IMMORTAL FIRE: MUSIC FOR FEMALE SAINTS - GIRL CHORISTERS & LAY CLERKS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL

This is already being hailed as a superb-sounding debut record from the Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks using the well-known acoustic qualities of this great Cathedral. The strong theme is “music for Female Saints” & those heralded here include St Ursula, St Cecilia & St Margaret of Scotland, the latter featured in a newly commissioned piece.

Total time: 74:27

“The choir of Girl Choristers was formed at Winchester Cathedral in 1999. The programme is well chosen. Not only does it mix an attractive variety of composers but many of the items are not typically associated with the Cathedral liturgical repertoire. The final item in the recital is Grieg`s Ave Maris Stella which responds well to the emotional nature of the words. It receives a fine performance from the choir, making a lovely conclusion to a very fine recital.” Robert Hugill – MusicWeb International, 15/07/2005

• A Hymn for St Cecilia Herbert Howells Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Salve Regina Herbert Howells Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Margaret, Forsaken (2004) Judith Bingham Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Organ solo – Toccata, Fugue & Hymn on Ave maris stella Flor Peeters Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Mattins Antiphons for St Ursula Hildegard of Bingen Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Tota pulchra es Maria Maurice Durufle Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Mattins Antiphons for St Ursula Hildegard of Bingen Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• A Hymn to the Virgin Benjamin Britten Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Mattins Antiphons for St Ursula Hildegard of Bingen Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• A Hymn to St Cecilia Op.27 Benjamin Britten Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Magnificat Op.18 Marcel Dupre Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Ave Maria Gustav Holst Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Ave Maria Op.2 No.2 Edward Elgar Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)
• Ave maris stella Edvard Grieg Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral Choir; Sarah Baldock (conductor), Andrew Lumsden (organ)