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  The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury    (est. 1973) Classical Choir of Men and Boys 
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The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury In 1973, Miles Amherst founded the Abbey School in order for Tewksbury Abbey to have a daily service sung by a choir of men and boys. Prior to this, the Abbey's choir sung weekend services.

The Abbey School Choir consisted of sixteen choristers between the ages of 8 and 13, and lay clerks. The Choir sang four services each week in Tewkesbury Abbey and undertook a number of external engagements from time to time. Diversity was at the heart of their work – recordings, concerts, broadcasts and international tours give breadth to their musical training.

The standard of chorister training enabled the vast majority of boys to win music scholarships and exhibitions to some of the leading senior independent schools in the country.

The Abbey School Closed on 15 July 2006 at which point the choir moved to Dean Close Preparatory School, Cheltenham and was renamed 'Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum'.
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The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Choral Evensong from Tewkesbury Abbey
Choral Evensong from Tewkesbury Abbey (Delphian DCD34713, CD) October 2006
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury   Andrew Swait  
Complete Evensong Service. Choral selections: Tallis: Sancte Deus; Gabriel Jackson: Tewkesbury Service; Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth; Howells Collegium Regale Te Deum.
Available at   Tewkesbury Abbey Shop
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Light of the World
Light of the World (Signum Records SIGCD068, CD) December 2005
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury   Andrew Swait   Tom Hewlett   Thomas Ooi  
Now and again a choir director finds he has an exceptional voice at his disposal, and so it is here that we can feature the outstandingly colourful tone quality and musicianship of treble Andrew Swait, only ten years old as we record. His voice was the original inspiration for this disc. Solo arias are interspersed with full choir numbers, some featuring treble solos and duets. We are glad to couple works by Schubert and Rachmaninoff with our own English masters of church music, Sir Hubert Parry and John Rutter and to feature Morten Lauridsen’s setting of Ubi caritas, combining a lushness of texture with age-old plainsong.
Andrew Swait, Treble [1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,17,21], Thomas Ooi, treble [5], Tom Hewlett, treble [10]
  1.   Eternal source of light - Handel (L)   solo treble
  2.   Sanctus - Alcock (L)   solo treble plus full choir
  3.   Nunc Dimittis - Burgon (L)   solo treble
  4.   Light of the world - Dankworth (L)   full trebles
  5.   I waited for the Lord - Mendelssohn (L)   treble duet plus full choir
  6.   How beautiful are the feet - Handel (L)  
  7.   Blessed be the God and Father - S.S. Wesley (L)   treble solo & full choir
  8.   Ave Maria - Schubert (L)  
  9.   The Angels’ Goodnight - Schumann (L)  
10.   Long since Egypts plenteous land - C. Hubert H. Parry (L)   full trebles
11.   Brother James’ Air -Trad. arr. M.Archer (L)   solo treble
12.   Balulalow - Britten (L)  
13.   This little babe - Britten (L)  
14.   The Lord bless you - Rutter (L)   full choir
15.   Pie Jesu - Fauré (L)   solo treble
16.   Ave verum corpus - Mawby (L)   full choir
17.   I Would be True (‘Londonderry Air’) - Traditional (L)   solo treble
18.   Ave verum corpus - Mozart (L)   full choir
19.   Ubi caritas et amor - Lauridsen (L)  
20.   Gaelic Blessing - Rutter (L)   full choir
21.   Amazing Grace -Traditional (L)   treble solo
Available at  
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Available at   Presto Classical, Leamington Spa
Available at   Signum Records catalogue
Review at   choirbase.com
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - British Church Composer Series 3 - John Stainer
British Church Composer Series 3 - John Stainer (Priory PRCD 833, CD) May 2005
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury  
The Choir of The Abbey School, Tewkesbury Conducted by Benjamin Nicholas Organist: Carleton Etherington
  1.   Magnificat in B flat  
  2.   Love divine, all love excelling  
  3.   Lead kindly light  
  4.   O Wisdom   The Antiphons, tracks 4-12
  5.   O Lord and Ruler  
  6.   O Root of Jesse  
  7.   O Key of David  
  8.   I am Alpha and Omega  
  9.   Miserere mei, Deus  
10.   I saw the Lord  
11.   God so loved the world  
12.   Lord, thou art God  
Available at   Priory
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - A Cotswold Christmas
A Cotswold Christmas (Regent REGCD219, CD) 2005
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury   Silas Barke   Christian Jenkins  
  1.   Once in Royal David’s City (L)   Silas Barke, treble solo
  2.   O, do not move (Tavener)  
  3.   Rorate coeli (Scottish Trad. arr. Stephen Wilkinson)  
  4.   The little road to Bethlehem (Michael Head)  
  5.   Ave Maria (Franz Biebl)  
  6.   Today maiden Mary (Irish Trad. arr. Michael Nicholas)  
  7.   Nova! Nova! (John Scott)  
  8.   A Child is born in Bethlehem (Samuel Scheidt)  
  9.   O mortal man (Sussex Mummers’ Carol arr. Herbert Howells)  
10.   It came upon the midnight clear (English Trad. arr. Arthur Sullivan)  
11.   So said the angel (Peter Skellern)  
12.   Chanticleer (English Trad. arr. Michael Nicholas)  
13.   Infant Holy (Polish arr. Michael Nicholas)  
14.   Long is the Night (Ukrainian melody arr. Roy Massey)   Christian Jenkins, treble solo
15.   En natus est Emmanuel (Michael Praetorius)  
16.   In the bleak mid-winter (Gustav Holst)  
17.   Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (John Gardner)  
18.   Ding Dong! Merrily on high (16th century French tune arr. David Willcocks)  
19.   A New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten)  
20.   The Shepherd’s Carol (Bob Chilcott)  
21.   As with gladness men of old (Kocher)  
22.   The Shepherds’ Farewell (Hector Berlioz)  
Review at   Cross Rhythyms
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Pater Noster - Setting of the Lord's Prayer
Pater Noster - Setting of the Lord's Prayer (Priory PRCD 787, CD) November 2003
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury  
Available at   iclassics
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Christmas Carols From Tewkesbury Abbey
Christmas Carols From Tewkesbury Abbey (Naxos 8.553077, CD) May 2002
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury  
Available at   Blah DVD
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Eastertide - Music for Lent, Passiontide and Easter
Eastertide - Music for Lent, Passiontide and Easter (Griffin 4033, CD) May 2002
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury  
Available at   Amazon UK
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - The Complete New English Hymnal, Volume 9
The Complete New English Hymnal, Volume 9 (Priory PRCD 709 , CD) March 2002
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury  
  1.   Glory in the highest to the God of Heaven!  
  2.   Help us, O Lord, to learn  
  3.   Father, see thy children bending at thy throne  
  4.   Stephen, first of Christian Martyrs  
  5.   Hail the day that sees him rise  
  6.   O for a heart to praise my God  
  7.   Ah, holy Jesu, how hast thou offended  
  8.   Christ, whose glory fills the skies  
  9.   My God, accept my heart this day  
10.   Glory, love and praise and honour  
11.   Stand up! Stand up for Jesus!  
12.   A great and mighty wonder  
13.   Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels  
14.   The spacious firmament on high  
15.   Christ, upon the mountain peak  
16.   Come, O thou traveller unknown  
17.   Let the round world with songs rejoice  
18.   O Christ the Lord, O Christ the King  
19.   All praise to thee, O King divine  
21.   While shepherds watched their flocks by night  
22.   Jesus grant me this I pray  
22.   Forth in the peace of Christ we go  
23.   Forth in the peace of Christ we go  
24.   O thou who made this holy week  
25.   Round me falls the night  
26.   O worship the King  
Available at   Amazon UK
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Favourite Hymns
Favourite Hymns (Guild Music GMCD 7223, CD) 2001
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury   Adam Jondelius   Toby Marshall  

  1.   Jerusalem  
  2.   Sweet Sacrement Divine  
  3.   I, The Lord Of Sea And Sky  
  4.   Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind  
  5.   Hark What A Sound  
  6.   This IS The Truth Sent From Above  
  7.   O Little Town Of Bethlehem   Treble Soloist: Toby Marshall
  8.   Britghtest And Best Are The Sons Of The Morning  
  9.   Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray  
10.   Drop, Drop, SlowTears   Treble Soloist: Adam Jondelius
11.   When I Survey The Wondrous cross  
12.   Love's Redeeming Work Is Done  
13.   I Would Be True (Londonderry Air)  
14.   Jerusalem The Golden  
15.   Lord Of All Hopefulness  
16.   I Vow To Thee My Country  
17.   Above The Moon Earth Rises  
18.   Steal Away  
19.   There's A Wideness In God's Mercy  
20.   God Be In My Head  
21.   The Day Thou Gavest, Lord Is Ended  
Available at   CD Universe
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Christmas Music From Tewkesbury Abbey
Christmas Music From Tewkesbury Abbey (Foxglove Records FOX 032cd, CD) 1991
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury   Tommy Williams  
Credited treble soloist: Tommy Williams
  1.   Unto Us Is Born A Son (Woodward)  
  2.   Matin Responsory (Palestrina)  
  3.   Come Thou Redeemer of the Earth (Palestrina)  
  4.   In The Bleak Mid-Winter (Darke)  
  5.   Hymne A La Vierge (Villette)  
  6.   The Lamb (Tavener)  
  7.   Infant King (Willcocks)  
  8.   The Three Kings (Cornelius)  
  9.   I Sing of a Maiden (Berkeley)  
10.   Gaudete  
11.   Benedicamus Domino (Warlock)  
12.   O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies)  
13.   Bethlehem Down (Warlock)  
14.   There Shall a Star from Jacob (Mendelssohn)  
15.   The Echo Carol  
16.   Nativity Carol (Rutter)  
17.   Away in a Manger (Kirkpatrick)  
18.   Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)  
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Weelkes: Cathedral Music (Meridian DUOCD89011, CD) October 1990
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury  
Directed by Paul Brough
Available at   Amazon UK
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir (Abbey Alpha APS 314, LP) 1980
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury   Simon Griffin  
Directed by Michael Peterson.
  2.   i the lord of sea and sky  
The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury - Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent (Regent Records REGCD 177, CD)
Featuring The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury  
  1.   choir  
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