PATER NOSTER: A CHORAL REFLECTION ON THE LORD'S PRAYER - THE KING'S SINGERS

what a rewarding CD this is, gloriously sung and perfectly recorded.

Pater Noster

A Choral Reflection on The Lord’s Prayer

David Hurley (countertenor), Timothy Wayne-Wright (countertenor), Paul Phoenix (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Christopher Gabbitas (baritone) & Jonathan Howard (bass)

The King’s Singers

Bernstein: Mass: The Lord's Prayer
Byrd: Vigilate (from Cantiones sacrae 1589)
Despres: Pater Noster
Duruflé: Notre Père, Op. 14
Farrant, R: Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake
Gregorian Chant: Pater Noster
Harris, W: Holy is the True Light
Hassler, H L: Cantate Domino canticum novum
Lasso: Ad te levavi animam meam
Lasso: Domine Dominus noster
Palestrina: Ego sum panis vivus
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
Poulenc: Quatre petites prières de Saint François d'Assise
Purcell: Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50
Schütz: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, SWV 386
Schütz: Vater unser, der du bist im Himmel
Stravinsky: Pater Noster
Tavener: The Lord's Prayer
Victoria: Popule meus for 4 voices
Wood, C: Oculi omnium
Zielenski: Benedicimus Deum Coeli

GRAMMY® Award winners in 2009, The King’s Singers are one of the world’s most celebrated ensembles. Their programming concept in this disc is unique: built upon the individual clauses of The Lord’s Prayer, beginning and ending in plainchant, it ranges over the centuries to explore the spiritually charged text. Chant is at the heart of the programme, and each composer’s setting illuminates the others, shedding rich interpretative light on the poetic and devotional aspects of the prayer.

One of the world’s most celebrated ensembles, The King’s Singers have a packed schedule of concerts, recordings, media and education work that spans the globe. Championing the work of both young and established composers, they are instantly recognisable for their spot-on intonation, impeccable vocal blend, flawless articulation of the text and incisive timing. They are also consummate entertainers: a class act with a delightfully British wit.