For 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.
1 Voluntary: Master Tallis’s Testament Composed By – Herbert Howells 2 Introit: Sancte Deus Composed By – Thomas Tallis 3 Preces Composed By – Heathcote Statham 4 Psalm 91 Composed By – Walter Alcock 5 Psalm 131 Composed By – Michael Peterson (15) 6 First Lesson (Isaiah 6: 1-8) 7 Magnificat (The Tewkesbury Service) Composed By – Gabriel Jackson (2) 8 Second Lesson (1 Corinthians 13) 9 Nunc Dimittis (The Tewkesbury Service) Composed By – Gabriel Jackson (2) 10 Creed 11 Responses And Collects Composed By – Heathcote Statham 12 Anthem: Valiant For Truth Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams 13 Prayer & Blessing 14 The Day Thou Gavest (St.Clement) 15 Te Deum (Collegium Regale) Composed By – Herbert Howells 16 Voluntary: Toccata In B Flat Minor Composed By – Louis Vierne
