The English Anthem, Vol 8

John Scotts last recording with St Paul's before he took up his appointment as Organist and Director of Music at St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, in the autumn of 2004 brings us the eighth (but not necessarily final ) volume in the choirs critically acclaimed English Anthems series. Throughout the project, the bread-and-butter’ Victoriana of the rich Anglican repertory has been complemented by inspirational discoveries and commissions. This new disc presents anthems by Wesley, Bairstow, Stanford, Stainer, Goss and Parry alongside the sixteenth-century masterpiece Libera nos by John Sheppard (once thought to have been sacked by Magdalen College Oxford for stealing rival choirs choristers and hauling them back to the city in chains the story turns out to concern a similarly named colleague) and new works by John Rutter, the Cathedrals former organist Christopher Dearnley and John Scott himself. Also included is the startlingly original immediately appealing and prize-winning Praise by Dobrinka Tabakova, a work premiered at St Paul's as part of the Queens Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Track Listing:

1. Praise The Lord, My Soul – Samuel Wesley
2. Behold, How Good And Joyful A Thing It Is – Stanley Vann
3. Glorious In Heaven – Percy Whitlock
4. Jubilate – Christopher Dearnley
5. Libera Nos – John Sheppard
6. Great Lord of Lords – Orlando Gibbons
7. O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem – John Goss
8. They That Wait Upon The Lord – John Stainer
9. Lord, I Call Upon Thee – Sir Edward Bairstow
10. We Wait For Thy Loving Kindness, O God – Sir William McKie
11. Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem – Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
12. Lord, Let Me Know Mine End – Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
13. Let My Prayer Be Set Forth – Hubert Middleton
14. Praise – Dobrinka Tabakova
15. Behold, O God Our Defender – John Scott
16. A Crown Of Glory – John Rutter

Conductor: John Scott

Organist: Huw Williams