Sir John Stainer (1840-1901)
Lead, Kindly Light

John Sheppard (1515-1558)
The Lord's Prayer

John Taverner (?1490-1545)
Christe Jesu, Pastor Bone

Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
Let all the world in every corner sing

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)
There is a spirit

Bernard Rose (1916-1996)
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house

Richard Nicholson (1570-1639)
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem

Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
Oh that I once past changing were

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
Crossing the Bar

Thomas Weelkes (1575-1623)
When David Heard

Thomas Tomkins (?1572-1656)
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom

Basil Harwood (1859-1949)
O How Glorious is the Kingdom

Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
A Litany

William Henry Harris (1883-1973)
Bringus, O Lord God

Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Mark Williams, direction
William Fox, orgue
Alexander Pott, orgue

In this first commercial recording under new Informator Choristarum Mark Williams, The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford bring their beautiful sound to 14 glorious anthems composed by great composers associated with the city of Oxford. Featuring stunning a cappella work, as well as accompanied singing, the music transports us to the iconic spires of the city, pointing us towards the clouds with beautiful harmonies – restarting the longstanding relationship between the choir and Opus Arte.