Hail, gladdening Light

Music of the English Church

This album was recorded in the inspiring acoustic of the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral. It gathers together 23 examples of English sacred a cappella choral music drawn from several centuries, and forms a companion volume to Collegium’s earlier collection, Faire is the Heaven.

COLCD113 68 minutes 51 seconds

'These singers of John Rutter's choir are so expert, so very good at everything they do. They have, one would say, an instinctive feeling for rhythm. Their tone is natural and (very nearly) unflawed. ...