Laudate (2008) for mezzo-soprano soloist, mixed chorus and chamber orchestra
(i) Laudate, pueri, Dominum: mezzo-soprano and chorus
(ii) Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus: mezzo-soprano solo
(iii) Suscitans a terra inopem: mezzo-soprano and chorus
Katherine Allen (mezzo-soprano)
City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
Orchestra Nova
Martin Smith (leader)
George Vass (conductor)

I have done what is mine to do, anthem (2006) for unaccompanied chorus
Now may we singen, a carol for Christmas (2007) for unaccompanied chorus

City of Canterbury Chamber Choir

Radnor Songs (2005 rev. 2009) for soprano soloist and chamber orchestra words by Simon Mundy
(i) The Buzzard
(ii) Four
(iii) Summergill
(iv) Flat Out
(v) Radnor (New)
(vi) Radnor (Old), Church and Harp

Rachel Nicholls (soprano)
Orchestra Nova

A Canterbury Mass, missa brevis (2007) for unaccompanied chorus
(i) Kyrie
(ii) Gloria
(iii) Sanctus
(iv) Benedictus
(v) Agnus Dei

City of Canterbury Chamber Choir

Five Seasons, a cantata to celebrate the organic landscape (2006) for mixed chorus, oboe/cor anglais, harp and string orchestra
words by Christie Dickason
(i) Shimmer
(ii) Grading Eggs
(iiia) Grace before Meat (Introit)
(iiib) The Darkening (Dies Irae)
(iv) Sheep in the Mist
(v) Dance for the Feast of Everything that Grows

City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
Orchestra Nova
Ilid Jones (oboe/cor anglais)
Suzanne Willison-Kawalec (harp)

World Premiere Recordings

Recorded:
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, 22-23 February 2009;
St Clement's Church, Sandwich, Kent, 9 February 2008

CDLX 7230

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“Appealing and approachable fare by this increasingly popular composer.” Gramophone, December 2009

“... launches in delightful fashion with Laudate (2008), an exuberant and ingratiating setting of Psalm 112 ... under George Vass’s sympathetic lead finds mezzo Katherine Allen in fine form” “... the best till last. Specially orchestrated for this recording, Radnor Songs ... Soprano Rachel Nicholls ... is in gorgeous voice, and she enjoys customarily alert support from Vass and his useful band.” “With consistently top-notch sonics and helpful presentation, this well-filled and most enterprising collection earns a strong recommendation.” Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone, December 2009