over-familiarity. Jackson builds musical bridges out to his more radical gestures, though, helping the listener across to new territory, and strong advocacy from Nicholas and his musicians does the rest. It’s another appealing and viably enduring contribution to the repertoire from an institution putting its commissioning money where its mouth is when it comes to the choral tradition ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/1e23db42-c1fe-4a7c-9887-89fa14fc1bd6\/-\/format\/auto\/-\/preview\/3000x3000\/-\/quality\/lighter\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"42\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003eEDITOR'S CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gramophone.co.uk\/review\/jackson-the-christmas-story\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-0e9baf88-85b1-4181-95e2-81cae57c9840\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content shg-proportional-font-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e'In the wake of Gabriel Jackson’s The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and its award-winning recording by the Choir of Merton College, Oxford, comes The Christmas Story. Recorded by the same chapel choir, its Girl Choristers and the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia under Benjamin Nicholas, the narrative - to texts sourced by college chaplain the Revd Dr Simon Jones - extends from Advent to Candlemas, which Jackson addresses with subliminal reference to Heinrich Schütz’s eponymous 17th century precursor. The three-trombones sonority offers the most literal connection. Jackson’s distinctive voice asserts its own authority, the choral writing is enriched by close-knit harmonic density and exotically-charged instrumentations include a rather saucy saxophone. 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Auden’s striking and dramatic poetry with typically dynamic vocal and instrumental writing; Ireland’s \u003cem\u003eGreater love\u003c\/em\u003e and Wesley’s mighty \u003cem\u003eAscribe unto the Lord\u003c\/em\u003e bring to the anthem tradition a richness of harmony and orchestral colour to which Benjamin Nicholas’s combined forces do full-blooded justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4ef084e4-1ab8-4af3-9ef6-abb1b6b5a388\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-15c6d1a2-508f-4e98-b3ce-368a0384a9db\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003ciframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/orchestral-anthems-vol-2-bairstow-elgar-ireland-stanford\/1794415820\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shogun-tab-content\" id=\"panel-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-5b6a119f-2795-48ab-857f-fb44b2469591\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-b4991bcf-116c-4694-a60d-af631bf2cac7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"slider-s-b4991bcf-116c-4694-a60d-af631bf2cac7\" class=\"shg-sld\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-nav-button shg-sld-left \"\u003e \u003csvg width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"fill: rgba(113, 113, 113, 1);\"\u003e \u003cpath d=\"M1203 544q0 13-10 23l-393 393 393 393q10 10 10 23t-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-466-466q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e \u003c\/svg\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-slides shg-sld-slides-padded\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated shg-sld-active \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-f7125d10-fd84-4187-b5f4-8c7f86df03ea\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content shg-proportional-font-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e'I loved \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delphianrecords.com\/products\/orchestral-anthems-dyson-howells-elgar-finzi?variant=43980783255766\"\u003eOrchestral Anthems Vol.1 \u003c\/a\u003e– we’re not used to hearing this kind of choral music with orchestral arrangements, which is a real shame; [this recording] sheds new light on these pieces ... There’s an uplifting purity and nobility in these works which spoke to me – great dialogue between soloists , chorus and orchestra, and the clarity and purity of the singing is very impressive, and lovingly supported by the excellent Britten Sinfonia and Benjamin Nicholas … \u003cem\u003eGreater Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a deeply sonorous performance, infused with a rich sense of nostalgia, which I love – these soaring melodic lines which, for me, enrich and uplift the soul … what a sumptuous sound. I find it very moving … [Delphian] has got the balance between choir and orchestra perfectly in this recording. It’s a beautifully put together album, which puts a totally different light on everything. I loved listening to this ... Walton’s \u003cem\u003eThe Twelve \u003c\/em\u003emakes a really splendid, vigorous ending to the whole thing.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/368c7da2-bea5-4835-9252-b82bc6cf191d\/\" width=\"154\" height=\"85\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRECORD REVIEW - \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002cr7c\"\u003elisten here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-13f02057-3e0d-4c9d-b161-5db286d0971f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 22px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\" data-fontweight=\"Normal\"\u003e'Although not designated as ‘Vol. 2’, this CD is a follow-up to the highly successful 2022 disc of orchestral anthems which featured the same performers (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/musicwebinternational.com\/2023\/06\/english-orchestral-anthems-delphian\/\"\u003ereview\u003c\/a\u003e). Three \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\" data-letterspacing=\"Normal\"\u003ecomposers\u003c\/span\u003e – Bairstow, Elgar, and Vaughan Williams – are represented on both albums, but it’s good to welcome Ireland, Stanford, S. S. Wesley and Walton this time round ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\" data-fontweight=\"Normal\"\u003eBenjamin Nicholas opens the programme with a chorus from Elgar’s early oratorio,\u003cem\u003e The Light of Life. \u003c\/em\u003eIt was an honour for the Worcester-born composer that the Three Choirs Festival should invite him to compose an oratorio for the 1896 Festival, which was to be held in his home city. (In those days each of the three cities involved in the Festival had much more autonomy than is nowadays the case.) The oratorio was small in scale compared to Elgar’s three subsequent compositions in the genre; he was told he should limit his score to a duration of about an hour. \u003cem\u003eThe Light of Life \u003c\/em\u003eis far less frequently heard these days compared to the other three oratorios ...'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eJohn Quinn - MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRECCOMMENDED - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/musicwebinternational.com\/2025\/05\/orchestral-anthems-delphian\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eread his full review here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-70eb1142-ec86-4a02-a0a6-585d61cfb4b7\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e'What a \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e of absolute beauty awaits the listener. Music that is inspiring, glorious, invigorating and most of all entrancing, to remind us that another life awaits us all when eyes are closed. Benjamin Nicholas keeps things flowing with mercurial precision and gracefulness, and the Britten Sinfonia's response is consistently intense and uplifting ...This is an exceptional recording of some superb compositions that are crying out to be heard more frequently - exhilarating stuff in pristine sound quality, eyecatching presentation and profusely detailed annotations. Strongly recommended.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003eCLASSICAL MUSIC DAILY\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalmusicdaily.com\/2025\/02\/orchestral-anthems-by-british-composers.htm\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-2cc28e26-76c1-4884-98de-2cee26732a28\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content shg-proportional-font-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: calc(22px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e'There's a lightness of touch to Nicholas's shaping of the Stanford A major Magnificat, while its accompanying Nunc Dimittis is fulsomely tender. So, too, is the Ireland, beautifully controlled, and gloriously effulgent ... By the clock, the most substantial work is Walton's The Twelve which acquired its multi- coloured orchestral respray to mark the Westminster Abbey 900th anniversary celebrations. Its opening is despatched with shimmering urgency; the choral answers to Part 2's solo interjections are silkily suave; and the conclusion's invitation to praise \"with a merry noise\" does not go unheeded as Waltonian jubilation sweeps all before it'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/431fa041-983d-4bc7-84d0-a764a69b8168\/\" width=\"241\" height=\"61\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-903b9dbc-e933-45cf-972a-90da1b3ae56f\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content shg-proportional-font-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(22px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); line-height: 22.2px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e'Walton and Auden may not have been at their freshest when writing \u003cem\u003eThe Twelve\u003c\/em\u003e for their alma mater, Oxford’s Christ Church: Merton here steal their colours splendidly, with Walton’s immediate bigging-up lifting the work into a different sphere. 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The hushed entry of the choir is delightful; Rubbra's compositional mastery in colouring the words is evident from the first phrase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eThe organ music is beautifully realised on the Merton instrument. Crescendos and careful registration create an atmosphere of mystery and contemplation—the Meditation for Organ is a work of quiet loveliness, while\u003cem\u003e Prelude and Fugue on a Theme by Cyril Scott\u003c\/em\u003e offers pages of magical, hushed colour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eAs one has come to expect from Benjamin Nicholas's Merton ensemble, the precision and tonal beauty are exquisite: impeccably balanced, with admirable diction throughout. The choir captures Rubbra's spiritual world without apparent effort; the dynamics are perfectly judged.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/b908c181-7c63-4f61-924b-229c255e9843\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"52\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chimeo.com\/article\/Classical-Music-Edmund-Rubbra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eread the full review here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-8fec8e06-0e5b-43e4-a0ea-1cea60da5ac9\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003e\"I’ve heard virtually all the discs which Benjamin Nicholas and the Choir of Merton College have made for Delphian over the years. I’ve never been disappointed, either in the chosen repertoire or in the standard of performance. That’s very much the case here, too. The singing is flawless throughout – as is the playing of the quartet of players from the Britten Sinfonia in \u003cem\u003eCrucifixus pro Nobis.\u003c\/em\u003e Rubbra has been exceptionally well served by this disc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003eI’ve also come to expect the highest standards of documentation and engineering from Delphian; that’s certainly the case here. The number of times I’ve cited Alexandra Coghlan’s essay about the music attests to the value I’ve extracted from it. Engineer\/producer Paul Baxter is now a seasoned veteran of recording in Merton College Chapel; that shows in the clear, truthful recorded sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\" data-fontfamily=\"Abhaya Libre\"\u003eAdmirers of the reserved but very fine music of Edmund Rubbra should not hesitate to acquire this recording. Equally, though, I hope it may win new friends for this excellent composer.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-size: 20px;\"\u003eJohn Quinn - MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/musicwebinternational.com\/2026\/04\/rubbra-crucifixus-pro-nobis-delphian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eread his full review here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-44bd5c78-176e-48dd-a562-208586051424\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content shg-proportional-font-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e'The \u003cem\u003eMissa in honorem Sancti Dominici\u003c\/em\u003e for four-part choir has been recorded several times.It is a very moving work and what I like about this Merton performance is the close attention to detail, ie, dynamic shadings and tempi all in line with the composer’s wishes. Though the tenors and sometimes sopranos may sound strained at points, the overall performance is utterly effective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003eRubbra’s \u003cem\u003eVirgin’s Cradle Hymn\u003c\/em\u003e of 1922 has an immediate appeal. Published in the \u003cem\u003eOxford Book of Carols\u003c\/em\u003e but now is little heard, so this recording will remind listeners of its ethereal beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003eRubbra’s \u003cem\u003eEvening Service in Ab\u003c\/em\u003e is often in the cathedral repertoire although it is an organist’s nightmare with, in the Gloria, triplet quavers in the pedals against typically bell like rising and falling duplet scales in the hands. If well-balanced, as here, it is electrifying and exultant.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.shgcdn.com\/03c4df0a-dddc-40a9-a758-aa573371f739\/\" width=\"99\" height=\"81\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-sld-item animate__animated \"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-d4db19db-ffad-4069-b313-ee8753047483\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content shg-proportional-font-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: calc(20px * var(--proportional-font-size) \/ 100); text-align: center; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre'; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e'Edmund Rubbra (1901-86) wrote 11 symphonies. They’re rarely played nowadays, which is both understandable and a little unfair. He was a skilled craftsman with a steady religious mind, creating a musical signature of both conservative distinction and mild-mannered curiosity. That’s certainly the impression given by Benjamin Nicholas’ Choir of Merton College, joined variously in this album of mainly religious choral music by the Britten Sinfonia, tenor Benjamin Hulett and organists François Cloete and Owen Chan. Short and appealing, The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn finds Rubbra inspired by tradition as a student, whereas such later works as the steady-handed Missa in Honorem Sancti Dominici (intriguing hints of Eastern musical influence) and Cantata di Camera: Crucifixus pro Nobis (exquisite colourings from the intimate instrumental ensemble) demonstrate his imagination. Two of the voluptuous Five Motets Op 37 leave you thirsting for the other three. 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