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This recording was made by the choir of St. John & St. Philip, The Hague, conducted by Chris Farr.  The CD aims to give as full a picture as possible of the range of music used in worship in the Anglican church at The Hague.  This includes modern worship songs, organ music on the fine Goetze & Gwynn organ.

Samples:

• Henry Purcell O God the King of Glory [1.58mb – 1’41”]
• arr. C.J. Farr What yer gonna call ya pretty little baby? [1.7mb – 1’41”]

This recording is of the Anglican Singers from Amsterdam, conducted by Martin van Bleek.  Founded in 1975, this choir seeks to promote English Church Music in all the various denominations in the Netherlands.  The CD features pieces from the whole range of their repertoire and the organ is played by Gert Jan Velders and Patrick Hopper.

Samples:

• Christopher Tye Give Almes of Thy Goods [1.68mb – 1’48”]
• John Rutter I will sing with the spirit [71kb – 10s]

This is the latest Christmas CD to be released by the combined choirs.  In contrast to the previous recording, this has more unusual carols and includes an organ solo piece specially written for the CD.

Samples:

• Graham J. Ellis There is no rose [67kb – 9″] 
• Arr. Richard Lloyd I saw three ships [73kb – 10s]

Following the success of the ‘Hymnathon’ CD it was decided to record a CD of Christmas music.  This time the Choir was conducted by Martin van Bleek.

The recording encompassed well known and less well known carols, including a number of congregational carols.  Recording took place at the end of April at a church in Driehuis (which has a Walker organ from 1865) and it seemed strange to be singing this music at that time of year!

This CD was released in 1997 again on the “Jubal” label but is also no longer available.

This CD was recorded and released in 1994 and was the first collaboration between choirs in the Benelux region to record a CD together.  A ‘Hymnathon’ had been held at Holy Trinity Utrecht to raise money for the restoration of their organ and the entire ‘Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised’ was sung through in one weekend.  This generated great interest, and the church was invited to make a recording to commemorate the event.  The idea was to record lesser-known hymns which would be interesting for the public to hear.

The recording was made in a church in Tilburg and the choir was conducted by Chris Farr. The CD was released on the “Jubal” label but is unfortunately no longer available.

This is the latest recording from the combined choirs affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music in the Benelux region. The CD features anthems for the various seasons of the church year. The choir is conducted by Martin van Bleek and the organ accompaniments are shared between James Pollard and Patrick Hopper.

Sample:

• Anthony Caesar Let Saints on Earth [72kb 10″]
  

Tracklist:

1. Henry Ley – A Prayer of Henry VI
2. Malcolm Archer – Creator of the Stars of Night
3. Charles Wood – O Thou the central Orb
4. Robin Nelson – Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
5. Herbert Sumsion – Arise, shine
6. W.S. Lloyd Webber – Barcarolle (organ solo)
7. John Rutter – God be in my head
8. Herbert Howells – O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
9. Andrew Parnell – Oculi omnium
10. Edward Bairstow – Lamentation
11. Edward Bairstow – Save us, O Lord
12. W.S. Lloyd Webber – Most glorious Lord of Lyfe
13. Kenneth Leighton – Fanfare (organ solo)
14. Herbert Brewer – Prevent us, O Lord
15. Malcolm Archer – Who is this who comes
16. Brian Kelly – Rejoice the Lord is King
17. William Mathias – Lift up your heads, O ye gates
18. Grayston Ives – Listen sweet dove
19. Herbert Sumsion – Holy is the Lord God
20. Arthur Wills – Procession (organ solo)
21. Tertius Noble – Come, labour on
22. William Harris – Holy is the true light
23. Anthony Caesar – Let Saints on earth