Joseph Wicks, John Challenger, Glen Dempsey, Jack Ross – The Tree – Hill, Nethsingha, Robinson (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Joseph Wicks, John Challenger, Glen Dempsey, Jack Ross – The Tree – Hill, Nethsingha, Robinson (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:05:31 minutes | 596 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Signum Records

Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John’s, Cambridge present a tribute album to two former directors, Christopher Robinson and David Hill, who celebrate their 85th and 65th birthdays respectively. Taking the idea of new growth as a starting point, the album develops from the seed of a single treble line, gradually adding organ, then lower voices, a second choir (Yale Schola Cantorum), 150 additional singers, and eventually combining nearly 500 voices together (former members and friends of the college choir).
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The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Glen Dempsey & Andrew Nethsingha – Magnificat (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Glen Dempsey & Andrew Nethsingha – Magnificat (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:41 minutes | 1,90 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records

Magnificat was recorded to explore the breadth of imagination with which composers have approached the texts, which have been sung in Christian worship for over 1000 years. Stanford’s starting point was the Germanic symphonic tradition; Howells took his inspiration from the architecture and acoustics of the Cathedral in Gloucester; Tippett was inspired by the unique Spanish trumpet stop at St John’s.

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