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  Salisbury Cathedral Choir   [Boy Choristers of Salisbury Cathedral]    (est. 1972) Classical Choir of Men and Boys 
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Salisbury Cathedral Choir The choir of Salisbury Cathedral today maintains a tradition of church music that has been offered in the cathedral for over seven hundred years ever since its consecration in 1258.

In 1991, the same year in which the 900th anniversary of the founding of the very first boys' choir was being celebrated, Salisbury became the first English cathedral to form a separate and independent Foundation for girl choristers. They sang their first service in October of that year and now rotate with the boys in singing the daily offices.

The choristers sing a fully choral Evensong every day and on Sunday mornings there is also a Sung Eucharist and Mattins. In addition to singing for services, there are many other commitments such as BBC broadcasts, concerts, recordings and the annual Southern Cathedrals' Festival, which combines the cathedral choirs of Winchester, Chichester and Salisbury.
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Featured Recordings Compact | Full
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Favourite Hymns from England
Favourite Hymns from England (alto ALC 1166, CD) June 2012
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
Simon Lole, director; David Halls, organ. Note: May very well likely feature girl chorister voices mixed with those of boys' voices.
  1.   Jerusalem  
  2.   Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (arr. S. Lole)  
  3.   Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken (Tune: Abbots Leigh)  
  4.   Amazing Grace  
  5.   Lord of the Dance  
  6.   Onward Christian Soldiers (Tune: St. Gertrude)  
  7.   Morning has Broken (Tune: Bunessan)  
  8.   How Shall I Sing that Majesty? (Tune: Coe Fen)  
  9.   God Be in my Head  
10.   O Come, Emmanuel (Tune: C15th French)  
11.   There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Tune: Corvedale)  
12.   All Creatures of Our God and King  
13.   Christ Triumphant (Tune: Guiting Power)  
14.   The Old Rugged Cross  
15.   We Cannot Measure How You Heal  
16.   Lo, He comes with Clouds Descending (Tune: Helmsley)  
17.   Ride on, Ride on, in Majesty  
18.   Angel Voices  
19.   Stand up, Stand up for Jesus  
20.   Alleluya, Sing to Jesus  
21.   When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Tune: Rockingham)  
22.   Abide With Me (Tune: Eventide)  
23.   Psalm 23  
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Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Praise and Thanksgiving
Praise and Thanksgiving (Griffin and Co Limited GCCD 4046, CD) July 2005
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
Locally associated composers, Richard Shephard, Bernard Rose, Jonathan Dove, Simon Lole & David Halls, feature alongside masterpieces by Bruckner, Brahms, Parry & others. This new recording was made in June 2004 to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral.
  1.   Richard Shephard: And When the Builders  
  2.   Anton Bruckner: Locus Iste  
  3.   Johannes Brahms: How Lovely are Thy Dwellings  
  4.   Bernard Rose: Lord I Have Loved  
  5.   Frank Bridge: Adagio in E major (organ)  
  6.   Canticles in Memoriam Lionel Dakers : Richard Shephard: Magnificat  
  7.   Canticles in Memoriam Lionel Dakers : Richard Shephard: Nunc Dimittis  
  8.   Jonathan Dove: Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars  
  9.   Simon Lole: A Song for Mary Magdalene  
10.   David Halls: Te Deum  
11.   Francis Jackson: Prelude on East Acklam (organ)  
12.   William Harris: Holy is the True Light  
13.   Malcolm Williamson: Dignus est Agnus  
14.   Richard Lloyd: View me, Lord  
15.   Hubert Parry: I was Glad  
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Salisbury Cathedral Choir - From Darkness To Light
From Darkness To Light (Griffin GCCD4030, CD) 2003
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Tom Stockwell  
Recording of Advent Darkness to Light Service (2003)
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - King of Glory: Evensong from Salisbury
King of Glory: Evensong from Salisbury (Griffin , CD) 2003
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Tom Stockwell   Ewan Stockwell  
Evensong from salisbury cathedral: Rose Responses Lloyd - Salisbury Service Finzi - Lo the Full final sacrifice (soloist Ewan Stockwell)
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Hymns from Salisbury (Music & Memories MMD1094, CD) 1999
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Tom Stockwell  
Hymns From Salisbury Cathedral, Boys and Girls Choir
  1.   Jerusalem  
  2.   Make Me A Channel of Your Peace  
  3.   Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken  
  4.   Amazing Grace  
  5.   How Shall I Sing That Majestry?  
  6.   God Be In My Head  
  7.   There's A Wideness In God's Mercy  
  8.   All Creatures Of Our God And King  
  9.   Morning Has Broken  
10.   Chris Triumphant  
11.   The Old Rugged Cross  
12.   Lord Of The Dance  
13.   Abide With Me  
14.   We Cannot Measure How You Heal  
15.   Onward Christian Soldiers  
16.   Ride On, Ride On In Majesty  
17.   Angel Voices  
18.   When I Survey The Wondrous Cross  
19.   Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus  
20.   Alleluya, Sing To Jesus  
21.   Let There Be Peace On Earth  
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Salisbury Cathedral Choir - An English Chorister's Songbook
An English Chorister's Songbook (Metronome METCD1016, CD) 1996
Featuring Benjamin Dean   Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
17 anthems and motets. Treble soloist: Benjamin Dean.
  1.   I Was Glad  
  2.   Sing Joyfully  
  3.   Hear My Prayer   Treble Soloist Benjamin Dean
  4.   Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring  
  5.   Set Me As a Seal Upon Thine Heart   Treble Soloist Benjamin Dean
  6.   Ave Verum Corpus  
  7.   O Lord Grant the King a Long Life  
  8.   If Ye Love Me  
  9.   And When the Builders  
10.   Beati Quorum Via  
11.   Psalm 121   Treble Soloist Benjamin Dean
12.   Like as the Hart  
13.   Salvator Mundi  
14.   O Crux Splendidior  
15.   My Soul, There is a Country  
16.   Beatus Vir  
17.   Bring Us, O Lord God  
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - A Thousand voices sing Traditional Carols
A Thousand voices sing Traditional Carols (Guild GMCD 7143, CD) 1995
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings-an Evensong For A Dedication From Salisbury Cathedral
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings-an Evensong For A Dedication From Salisbury Cathedral (Meridian E77044, LP) November 1980
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
directed by Richard Seal with Colin Walsh (Organ) Issued to mark the Golden Jubilee Of the Friends Of Salisbury Cathedral (1930-1980)
  1.   Prelude In G -Conclusion only (Stanford)  
  2.   Locus Iste (Bruckner)  
  3.   Preces And Responses (Ayleward)  
  4.   Psalm 84 (Elvey)  
  5.   Psalm 122 (Robinson)  
  6.   First Lesson  
  7.   Magnificat In D Major (Brewer)  
  8.   Second Lesson  
  9.   Nunc Dimittis In D Major (Brewer)  
10.   Creed  
11.   Responses (Ayleward) and Lord's Prayer (Stone)  
12.   And When The Builders (Shephard)  
13.   Prayers  
14.   Lord Of The Worlds Above (Croft)  
15.   Blessing  
16.   Entree Pontificale (Bossi)   Organ Voluntary played by Colin Walsh
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Anthems From Salisbury Cathedral
Anthems From Salisbury Cathedral (Meridian E77025, LP) 1979
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Robert Johnston  
directed by Richard Seal with Colin Walsh (Organ)
  1.   Ave Verum Corpus (Byrd)  
  2.   Rejoice In The Lord Alway (Purcell)   Soloists Richard Shephard (alto);Dennis Whitehead (Tenor);John Robinson (Bass)
  3.   Blessed Be The God And Father (Wesley)   Soloist Robert Johnston (Treble)
  4.   I Was Glad (Parry)  
  5.   Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Bach)  
  6.   Ave Verum (Mozart)  
  7.   Hear My Prayer (Mendelssohn)   Soloist Robert Johnston (Treble)
  8.   How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place (Brahms)  
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Music From Salisbury Cathedral
Music From Salisbury Cathedral (BBC , LP) 1978
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Peter Gritton   Nicholas Johnston  
directd by Richard Seal with Jonathan Rees-Williams (Organ)
  1.   Salvator Mundi (Blow)  
  2.   Evening Hymn (Purcell)   Soloist Nicholas Johnston (Treble)
  3.   Turn Thee Unto Me (Boyce)   Soloists Nicholas Johnston and Peter Gritton (Trebles)
  4.   The Lord Is My Shepherd (Schubert)  
  5.   Lamentation (Bairstow)  
  6.   An Admonition To Rulers (Mathias)   Soloists Peter Gritton (Treble) and Dennis Whitehead (Tenor)
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - In Quires And Places...No. 13
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In Quires And Places...No. 13 (Abbey LPB 734, LP) 1974
Featuring In Quires and Places...   Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Andrew Townsend  
Directed by Richard Seal with Michael Smith (Organ)
  1.   Benedicamus Domino (Warlock)  
  2.   Now The Green Blade Riseth (Shaw)  
  3.   Ave, Jesu Christe (Philips)  
  4.   Beatus Vir (Monteverdi)  
  5.   Lord, I Have Loved The Habitation Of Thy House (Bernard Rose)  
  6.   Dignus Est Agnus (Williamson)   Treble Soloist: Andrew Townsend
  7.   O Jesus, I Have Promised (Ferguson)  
  8.   Hail, Gladdening Light (Wood)  
  9.   Give Us The Wings Of Faith (Bullock)  
10.   Who Can Express The Noble Acts Of The Lord ? (Wesley)  
11.   O Sing Unto The Lord A New Song (Mathias)  
12.   View Me, Lord, A Work Of Thine (Lloyd)  
13.   Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (Taylor)  
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Music in Salisbury Cathedral
Music in Salisbury Cathedral (Lyrichord Stereo LLST 7174, LP) 1966
Featuring Michael Deason-Barrow   Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
Director:- Christopher Dearnley. Also on: Lyrichord Mono LL 174. Oryx Stereo 1806.
  1.   O Lord rebuke me not (Byrd)  
  2.   The sun shall be no more (Greene)  
  3.   Turn thy face from my sins (Attwood)  
  4.   Laudate Dominum (Mozart)  
  5.   Ye now are sorrowful (Brahms)  
  6.   O Give Thanks (S.S. Wesley)  
  7.   Pie Jesu (Faure)  
  8.   Evening Service in G (Stanford)  
  9.   Nunc Dimittis in G (Stanford)  
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Holy Holy Holy
Holy Holy Holy (Saga XID5225, LP) 1964
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
Organist and Master of The Choristers Christopher Dearnley with Richard Lloyd(Assistant Organist) Reissued in 1975 under Title "Salisbury Cathedral Choir The Soloists and Choir of Salisbury Cathedral."
  1.   Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven (Goss)  
  2.   The Spacious Firmament On High (Sheeles)  
  3.   Abide With Me (Monk)  
  4.   The King Of Love My Shepherd Is (Dykes)  
  5.   Jesu Grant Me This I Pray (Gibbons)  
  6.   Ye Holy Angels Bright (Darwall)  
  7.   O Worship The King (Croft)  
  8.   Eternal Father Strong To Save (Dykes)  
  9.   My God I Love Thee (Stainer)  
10.   When Rising From The Bed Of Death (Tallis)  
11.   Let Us With A Gladsome Mind (Wilkes)  
12.   O Thou Who Camest From Above (Wesley)  
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Sullivan: Yea, though I walk / Handel: He shall feed His flock ("Messiah") (HMV Plum Label B.2814 (10-inch), 78 RPM) December 1928
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
A: Yea, though I walk (Sullivan - The Light of the World) (matrix BR1938-2) sung by the full choir
B: He shall feed His flock (Handel - Messiah) (BR 1939-3) sung in unison by the trebles
Rec. 11 July 1928 by the Choir of Salisbury Cathedral with organ accomp. by the Cathedral organist Dr Walter G. Alcock (1861-1947).
This record retailed at three shillings and was deleted in July 1940.

"An exceptionally beautiful choir record. The lovely air from the Messiah is sung in unison by the trebles, and Sullivan's Yea, though I walk by the full choir. Intonation and 'atmosphere' are perfect, and recording faultless."
(The Sound Wave, London, Dec. 1928)

This disc was reissued in 2000 on the special issue CD SCS 276501 "Salisbury Cathedral Archive Recordings 1927-1965".
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Salisbury Cathedral Choir & Organ Archive Recordings -Volume 2 (SCS 276502, CD)
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Michael Deason-Barrow   Andrew Townsend (non-treble)  
Not commercially released.
Tracks 1-8 A Talk followed by Organ Music played by Sir Walter Alcock (Organist 1917-1947)
Tracks 9-15 From Dr Douglas Guest's Timne as Organist (1950-1957)
Tracks 16-18 From Dr Christopher Dearnley's Time as Organist (1957-1968)
Tracks 19-20 Two Songs written for Reunion Festivals at the Salisbury Choristers' School
  1.   The Salisbury Cathedral Organ:A Brief Talk (Alcock)  
  2.   Reverie In E Flat (Lemare)   Organ Solo Played by Sir Walter Alcock
  3.   Idyll In D Flat (Faulkes)   Organ Solo played by Sir Walter Alcock
  4.   Verset In F (Guilmant )   Organ Solo played By Sir Walter Alcock
  5.   Liebster Jesu Wir Sind Hier (Bach)   Organ Solo played by Sir Walter Alcock
  6.   Liebster Jesu Wir Sind Hier (Continued) (Bach)   Organ Solo played by Sir Walter Alcock
  7.   Fanrasia & Fugue In C Minor (Bach)   Organ Solo played by Sir Walter Alcock
  8.   Fantasia & Fugue In C Minor (Continued) (Bach)   Organ Solo played by Sir Walter Alcock
  9.   O Lord Give Thy Holy Spirit (Tallis)  
10.   Haec Dies (Byrd)  
11.   My Lord, My Life, My Love (Gibbons)  
12.   A Verse Of Three Parts (Tomkins)   Organ Solo played by Christopher Dearnley
13.   Magnificat For 5 Voiced (Weelkes)  
14.   Nunc Dimittis For 5 Voices (Weelkes)  
15.   Holy Holy Holy (Tomkins)  
16.   O God Of My Righteousness (Greene)  
17.   Turn Thee Unto Me O Lord (Boyce)  
18.   O Give Thanks Unto The Lord (Wesley)   Soloist Michael Deason-Barrow (Treble)
19.   Carmen Familiare (Wilshire)   Soloists Andrew Townsend (Chorister 1968-1973) and Nicholas Unwin (Chorister 1984-1990)
20.   A Song Of Salisbury (Hart)   Soloist Howard Shelton (Chorister 1972-1977)
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Salisbury Cathedral Choir and Organ Archive Recordings Volume 3 (SCS 276503, CD)
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Derrek Harrison   Roderick Nelson   Peter Gregory Rose   Robert Winchester  
Not commercially released. Recently donated to the British Library Sound Archive.
Tracks 1-6 From Douglas Guest's Time as Cathedral Organist 1950-1957
Tracks 7-18 From Dr Christopher Deanley's Time as Cathedral Organist (1957-1968)
  1.   O How Amiable Are Thy Dwellings (Weelkes)  
  2.   Magnificat -Second Service (Byrd)  
  3.   Nunc Dimittis-Second Service (Byrd)  
  4.   Behold The Cometh And Now Is (Tomkins)  
  5.   O Clap Your Hands Together (Gibbons)  
  6.   God Is Gone Up With A Merry Noise (Gibbons)  
  7.   The Souls Of The Righteous (Nares)  
  8.   Jehova, Quam Multi Sunt Hostes Mei (Purcell)   Soloists David Johnson (Tenor) and Roger Stalman (Bass)
  9.   My God, My God Look Upon Me (Blow)  
10.   O Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem (Blow)   Soloist Peter Gregory Rose (Treble)
11.   Lord, Let Me Know Mine End (Greene)   Soloists Robert Winchester and Roderick Nelson (Trebles)
12.   God Is Gone Up With A Merry Noise (Croft)   Soloists Derek Harrison and Peter Gregory Rose (Trebles)
13.   Lift Up Your Heads (Gibbons)  
14.   In Them Hath He Set A Tabernacle For The Sun (Boyce)   Soloist Claude Norris (Bass)
15.   Blessed Is He That Considereth The Poor (Wise)  
16.   Thou O God Art Praised In Sion (Corfe)  
17.   Magnificat-Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense(Tippett)  
18.   Nunc Dimittis-Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense (Tippett)  
Other Recordings Compact | Full
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Prince of Egypt, The
Prince of Egypt, The (MCA , CD) November 1998
Featuring Andrew Johnson   Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Tom Stockwell  
Music from the original motion picture soundtrack.
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Sing Choirs Of Angels- A Thousand Voices Sing Traditional Carols
Sing Choirs Of Angels- A Thousand Voices Sing Traditional Carols (Guild GMCD7143, CD) September 1995
Featuring Benjamin Dean   Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
Tracks 4,8,10 and 14 are sung by the Cathedral Choir.
  1.   O Come All Ye Faithful  
  2.   O Little Town Of Bethlehem  
  3.   The First Nowell  
  4.   Away In A Manger  
  5.   Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending  
  6.   Unto Us Is Born A Son  
  7.   God Rest You Merry Gentlemen  
  8.   O Little One Sweet  
  9.   It Came Upon A Midnight Clear  
10.   Ding Dong! Merrily On High  
11.   O Come O Come Emanuel  
12.   Once In Royal David's City   Treble Soloist Benjamin Dean
13.   Silent Night  
14.   See Amid The Winter's Snow  
15.   Infant Holy, Infant Lowly  
16.   As With Gladness Men Of Old  
17.   While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks  
18.   Hark The Herald Angels Sing  
Films and Videos Compact | Full
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Heavenly Voices
Heavenly Voices (BBC , Film/TV) March 1995
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
In March 1995 BBC television broadcast a 49-minute documentary "Heavenly Voices", made the previous year, about the Choir School at Salisbury Cathedral, which three years earlier had become the first cathedral in Britain to introduce a girls' choir in addition to the long-standing boys' choir. The programme featured voice trials, choir practice, cathedral services and interviews with choristers.
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Prince of Egypt, The - Le Prince d'Egypte (Fr)
Prince of Egypt, The - Le Prince d'Egypte (Fr) ( , Film/TV) November 1998
Featuring Andrew Johnson   Salisbury Cathedral Choir   Tom Stockwell  
Books Compact | Full
Salisbury Cathedral Choir - Sarum Close
Sarum Close (Jonathan Cape, London , Book) 1938
Featuring Salisbury Cathedral Choir  
by Dora H. Robertson. 2nd Ed. Firecrest Publishing, Bath 1969.
Gem of a book that retells the 700 year history of the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral. Dora Robertson, the wife of the headmaster at the time of publication, must have be a tireless researcher for the book is a tome of facts and antidotal information all woven together to create a monumental historical tapestry.
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