Faith in the City (2019)
The fourth album recorded by the cathedral choir since Season of Love, its last album in 2006. Besides a musical celebration of the cathedral anniversary year and the Anglican choral tradition, this programme focuses on music that has a strong connection with St John’s past and present.
1. Servants of God's holy Church - Peter Yue
2. University Anthem - Denman Fuller
3. O God, our help in ages past - arr. by Lindsay Lafford
4. Fugue in E flat major ‘St Anne’ - Johann Sebastian Bach
5-10. Messe Solennelle - Louis Vierne
11. O thou, the central orb - Charles Wood
12. Greater love hath no man - John Ireland
13. Christus factus est - Lau Yik Long
14. Te Deum laudamus in B-flat - Charles Villiers Stanford
15. Jubilate Deo - William Walton
Christmas CD
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel - arr: Alice Parker/Robert Shaw
- Adam Lay Ybounden - Peter Warlock
- O Magnum Mysterium - T.L. de Victoria
- In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Harold Darke
- Away in a Manger - W.J. Kirkpatrick/ arr: P. Ledger
- The Three Kings - Peter Cornelius
- O Leave Your Sheep - French Carol/arr: C. H. Kitson
- The Crown of Roses (The Legend) - P. I. Tchaikovsky
- A Spotless Rose - Herbert Howells
- Organ Voluntary - In Dulci Jubilo - J.S. Bach
- Make We Joye - Peter Aston
- Silent Night - Franz Gruber/arr: Donald Cashmore
- The Truth Sent From Above - arr: R. Vaughan Williams
- Sussex Carol - English Traditional/arr: David Willcocks
- King Jesus Hath a Garden - Dutch Traditional/arr: John Rutter
- Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies - Chinese Traditional/arr: Peter Yue
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Mendelssohn/ descant arr: David Willcocks
- The Holly and the Ivy - English Traditional/arr: Walford Davies
- O Come, All Ye Faithful - 18th Century Anonymous/descant arr: David Willcocks
Faith, Hope, Love
- O Lord Increase Our Faith – Henry Loosemore
- Golden Breaks The Dawn – Te-Ngai Hu, Bliss Waint
- Turn Thee Unto Me, O Lord – William Boyce
- Give Us The Wings of Faith – Ernest Bullock
- Be Thou My Vision, O Lord of My Heart – Irish Traditional Melody
- O for a Closer Walk with God – Charles Villiers Stanford
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer – John Hughes
- Psalm 46 – God is Our Hope and Strength – Chant from Martin Luther
- How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds – A R Reinagle (descant by Raymond Fu)
- Thine Be The Glory, Risen Conquering Son – G F Handel
- The Lord is My Shepherd – John Rutter
- If Ye Love Me – Thomas Tallis
- Beati Quorum Via – Charles Villiers Stanford
- Love Divine, All Loves Excelling – William P Rowlands
- Come Down, O Love Divine – R Vaughan Williams (descant by Peter Yue)
- My Soul, There is a Country – C Hubert H Parry
- Greater Love Hath No Man – John Ireland
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You – John Rutter
Season of Love
- Ding dong! Merrily on high – harmonized by Charles Wood
- Once in Royal David’s City – H.J.Gauntlett (descant by David Willcocks)
- Jesus Christ the Apple Tree – Elizabeth Poston
- Hódie Christus natus est – Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
- In dulci jubilo – arr: R.L.Pearsall
- Little Town of Bethlehem – arr: R Vaughan Williams (descant by Thomas Armstrong)
- A Hymn to the Virgin – Benjamin Britten
- Did Mary know? – Richard E. Averre
- The First Nowell – arr: David Willcocks
- He is born – arr: Roger Wagner
- Organ Voluntary – arr: Herbert Sumsion
- Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen – arr: Michael Praetorius (v.1) and Donald Cashmore (v.2 & 3)
- Sing Lullaby – arr: Edgar Pettman
- Candlelight Carol – John Rutter
- There is no rose of such virtue – John Joubert
- The Moon and Stars of Christmas Eve – Bliss Wiant (sung in Cantonese)
- Quittez Pasteurs – arr: John Rutter
- Three Kings of Orient – John Henry Hopkins
- Remember O Thou Man – Bob Chilcott
- Season of Love – Chan Wing Wah (Premiere Recording)