Westminster Abbey and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Abbey is no longer open for public worship, general visiting or private prayer. Meanwhile, the community of Abbey clergy, privately and following guidance given, will sustain the worship of a building that has been a witness to God’s grace and glory for over a thousand years.
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Bairstow, Harris & Stanford: Choral Works
Released May 2019
Westminster Abbey Choir presents seminal works by another trio of composers whose contributions to the Anglican choral tradition are rich in historical significance.
Bairstow Blessed city, heavenly Salem
Bairstow Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Bairstow The Lamentation
Harris Bring us, O Lord God
Harris Strengthen ye the weak hands
Harris Faire is the heaven
Harris Flourish for an Occasion
Stanford A Song of Wisdom and O for a closer walk with God (Bible Songs and Six Hymns)
Stanford For lo, I raise up
Stanford Evening Service in A
Stanford Gloria in excelsis (Communion Service in B flat)
James O’Donnell conductor
Peter Holder organ
The Choir of Westminster Abbey
This recording is available as a CD from the Westminster Abbey Shop online
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