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1959 – The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

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Recording date Recorded: 11th February 1959
Release Date Released: 11th February 1959
     
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“BBC Choral Evensong: King's College, Cambridge, Ash Wednesday, 1959”

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Live broadcast from the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, Ash Wednesday 11 February 1959. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, under the direction of Sir David Willcocks.

Choir Information

Choir Conductor
College choir Choir Country , Link King's College Choir website

Performance Information

Music note , Performance language EnglishVerses vv. 1-5, 10, 15-20Recording duration 05:52
Performing edition Ivor Atkins, Novello, 1951Soloist Sung by three trebles

Recording Information

Recording date 11th February 1959Recording date King's College Chapel, CambridgeCountry of recording ,
Link King's College Chapel websiteMap link King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1ST, UK

Release Information

Album "BBC Choral Evensong: King's College, Cambridge, Ash Wednesday, 1959"Release type Release year 11th February 1959
Record label , Recording type Recording medium , Recording format Mono
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Order of Service

Introit: Drop, drop, slow tears (Orlando Gibbons)
Psalm 102
Office
Hymn: The fast, as taught by Holy Law
Canticles: Causton Short Service in G
Anthem: Cast me not away (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)
Miserere mei (Gregorio Allegri) – sung in English

Note by ARCM: This is the first BBC Choral Evensong broadcast from King’s under Sir David Willcocks and the first time the choir was recorded singing the “Miserere”. It is a rather truncated recording, and our apologies for that; unfortunately, this is all we have in the archive. If anyone has a more complete recording, please get in touch!

Online References

Link Listen to this recording on the ARCM YouTube channel

Physical Archive Details

Collection status Available - online only
Collection info Available in Archive of Recorded Church Music

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