30.10.10

Indepentent review of Choir CD

From David Shephard of Wootton Bassett

Holy Trinity Church Choir, Southport
Wells Cathedral Tour 2010

DoM Ian Wells

The choir sang services over 7 days at Wells back in July. There are 12 tracks on the CD, the first and last being organ voluntaries (the first being the rather nice `Gabriel's Oboe' from the soundtrack of the film The Mission), which together take up 10 minutes of the 42 minutes running time, leaving 10 tracks by the choir.

Gabriel's Oboe– Morricone
Give us the wings of faith – Bullock
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace – Sumsion
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor-Harris
Jubilate Deo in C– Britten
God be in my head – Rawsthorne
Blest are the pure in heart – Archer
Nunc dimittis in E flat – Wood
Psalms 126, 127 – Garret, Atkins
O Thou the central orb – Wood
Toccata from 5th Symphony - Widor

Bullock's Give us the wings of faith was sung at the Evensong that I attended, which I left with a very positive impression of this choir, and the rest of the CD does not disappoint. If you want evidence of the quality to be found amongst our remaining parish church choirs, then this recording provides it; this is a serious outfit. And for only £5 plus postage, you can't go wrong.

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