CD recording
O Sing Joyfully! is a CD of glorious church anthems, featuring English church music through the centuries, sung by the choir of St Peter's Church, Great Berkhamsted, accompanied by the newly-restored organ.
This disc was professionally recorded in St Peter's Church in October 2011 by an award-winning classical record company. It features music sung by the choir on their 2011 tour to Vienna, including works by Tallis, Howells, Ireland, Purcell and Byrd and a piece specially written by Adrian Davis, director of music at St Peter's, for performance in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna.
Now available - only £10
O Sing Joyfully! is an unforgettable recording of all your favourites from the liturgical year and makes an excellent gift for friends and family - why not order a few extra copies?
Where to buy
O Sing Joyfully! is now available from the following outlets:
- The Way Inn (Post Office shop), Berkhamsted
- Waterstones, Berkhamsted
- The Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted
- Trilbys and Tiaras, Berkhamsted
- Perfect Pitch Music Shop, Chesham
... or you can order directly from St Peter's parish office
Tracks
Preview tracks
Click the track names below to hear extracts from O Sing Joyfully!
- O sing joyfully Adrian Batten
- If ye love me Thomas Tallis
- 'Hallelujah' from O God, thou art my God – Henry Purcell
- O beatae viae Claudio Monteverdi
- Lord let me know mine end Maurice Greene
- Personent hodie German, 1360, arr. Holst
Full track listing
The Choir of St Peter's Church, Great Berkhamsted
Director: Adrian Davis
Organist: Jonathan Lee
| O sing joyfully | Adrian Batten |
| If ye love me | Thomas Tallis |
| O, mysterium ineffabile | J F de Lallouette |
| O God, thou art my God | Henry Purcell |
| Double voluntary in D minor Organ solo |
Henry Purcell |
| O beatae viae | Monteverdi |
| Video coelos apertos | Adrian Davis |
| All people that on earth do dwell | Thomas Tallis |
| Lord, let me know thine end | Maurice Greene |
| Personent hodie | arr. Holst |
| The apple tree carol | Elizabeth Poston |
| Magnificat (Collegium Regale) | Herbert Howells |
| Benedictus from the Little Organ mass |
Franz Josef Haydn |
| Ave verum corpus | William Byrd |
| Solus ad victimam | Leighton |
| Tu es Petrus | G P da Palestrina |
| Tu es Petra Organ solo |
Henri Mulet |
| O thou, the central orb | Charles Wood |
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