{"product_id":"treasures-of-christ-church-choir-of-christ-church-cathedral-oxford","title":"Treasures of Christ Church - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford","description":"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/official_about_this_recording_sept_2022_e7703d5a-a47d-4dfb-8593-486633b5ac7a_480x480.png?v=1668436318\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/official_about_this_recording_sept_2022_e7703d5a-a47d-4dfb-8593-486633b5ac7a_480x480.png?v=1668436318\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTreasures of Christ Church is a newly recorded, special collection spanning 500 years of English choral music performed from original manuscripts, uncovering the unique history of music at Christ Church, Oxford. All of the composers on Treasures had an association with Christ Church (whose hallowed halls were famously seen in the Harry Potter films), stretching back to the tenure of John Taverner, through Tallis, Handel, Purcell and Byrd to present day world premiere recordings of works by John Rutter and Howard Goodall.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe history: John Taverner, the most outstanding English composer of his time, was appointed Informator Choristarum of Cardinal College, Oxford in 1526, with the brief of establishing the foremost choral institution in the country. He succeeded magnificently and the tradition continues to this day at what is now known as Christ Church, Oxford. The Choir maintains a special and distinctive place within the great English choral tradition, with an unbroken, continuous tradition of glorious music-making for over five hundred years. Today the choir is renowned for its vibrant sound and artistic versatility, qualities that have been praised throughout the world.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eABOUT THE TREASURES OF CHRIST CHURCH\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge Frideric Handel (1685-1659) Zadok the priest\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe great German composer spent most of his working life in England. In 1733 he performed Acis and Galatea in Christ Church Hall. The manuscript of his organ arrangement of the orchestral accompaniment to the Coronation anthem Zadok the Priest dates from the 1760s and is in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Walton (1902-1983) Set me as a seal\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Walton was a boy chorister in the Choir at Christ Church from 1912 and entered the College as an undergraduate in 1918.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Tallis (c1505-1585) Salvator mundi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Tallis collaborated with William Byrd on a collection of motets called Cantiones sacrae. Salvator mundi was part of this collection and is in the Baldwin part-books dating from the late 16th Century which are in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHenry Purcell (1659-1695) O God thou art my God\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePurcell was organist at Westminster Abbey. This anthem exists in a manuscript copy made in the 1740s by the composer William Walond, and is in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Parsons (c1530-1570) Ave Maria\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParsons was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal from 1563. As a composer he was an important precursor of William Byrd. Ave Maria comes from the Dow part-books which date from the 16th Century, and are in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBenjamin Britten (1913-1976) Shepherd’s Carol\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWords by W H Auden (1907-1973)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe poet W H Auden was an undergraduate at Christ Church, reading English Literature. He was a devoted member of the College and it influenced deeply throughout his life. Benjamin Britten’s setting of A Shepherd’s Carol was written for a BBC radio production entitled ‘A Poet’s Christmas’.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbert Howells (1892-1983) Like as the hart\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ededicated to Thomas Armstrong (1898-1994)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Armstrong was the dedicatee of Howells’ setting of verses from Psalm 42. Armstrong was Organist and Choirmaster at Christ Church from 1955-1968 before becoming Principal of the Royal Academy of Music.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Tavener (b.1944) The Lord’s prayer (from Orthodox Liturgy)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Tavener is a British composer best known for his religious and minimal works. His setting of the Orthodox Liturgy was composed for Christ Church Cathedral Choir in 1984.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Taverner (c1490-1545) Christe Jesu, with the Elizabeth text as in Christ Church source\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTaverner was the first Director of Music at Cardinal College (now Christ Church) Oxford in 1526. Christe Jesu was sung daily in the College Chapel. This particular edition includes an invocation for the protection of Queen Elizabeth I, so is an adaptation of the original version. The manuscript comes from the Baldwin part-books dating from the latter part of the 16th Century. These are in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrancis Grier (b.1955) My breath lies quiet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrancis Grier was Director of Music at Christ Church from 1981-1985. His oratorio ‘Around the Curve of the World’ was commissioned for Christ Church Cathedral Choir and first performed in the year 2000. ‘My breath lies quiet at the door of my mouth’ is one of three short psalm settings in the work.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Warlock (1894-1930) Bethlehem Down\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Warlock is best known as a consummate composer of carols and songs although he wrote a great deal of other music. He was an undergraduate at Christ Church in 1913\/1914.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Rutter (b.1945) Canticle of the Heavenly City\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Rutter is one of the most successful contemporary composers of sacred choral music. The Canticle of the Heavenly City was written for the parish church at Iffley in Oxford. The church is under the patronage of Christ Church, hence the connection.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Byrd (1543-1623) O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Byrd was the greatest of the Elizabethan composers. The anthem O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth is in a manuscript organ-book dating from around 1640. The volume from which it comes is in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStephen Darlington (b.1952) Jacob’s Ladder\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStephen Darlington has been Director of Music at Christ Church since 1985. This arrangement of the carol Jacob’s Ladder was written for performance in the Cathedral in 1992.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrlando Gibbons (1583-1625) Great Lord of Lords\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrlando Gibbons was born in Oxford and received his Doctor of Music in Oxford in 1622. The manuscript-score anthem book dates from the 1620s and contains an early version of this anthem, which is in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHoward Goodall (b.1958) Veni, sancte spiritus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHoward Goodall studied Music at Christ Church as an undergraduate. Over the years he has composed a huge amount of music for Christ Church Cathedral Choir. Veni, sancte spiritus was commissioned for the annual meeting of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference in 2008.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Weelkes (1576-1623) Hosanna\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Weelkes was one of the outstanding composers of the Jacobean period. His setting of Hosanna to the Son of David is in manuscript in a set of five part-books dating from around 1620 in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital Bonus Track:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePurcell Thou knowest Lord\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn anthem from the burial service written for the funeral of Queen Mary II in 1695. It is in a printed manuscript dating from the period in the College Library.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/official_TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_0dc0c6c8-3485-4867-8aa8-a09c520223c1_480x480.png?v=1668436329\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/official_TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_0dc0c6c8-3485-4867-8aa8-a09c520223c1_480x480.png?v=1668436329\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. George Frideric HANDEL Zadok the priest * (5:40)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. William WALTON Set me as a seal (3:34 )\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Thomas TALLIS Salvator mundi (3:44)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Henry PURCELL O God, thou art my God (3:54)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Robert PARSONS Ave Maria (4:44)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Benjamin BRITTEN Shepherd’s Carol (4:54)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Herbert HOWELLS Like as the hart * (6:14)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. John TAVENER The Lord’s Prayer (2:34)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. John TAVERNER Christe Jesu (3:24)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Francis GRIER My breath lies quiet (1:56)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Peter WARLOCK Bethlehem Down (4:15)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. John RUTTER Canticle of the Heavenly City (6:23)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(with flute and harp)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. William BYRD O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth (2:57)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. Stephen DARLINGTON Jacob’s Ladder (2:44)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15. Orlando GIBBONS Great Lord of Lords * (4:46)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16. Howard GOODALL Veni, Sancte Spiritus (4:45)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17. 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