Sacred Choruses

John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador. John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and was awarded a CBE for services to music in 2007.

Bach: Gratias agimus tibi (Mass in B minor)
Bach: Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Cantata no. 147)
Bach: Subdue us by thy goodness (Cantata no. 22)
Bach: Praise our God who reigns in glory (Ascension Oratorio)
Beethoven: Creation's Hymn
Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu
Brahms: How lovely is thy dwelling place (A German Requiem)
Elgar: The spirit of the Lord (The Apostles)
Franck: Psalm 150
Handel: For unto us a child is born (Messiah)
Handel: Hallelujah (Messiah)
Handel: Let their celestial concerts all unite (Samson)
Handel: March (Judas Maccabaeus)
Handel: See, the conqu ring hero comes (Judas Maccabaeus)
Handel: Sing unto God (Judas Maccabaeus)
Handel: Zadok the priest
Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae
Haydn: The heavens are telling the glory of God (The Creation)
Mendelssohn: Daughters of Zion (Christus)
Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem, K626)
Mozart: Laudate Dominum (Solemn Vespers, K339)
Parry: I was glad when they said unto me
Parry: Jerusalem
Purcell: Te Deum in D
Schubert: Magnificat
Vivaldi: In exitu Israel