A comprehensive survey of choral and organ works by Marcus Huxley, Director of Music of Birmingham Cathedral since 1986.

All except one of the 22 works on this disc are new to the catalogue, and they reflect a wide variety of musical styles, including evening canticles, anthems, carols, organ works, and a large-scale setting of the Passion according to St Luke.

This is very approachable and skilfully-crafted music, much of it within the capabilities of parish church choirs, so this recording is a marvellous resource for both choir trainers and clergy looking for eminently-singable new music.

Track Listing:
1. Psalm CL
2. Magnificat (falso bordone setting for Men’s Voices)
3. Nunc dimittis in A flat (upper voices)
4. A Psalm of Thanksgiving
Common Worship Evening Prayer (The Shirley Service)
5. Opening Responses
6. Hymn: Phos Hilaron – A Song of the Light
7. Old Testament Canticle: Verses from Psalm 104
8. Psalm 124 (Proper for St Peter’s Day)
9. New Testament Canticle: A Song of the Lamb
10. Responsory: The Lord is my light
11. Gospel Canticle: Magnificat (The Song of Mary)
12. The Lord’s Prayer
13. The Passion of our Lord according to Luke
14. Prelude on Walsall (When came in flesh the incarnate Word): organ solo
15. Susanni
16. Whence is that goodly fragrance?
17. Of A Rose
18. Variations on This Endris Night: organ solo
Mass of St Henry & St Philip
19. Gloria (…and suddenly there was … a multitude of the heavenly host…)
20. Sanctus (as with ceaseless voice they cry…..)
21. Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God)
22. Fantasy-Prelude on the Old Hundredth: organ solo