| Disc no. 7 |  | | The Choristers of Guildford Cathedral
Conductor: Barry Rose
Organ: Gavin Williams
Martin Kent, Keith Bennett (Trebles)
GRM 302 |
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| This little EP (extended play) dates from 1967 and was one of a trilogy of ‘first issues' from the
then brand-new Guild Records, founded by Barry Rose. Alan Ridout was so impressed with this performance of his Sacred Songs that he later wrote a new set, dedicated to the Guildford boys, a recording of which is featured on the 1970 disc Creator Spirit (re-released under the same name in 1995). |
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| | Sacred Songs for Treble Voices (2nd Set) | | Alan Ridout | |
| Hail, true body, born of Mary | | Plainsong Proper | |
| Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? | | arr. A. E. Baker | |
| And now another day is gone | | Leonard Blake | |
| Gaudent in coelis | | Richard Dering | |
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| Disc no. 8 |  | | The Choir of Guildford Cathedral
Conductor: Barry Rose
Organ: Gavin Williams
Robert Hammersley (Tenor), Philip Mindenhall (Bass)
GRM 301 |
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| This little EP (extended play) dates from 1967 and was one of a trilogy of ‘first issues' from the
then brand-new Guild Records, founded by Barry Rose. The EP itself is no longer available, but
items from it were included on the 1995 Guild Music re-issue, Creator Spirit (GMCD 7110). |
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| | The God of love my shepherd is | | J. Randall | |
| Nolo mortem peccatoris | | Thomas Morley | |
| Nunc dimittis in F major | | George Dyson | |
| There is no rose of such virtue | | John Joubert | |
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| Disc no. 9 |  | | The Organs of Guildford Cathedral
Organ: Gavin Williams (with Barry Rose)
GRM 303 |
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| This little EP (extended play) dates from 1967 and was one of a trilogy of ‘first issues' from the
then brand-new Guild Records, founded by Barry Rose. The EP itself is no longer available. |
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| On this disc the POSITIVE organ only is used for the Tomkins duet (in which Gavin Williams is joined by Barry Rose) whilst the quieter stops of the MAIN organ are used for the Flor Peeters
Chorale Prelude. The Widor Toccata brings into focus the rich sound of the FULL organ and the large pedal section (18 speaking stops) including the 32' Reed. [Original sleeve notes] |
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| | A Fancy for Two to Play | | Thomas Tomkins | |
| Uns ist geboren ein Kindelein | | Flor Peeters | |
| Toccata (Symphonie V) | | Charles Widor | |
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| Disc no. 10 |  | | Folk Songs
Conductor: Barry Rose
Abbey Records E7630 |
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| This was one of a pair of 45 r.p.m. EPs (extended play) made in 1967 for the Abbey Recording Company. Sadly, the theme was never followed up with a full-scale LP. |
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| The five pieces of music on this disc formed part of a recital given by the Guildford Cathedral Choir in June 1967 in aid of the centenary appeal of the Royal College of Organists. Four are
settings of traditional songs and one is a madrigal. [Original sleeve notes] |
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| | Early one morning | | arr. Thomas Dunhill | |
| Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone | | John Farmer | |
| O, no John | | arr. Eric Thiman | |
| Dance to your Daddy | | arr. David Stone | |
| Bobby Shaftoe | | arr. W. G. Whittaker | |
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| Disc no. 11 |  | | Carols from Guildford Cathedral
Conductor: Barry Rose
Organ: Gavin Williams
Roderick Taylor (Treble), Clifford Mould (Tenor)
Abbey E7628 |
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| This was one of a pair of 45 r.p.m. EPs (extended play) made in 1967 for the Abbey Recording Company. |
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| Throughout the centuries poets and composers have striven to express in words and music the great joy and the eternal truth of the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Their labours have left us with a rich heritage of Carols of all nationalities and in every diverse style, and such items, using French, German and English melodies and ranging in time from the 16th to 20th Centuries, are sung on this record.
Christmas in an English Cathedral can be a unique experience to be found nowhere else in Christendom: it is an undefinable blending of building and beauty in music that creates the atmosphere that speaks of the joy at the birth of our Lord. Such a Cathedral is Guildford with its graceful and soaring arches and perfection in the proportion of the building, and here the Cathedral Choir sings these Carols as they would be heard over Christmastide when, each year, the great congregations assemble for the midnight Eucharist on Christmas Eve and the Carol Service on Christmas Day.
Although Guildford is amongst the most modern of English Cathedrals, it chooses to proclaim this age-old message with music written many centuries ago, and it is our hope that the atmosphere and joy of this season may, to some extent, have been captured on this record.
[Barry Rose's original sleeve notes] |
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| | I saw a fair maiden | | R. R. Terry | |
| Shepherds in the fields abiding | | harm. Charles Wood | |
| Rejoice and be merry | | English traditional | |
| Lute-book lullaby | | W. Ballet | |
| Song of the crib | | harm. Vaughan Williams | |
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| Disc no. 12 |  | | Music for Passiontide
Conductor: Barry Rose
Organ: Gavin Williams
John Dexter & Roderick Taylor (Trebles), Michael Barry (Alto),
Clifford Mould, David Gibbs & Gordon Anderson (Tenors), Alison
Herbert (Oboe), Angela Hardie (Cello)
GRS 7001 |
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| This disc was recorded in November & December 1967 but is no longer available in its original form. At the time it was noted for the inclusion of the famous Allegri Miserere, the first time this piece had been recorded in English by a British cathedral choir. The re-issue is called Music for Passiontide & Lent. All the original items have been reproduced except the Miserere, which had to be omitted due to various technical problems with re-mastering. |
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| | Go to dark Gethsamene | | J. S. Bach | |
| Organ: “Christus, der uns selig macht” | | J. S. Bach | |
| Lord, hear my prayer | | William Byrd | |
| Organ: “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” | | J. S. Bach | |
| Miserere mei Deus | | William Byrd | |
| I would beside my Lord be watching (St.
Matthew Passion) | | J. S. Bach | |
| Drop, drop, slow tears | | Orlando Gibbons | |
| Out of the deep | | Thomas Morley | |
| Organ: “Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge” | | J. S. Bach | |
| Have mercy upon me, O God (The “Miserere”) | | Gregorio Allegri | |
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