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  Guildford Cathedral Choir    (est. 1961) Classical Choir of Men and Boys 
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Guildford Cathedral Choir Since its inception in 1961 under Barry Rose, and under its successive directors Philip Moore, Andrew Millington and Stephen Farr, the Guildford Cathedral Choir has won an international reputation for its singing. The basis of the choir's work is the regular singing of cathedral services, but there are other exciting activities, which include recording, broadcasting and touring, as well as frequent concert appearances in the cathedral and elsewhere.

The choir currently numbers 22 boys (including probationers), 22 girls (including probationers) and 6 men. The boys are all educated at Lanesborough or the Royal Grammar School, they rehearse every weekday morning (except Wednesday) at Lanesborough and sing Evensong in the Cathedral on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in addition they sing two or three services on Sundays.

The girls' choir, which takes choristers from any school in the area, was formed in 2002. The girls sing separately from the boys; they rehearse on Tuesday evenings, sing Evensong on Fridays and have one duty on a Sunday.

In recent years the choir of boys and men has toured in Germany, Holland, the USA and Denmark, and has appeared on numerous occasions on Radio 3, BBC1, Channel 4 and at the BBC Promenade concerts.
Related Sites
Official Site: Guildford Cathedral Choir
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Unofficial Site
Of Choristers
History of Guildford Cathedral Choir School

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Featured Recordings Compact | Full
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Now may we mirthës make (Herald HAVP268, CD) 2001
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
The music presented on this disc spans some 1000 years, from a plainsong hymn to a work by Sebastian Forbes composed for performance in Guildford Cathedral in 1979.
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The Beat Is Irrelevant (GCOC 1751, CD) 1996
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Christopher Barnett   Richard Fawcett  
Guildford Cathedral Choir 1961-1974. Issued with a book detailing the forming and early years of the Choir
  1.   Gloria From Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale )(Howells)  
  2.   Fanfare and Psalm 121 (Bliss and Bishop)  
  3.   Sanctus In F (Darke)  
  4.   Magnificat In E Minor (Child)   Soloists Richard Fawcett and Christopher Barnett (Trebles):Gordon Anderson (Tenor)
  5.   All Her Gates Are Desolate (Wise)   Soloists Richard Fawcett (Treble) and John Barrow (Bass)
  6.   Noel Etranger (Daquin)   Organ Solo played by Barry Rose
  7.   Nunc Dimittis In E Minor (Daniel Purcell)  
  8.   Up Good Christian Folk (Traditional)  
  9.   Sing Lullaby (Pettman)  
10.   Eia Susanni (Bennett)  
11.   Jesus Christ The Apple Tree (Poston)  
12.   April Is My Mistress Face (Morley)   Soloists Trebles,Michael Barry (Alto);Clifford Mould (Tenor)
13.   The Lord's Prayer and Responses (Stone and Byrd)  
14.   Who Shall Win My Lady Fair (Pearsall)  
15.   Tailor and The Mouse (Ives)  
16.   Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agreable (Willcocks)   Soloist Peter Young (Tenor)
17.   Ave Maria (Plainsong)  
18.   Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant (Rutter)  
19.   Nunc Dimittis In B Flat (Stanford)  
20.   Who Would Be Great Among You (Ives)  
21.   Magnificat (Short Service) (Byrd)  
22.   Little Road To Bethlehem (Head)  
23.   Psalm 119vv17-24 (Wesley)  
24.   Closing Prayers at Barry Rose's Last Evensong at Guildord Cathedral  
25.   Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale) (Howells)   Soloist Bill Ives (Tenor)
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Great Cathedral Anthems Vol. 1
Great Cathedral Anthems Vol. 1 (Priory PRCD257, CD) 1989
Featuring Great Cathedral Anthems   Guildford Cathedral Choir  
Thomas Stockwell, treble soloist.
  1.   Give unto the Lord (Elgar)  
  2.   I will lift up mine eyes (E Walker)  
  3.   The Lord is my shepherd (Stanford)  
  4.   Give us the wings of faith (Bullock)  
  5.   Blessed city, heavenly Salem (Bairstow)  
  6.   Ascribe unto the Lord (S S Wesley)  
  7.   Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Bairstow)  
  8.   And I saw a new heaven (Bainton)  
  9.   Greater love hath no man (Ireland)  
10.   Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (S S Wesley)  
11.   O Thou the central orb (Wood)  
Available at   Castle Classics
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Lord Hear My Voice
Lord Hear My Voice (Priory PR143, LP) 1983
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Jeremy Ovenden   Toby Deller   Jeremy Deller   Alistair McPherson  
Directed by Andrew Millington with Peter Wright (Organ)
  1.   Beatus Vir (Monteverdi)   Soloists Jeremy Deller,Toby Deller,Alaistair McPherson,Jeremy Ovenden(Trebles);Philip Newton (Alto);Humphrey Clucas and Mervyn Collins (Tenors);John Burrows Watson (Bass)
  2.   Out Of The Deep (Batten)   Soloist Mervyn Collins (Tenor)
  3.   Hear My Prayer (Mendelssohn)   Soloist Jeremy Ovenden (Treble)
  4.   Psalm 44vv23 and 24 (Plainsong Tone IV)   Soloist Humphrey Clucas (Tenor)
  5.   Exsurge Domine (Byrd)  
  6.   Psalm 137 Vv1-6 (Rose)  
  7.   Jubilate Deo (Ives)  
  8.   Sicut Cervus (Palestrina)  
  9.   Thy Word Is A Lantern Unto My Feet (Purcell)   Soloists Philip Newton (Alto);Humphrey Clucas (Tenor);Adrian Peacock (Bass)
10.   Lord, I Call Upon Thee (Bairstow)  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - In Pace: The Influence of Plainsong
In Pace: The Influence of Plainsong (Priory PRCD006, CD) 1982
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   James Arbuckle   Jeremy Ovenden  
Directed by Philip Moore.
  1.   Blessed City, Heavenly Salem (Bairstow)   Treble soloist: James Arbuckle
  2.   Christe Qui Lux Es Et Dies (Byrd)   Treble soloist: Jeremy Ovenden
  3.   Magnificat VII Tone (Victoria)   Soloists Christopher Trueblood (Alto);Humphrey Clucas and Mervyn Collins (Tenors);John Burrows Watson,Simon Deller and Adrian Peacock (Basses)
  4.   In Pace (Blitheman)  
  5.   Quatre Motets (Durufle) - Ubi Caritas  
  6.   Quatre Motets (Durufle) - Tu es Petrus  
  7.   Quatre Motets (Durufle) - Tota Pulchra es  
  8.   Quatre Motets (Durufle) - Tantum ergo  
  9.   Te Lucia Ante Terminum (Tallis)   Soloist Humphrey Clucas (Tenor)
10.   All Wisdom Cometh From The Lord (Moore)   Soloist Simon Deller (Baritone)
Guildford Cathedral Choir - In Pace: The Influence of Plainsong
In Pace: The Influence of Plainsong (Priory PR117, LP) 1982
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   James Arbuckle   Jeremy Ovenden  
Directed by Philip Moore with Peter Wright (Organ). Reissued on CD as Priory PRCD 006.
  1.   Blessed City, Heavenly Salem (Bairstow)   Soloist James Arbuckle (Treble)
  2.   Christe Qui Lux Es Et Dies (Byrd)   Soloist Jeremy Ovenden (Treble)
  3.   Magnificat VII Tone (Victoria)   Soloists Christopher Trueblood (Alto);Humphrey Clucas and Mervyn Collins (Tenors);John Burrows Watson,Simon Deller and Adrian Peacock (Basses)
  4.   In Pace (Blitheman)  
  5.   Quatre Motets (Durufle)  
  6.   Te Lucia Ante Terminum (Tallis)   Soloist Humphrey Clucas (Tenor)
  7.   All Wisdom Cometh From The Lord (Moore)   Soloist Simon Deller (Baritone)
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Guildford Cathedral Choir
Guildford Cathedral Choir (Abbey LPB 771, LP) July 1976
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Ian Lyon  
Organist and Master of The Choristers Philip Moore. Sub Organist Anthony Froggatt
  1.   Evening Hymn (Balfour Gardiner)  
  2.   Teach Me O Lord (Byrd)  
  3.   Gratias Agimus Tibi (Rossini)  
  4.   Jesus Is The Brightest Light (Bach)  
  5.   Almighty God Who By Thy Son Jesus Christ (Gibbons)   Soloists Ian Lyon (Treble); Adrian Culshaw and Richards Stevens (Altos); John New (Tenor); Simon Deller and Roland Sidwell (Baritones)
  6.   Like As The Hart Desireth The Waterbrooks (Howells)  
  7.   Psalm 84 (Smart)  
  8.   Magnificat (Grayston Ives)  
  9.   Nunc Dimittis (Grayston Ives)  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Handel: Messiah (Highlights)
Handel: Messiah (Highlights) (Contour Records / Chandos 2870 351, LP) 1973
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
Barry Rose / Anthony Froggatt (organ) / Valerie Masterton (soprano) / Gillian Knight (contralto) / Anthony Johnson (tenor) / John Barrow (bass) / recorded at Guildford Cathedral
  1.   Air: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted   Anthony Johnson (tenor)
  2.   Chorus: And the glory of the Lord  
  3.   Air: O Thou that tellest   Gillian Knight (contralto)
  4.   Air: The people that walked   John Barrow (bass)
  5.   Air: He was despised   Gillian Knight (contralto)
  6.   Chorus: Lift up your heads  
  7.   Chorus: Hallelujah  
  8.   Air: Rejoice greatly   Valerie Masterton (soprano)
  9.   Air: But thou didst not leave   Anthony Johnson (tenor)
10.   Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth   Valerie Masterton (soprano)
11.   Air: The trumpet shall should   John Barrow (bass)
12.   Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb  
13.   Chorus: Amen  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Christmas Carols From Guildford Cathedral
Christmas Carols From Guildford Cathedral (Music For Pleasure MFP 1104, LP) 1966
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Keith Bennett  
Conducted by Barry Rose with Gavin Williams. The boy, with the dirty fingernails, pictured on the cover lighting a candle is not a Chorister, but a model supplied by an agency for the photo. Reissued in 1976 as MFP 1339.
  1.   Once In Royal David's City (Gauntlett)  
  2.   God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Trad)  
  3.   While Shepherds Watched (Ravenscroft)  
  4.   See, Amid The Winter's Snow (Goss)   Soloists Verse 2 John Barrow (Baritone) Verse 3 Clifford Mould (Tenor) Verse 5 Roberts Hammersley (Tenor)
  5.   As With Gladness Men Of Old (Dix)   Soloist Verse 2 John Barrow (Baritone)
  6.   The First Nowell (Trad)   Soloist Verse 3 John Barrow (Baritone)
  7.   Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)  
  8.   It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (Sullivan)  
  9.   Silent Night (Gruber)  
10.   Good King Wenceslas (Trad)   Soloists John Barrow (Baritone) Keith Bennett (Treble)
11.   O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Trad)  
12.   O Come All Ye Faithful (Reading)  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - A Thousand Years in Thy Sight
A Thousand Years in Thy Sight (Herald HAVPCD 240, CD)
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
Directed by Andrew Millington.
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Carol Symphony (EMI CDM 764131 2, CD)
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Keith Bennett  
with the Pro Arte Orchestra, Conductor: Barry Rose Keith Bennett (Treble), John Barrow (Baritone). Originally released in 1966 as "Christmas Music from Guildford Cathedral" CSD 3580 (Stereo).
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Listen Sweet Dove
Listen Sweet Dove (Lammas LAMM87, CD)
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
  1.   Listen sweet dove Grayston Ives  
  2.   Dum complerentur G.P. da Palestrina  
  3.   Psalm 122 Chant by Barry Rose  
  4.   Sing joyfully John Mundy  
  5.   O praise God in his holiness Andrew Millington  
  6.   If ye love me Thomas Tallis  
  7.   One thing have I desired of the Lord Philip Moore  
  8.   I will lift up mine eyes Humphrey Clucas  
  9.   Gracious Spirit Sebastian Forbes  
10.   Locus iste Anton Bruckner  
11.   Christ the fair glory Andrew Millington  
12.   Magnificat in D minor Francis Jackson  
13.   Nunc Dimittis Francis Jackson  
14.   Sacerdotes Domini William Byrd  
15.   Hymn: Gracious Spirit Grayston Ives  
16.   Te Deum (Collegium Regale) Herbert Howells  
Available at   Abergavenny
Available at   Lammas
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Stainer: Crucifixion; Maunder: Olivet To Calvary (EMI AD099, CD)
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
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Available at   Selections.com
Singles Compact | Full
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Guildford Cathedral Choir
Guildford Cathedral Choir (Alpha XPS 103, 12in Single) 1984
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Philip Cousins   Jeremy Ovenden  
12in EP, 45 RPM. Directed by Andrew Millington. Peter Wright, Organ. Head Chorister Decani: Philip Cousins. Head Chorister Cantoris: Jeremy Ovenden.
  1.   My beloved spake (Hadley)  
  2.   I look for the Lord (Clucas)  
  3.   For lo, I raise up (Stanford)   Treble solo: Jeremy Ovenden
  4.   Christ being raised from the dead (Moore)  
  5.   Set me as a seal upon thine heart (Walton)   Treble solo: Philip Cousins
  6.   Thou hast made me (Berkeley)  
  7.   Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (SS Wesley)  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Carols from Guildford Cathedral
Carols from Guildford Cathedral (Abbey E7628, 45rpm Single) 1967
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Roderick Taylor  
Conductor: Barry Rose Organ: Gavin Williams Roderick Taylor (Treble) This was one of a pair of 45 r.p.m. EPs (extended play) made in 1967 for the Abbey Recording Company.
  1.   I saw a fair maiden (R. R. Terry)  
  2.   Shepherds in the fields abiding (harm. C. Wood)  
  3.   Rejoice and Be Merry (traditional)  
  4.   Lute-book lullaby (W. Ballet)  
  5.   Song of the crib (harm. Vaughan Williams)  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Folk Songs
Folk Songs (Abbey E7630, 45rpm Single) 1967
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
Conductor: Barry Rose The five pieces of music on this disc formed part of a recital given by the Guildford Cathedral Choir in June 1967 in aid of the centenary appeal of the Royal College of Organists. Four are settings of traditional songs and one is a madrigal. [Original sleeve notes]
  1.   Early one morning (arr. Thomas Dunhill)  
  2.   Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone (John Farmer)  
  3.   O, no John (arr. Eric Thiman)  
  4.   Dance to your Daddy (arr. David Stone)  
  5.   Bobby Shaftoe (arr. W. G. Whittaker)  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - The Choristers of Guildford Cathedral
The Choristers of Guildford Cathedral (Guild GRM 302, 45rpm Single) 1967
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir   Keith Bennett   Martin Kent  
This little EP (extended play) dates from 1967 and was one of a trilogy of ‘first issues' from the then brand-new Guild Records, founded by Barry Rose. Alan Ridout was so impressed with this performance of his Sacred Songs that he later wrote a new set, dedicated to the Guildford boys, a recording of which is featured on the 1970 disc "Creator Spirit" (re-released under the same name in 1995).
  1.   Sacred Songs for Treble Voices (2nd Set) (Ridout)   Soloist Martin Kent (Treble)
  2.   Hail, true body, born of Mary Plainsong Proper  
  3.   Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? (arr. A. E. Baker)  
  4.   And now another day is gone (Blake)   Soloist Keith Bennett (Treble)
  5.   Gaudent in coelis (Dering)  
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Guildford Cathedral Choir (1965)
Guildford Cathedral Choir (1965) (Ryemuse RP 7026, 45rpm Single) 1965
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
Directed by Barry Rose
  1.   Jubilate In C (Britten)   With Gavin Williams (Organ)
  2.   Rejoice In The Lord (Redford)  
  3.   The Turtle Dove (Vaughan Williams)  
  4.   Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring(Bach)  
Books Compact | Full
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Beat is Irrelevant, The
Beat is Irrelevant, The (Guildford Cathedral Old Choristers Association , Book) July 1996
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
Barry Rose and the early years of Guildford Cathedral Choir by Simon Carpenter. Account of how Barry Rose created one of the UK's great cathedral choirs from scratch in a short span of time. Behind-the-scenes of stories of how the original choristers were chosen, how they had to rehearse day and night practically, to get in shape in just a few months for the Cathedral's consecration in front of the Queen, and how the choir developed over the 17 years that Barry Rose was there. Includes a CD of the choir's early recordings.
Available at   Amazon UK
Guildford Cathedral Choir - Cathedral Music, The Pitkin Guide
Cathedral Music, The Pitkin Guide (Jarrold Publishing 1-84165-113-3, Book) April 2003
Featuring Guildford Cathedral Choir  
Contains photographs of several British cathedral choirs, a potted history, and a CD with recordings from Wells, Edinburgh, Norwich, Guildford, Hereford, Durham, York, Southwark, Lichfield, Truro, and Chester.
Available at   Amazon UK
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