Move Records Australian classical & art music, est. 1968
Front cover art for Psalms

Psalms

Psalms and chants from the Anglican and Taizé traditions, with two hymns, directed by Peter Chapman. Cantus Choro’s recording shows his love of Anglican psalmody, lively musicianship, and care for phrasing and words.

  • CatalogueMD 3350
  • Released1 Mar 2018
  • Playing time38 minutes 5 seconds

Listen & tracks

12 works · 38:05

  1. 1 Psalm 65: Thou O God art praised in Sion George Mursell Garrett 3:56
  2. 2 Psalm 133 / 134: Behold how good and joyful a thing it is John Goss 2:29
  3. 3 Psalm 22: My God, my God John Goss 7:57
  4. 4 Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd Thomas Attwood Walmisley 2:05
  5. 5 Psalm 19: The heavens declare the glory of God Edward John Hopkins 2:13
  6. 6 Easter Anthem George Mursell Garrett [Garrett] 2:24
  7. 7 Magnificat Peter Chapman 2:28
  8. 8 Easter Anthem Ian Forrester [Plainsong] 3:38
  9. 9 By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered Charles Hubert Hastings Parry 2:32
  10. 10 Christus Resurrexit Jacques Berthier 2:22
  11. 11 Christ upon the mountain peak Sydney Nicholson 2:43
  12. 12 Dona Nobis Pacem Jacques Berthier 3:18

Peter Chapman – choral conductor, singer and music teacher – won renown directing the Choir of Canterbury Fellowship in Melbourne for 25 years. He began singing as a boy of eight, later studying at the Melbourne University Conservatorium of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. In London he sang with the BBC Chorus and the choirs of Westminster Abbey and the London Philharmonic.

His enthusiasm and skill as a conductor inspired countless young musicians, among them Royal Society of Church Music choristers and students at Scotch College.

This Cantus Choro recording followed three CDs of favourite hymns from the Australian Hymn Book. It shows his love of the Anglican psalm tradition, his lively musicianship, and his care for phrasing and words.

Recorded in Trinity College Chapel at the University of Melbourne, with Norman Kaye at the organ.

Artists

Photograph of Cantus Choro

Cantus Choro

choir

Cantus Choro has established a fine reputation for its broadcasts for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and recitals of sacred and secular music. Directed by Peter Chapman, with Norman Kaye on the organ.

Photograph of Peter Chapman

Peter Chapman

conductor

Peter Chapman (1922–2006) was a choral conductor, singer and music teacher who achieved renown for his direction of the Choir of Canterbury Fellowship and of Cantus Choro in Melbourne for 25 years.

Photograph of Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

composer

Hubert Parry's music still fills cathedrals and coronations. Best known for the choral song Jerusalem, the coronation anthem I was glad and the hymn tune Repton, his writing joins ceremonial splendour to a humane, singable warmth.

No photograph: William Bayley

William Bayley

composer

No photograph: Jacques Berthier

Jacques Berthier

composer

Jacques Berthier's liturgical chants and songs, written largely for the Taizé Community, are built for shared singing: short, memorable phrases that hold across languages and large gatherings of worshippers.

No photograph: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

composer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) was a German Lutheran pastor and theologian. His prison poem By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered has become a widely sung Christian hymn.

No photograph: William Crotch

William Crotch

composer

No photograph: Henry Walford Davies

Henry Walford Davies

composer

Henry Walford Davies wrote Anglican chants, sacred songs and ceremonial music that still sit in the English choral repertory, from the quiet prayer of God Be In My Head to Solemn Melody and the Royal Air Force March Past.

No photograph: Ian Forrester

Ian Forrester

composer

Ian Forrester is a composer and arranger of sacred choral music.

No photograph: George Mursell Garrett

George Mursell Garrett

composer

George Mursell Garrett composed service settings, anthems and Anglican chants for the English church. His chant for Psalm 126 is among the settings that still shape cathedral and collegiate psalmody.

No photograph: John Goss

John Goss

composer

John Goss wrote English church music marked by graceful vocal lines and careful word-setting. His hymn tune for Praise, my soul, the King of heaven remains one of the most familiar congregational melodies in the Anglican repertory.

No photograph: Edward John Hopkins

Edward John Hopkins

composer

No photograph: Sydney Nicholson

Sydney Nicholson

composer

Sydney Nicholson's hymn tunes and arrangements serve the Anglican liturgy across the church year, from Advent processions to Easter triumph. His writing for parish choirs is practical, singable and built for congregational worship.

No photograph: Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis

composer

Thomas Tallis wrote the sacred vocal music that still defines English Renaissance polyphony: dense, luminous counterpoint that can turn from spare Anglican clarity to seven-voice splendour and the famous forty-part Spem in alium.

No photograph: Thomas Attwood Walmisley

Thomas Attwood Walmisley

composer

No photograph: Brian Wren

Brian Wren

composer

Brian Wren writes hymn texts that treat congregational song as poetry and theology. His lyrics, shaped by inclusive language and careful image, appear in hymnals across Christian traditions and on recordings of worship song.

Buy now

$20.00 AUD

Compact disc

Stream now

Also available to download from the iTunes Store.

Performers

Technical credit

  • Venue Trinity College Chapel

Details

List price
$20.00 AUD
Total playing time
38 minutes 5 seconds
Release date
Category
Choral
Musical work copyright
© 2018 Move Records
Sound recording copyright
℗ 2018 Move Records
Catalogue
MD 3350
EAN
9314574335026

More to explore

Front cover art for Songs and Praises

Songs and Praises

Favourite hymns from the Australian Hymn Book, Vol. 3. Choir and organ fill Trinity College Chapel, Melbourne, with the thrilling sound that hymn lovers know so well.

Front cover art for Hymns For All Seasons

Hymns For All Seasons

Sixteen further hymns from Cantus Choro, recorded in the grand acoustic of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. The programme opens with Advent and follows the great events of the Christian year, with Norman Kaye at the organ and the Melbourne Brass Ensemble.

Front cover art for Sing Out With Joy

Sing Out With Joy

Cantus Choro, directed by Peter Chapman, sings seventeen favourite hymns from the Australian Hymn Book. Norman Kaye’s imaginative organ accompaniments give the well-known settings fresh dramatic shape and room for the choir to breathe.

Front cover art for The Remarkable Norman Kaye

The Remarkable Norman Kaye

Move Records has gathered material for this CD paying tribute to the wonderful Norman Kaye. The main focus is the musician and organist, without forgetting his acting career.

Front cover art for Bards of Faith and Passion

Bards of Faith and Passion

Jim Minchin sets poems by writers at play or at odds with eternity: soul-poet lyrics across the centuries, from anonymous Latin verse and the metaphysicals to Yeats, Shakespeare and living voices.

Front cover art for Nordic Moods & Baroque Echoes

Nordic Moods & Baroque Echoes

A collaboration between Duo Langborn/Wendel and The Marais Project, this album blends baroque repertoire, new compositions and arrangements, and folk music from Australia and Sweden.