A THING MOST WONDERFUL
The St Cecilia Choir of Girls, Greenwich, Connecticut
Directed by Jamie Hitel
Organ – Alistair Reid
Music for Lent, Holy Week and Easter
A ST CECILIA CHRISTMAS
The St Cecilia Choir of Girls, Akron, Ohio
Directed by Jamie Hitel
Organ – Neil Weston
Music by Bairstow, Britten, Callahan, Carter, Rutter and Wood
SOUNDS MESSIANIC
Jamie Hitel
The Organ of St Paul’s Episcopal Church , Akron, Ohio, USA
Les Corps Glorieux – Olivier Messiaen
Choral No. 1 in E major – César Franck
FOR ‘M’ IS MUSICK
The Choirs of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron, Ohio
Directed by Jamie Hitel
Organ – Jeannie Kienzle
Music by Archer, Bairstow, Britten, Ireland, Mathias and Tavener
FOR THE FALLEN
Waltham Abbey Choir
Directed by Jamie Hitel
Organ – Stuart Nicholson
Music for Remembrance
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
Waltham Abbey Choir
Directed by Jamie Hitel
Organ – Andrew Linn
Music for Christmas
During his tenure as organist of Waltham Abbey, W.H.Cummings set one of Charles Wesley’s hymns to some music by Mendelssohn which went on to become one of the most popular carols of all time. ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ was first performed in Waltham Abbey Christmas 1852 and provides a fitting conclusion to this CD.
HARK! THE GLAD SOUND
Waltham Abbey Choir
Directed by Jamie Hitel
Organ – Andrew Linn
Music for The Church’s Year
Choir and organ music for the church’s year, including Hark! The Glad Sound, by Jamie Hitel, choral works by Tallis, Stanford, Walton and organ music by Bach and Messiaen.