Before the Ending of the Day
The Exon Singers directed by Richard Wilberforce
Jonathan Vaughn organ
Rubicon Classics RCD 1004
“A superb choir marks its 50th anniversary in style with this disc of music that it has commissioned over the years. Even choral buffs will find new discoveries here, most of them exquisitely sung. ****”
BBC Music Magazine, July 2017
To mark their 50th anniversary The Exon Singers have collected their favourite pieces here – together with three specially written items – in the form of an extended service of choral evening prayer, without spoken word. Over the years the Exon Singers have received considerable recognition for their commitment to commissioning and recording new works from some of today’s most exciting composers.
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Track listing
Before the Ending of the Day
1 Skempton: Ave Virgo sanctissima
2 Wilberforce: Preces
3 Martin: Te lucis ante terminum
4 F. Jackson: Te lucis ante terminum
5 Briggs: Psalm 121: I will lift up mine eyes
6 Goodenough: Psalm 133: Behold how good and joyful a thing it is
7 F. Jackson: A Hymn to God the Father
8 Chapple: Safe where I cannot lie yet
9 Holloway: Splendour of the Father’s Glory
10 Burton: Magnificat
11 Young: The Lord’s Prayer
12 Phibbs: Salve Regina
13 G. Jackson: Ave Maria
14 Treseder: O Virgo splendens
15 Wilberforce: My Soul, there is a country
16 Bednall: Fanfare – Processional