The Tree

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
November 19, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      The Choir Of St John'S College
    • PERFORMER
      Cambridge, Yale Schola Cantorum, Nethsingha, Hill, Robinson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 19, 2021
    • UPC
      635212069127
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD691
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Visual/Audio Compilations
    Works ⌄

    1. O pastor animarum

      Composer: Hildegard von Bingen

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    2. The Tree

      Composer: Jonathan Harvey

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    3. Sicut aquilae

      Composer: James Long

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Jack Ross, John Challenger

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    4. O Lord, open Thou our lips

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College, Yale Schola Cantorum

      Conductor: David Hill

    5. The Lord be with you

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College, Yale Schola Cantorum

      Conductor: David Hill

    6. The Apostles, Op. 49, Part I: Prologue: The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College, Yale Schola Cantorum

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: David Hill

    7. A Hymn for St. Cecilia

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Christopher Robinson

    8. 6 Hymns, Op. 113: No. 6a: A Song of Wisdom

      Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    9. Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray

      Composer: Christopher Robinson

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    10. Hear my words, ye people

      Composer: Hubert Parry

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Glen Dempsey

      Conductor: Christopher Robinson

    11. The Crucifixion: Chorus: God so loved the world

      Composer: John Stainer

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    12. Blaenwern, "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (descant by C. Robinson)

      Composer: Williams Penfro Rowlands

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Glen Dempsey

      Conductor: Christopher Robinson


Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John’s, Cambridge present a tribute album to two former directors, Christopher Robinson and David Hill, who celebrate their 85th and 65th birthdays respectively. Taking the idea of new growth as a starting point, the album develops from the seed of a single treble line, gradually adding organ, then lower voices, a second choir (Yale Schola Cantorum), 150 additional singers, and eventually combining nearly 500 voices together (former members and friends of the college choir). The programme spans Hildegard of Bingen to a new commission by James Long (b.1987) and also includes works by three ex-St Johnians: Herbert Howells, Johnathan Harvey and Christopher Robinson. The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge is one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world, known and loved by millions from its broadcasts, concert tours and recordings. Founded in the 1670s, the Choir is known for its distinctive rich, warm sound, its expressive interpretations and its breadth of repertoire.