BRITISH CHORAL MUSICTALLIS • BYRD • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS • BRITTENHOWELLS • STANFORD • AND MOREChoir of Trinity College, University of MelbourneMichael Leighton Jones

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BRITISH CHORAL MUSIC

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872-1958

1 O Clap Your Hands 3’16Australian Chamber Brass Ensemble, Jonathan Bradley organ

O clap your hands all ye people:Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.For the Lord most high is terrible:He is a great King over all the earth.God is gone up with a shout,The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.Sing praises to God, sing praises:Sing praises unto our King.For God is the King of all the earth:Sing ye praises every one that hath understanding.God reigneth over the heathen:God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.Sing praises unto our King. Sing praises.

– Psalm 47:1, 2, 5-8

BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913-1976

2 A Ceremony of Carols: VIII. In Freezing Winter Night 3’30Kristy Biber soprano I, Clare Kenyon soprano II, Marshall McGuire harp

Behold, a silly [weak/poor/pitiful] tender babe,In freezing winter night,In homely manger trembling lies,Alas, a piteous sight!

The inns are full; no man will yieldThis little pilgrim bed.But forced he is with silly beastsIn crib to shroud his head.

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This stable is a Prince’s court,This crib his chair of State;The beasts are parcel of his pomp,The wooden dish his plate [silverware].

The persons in that poor attireHis royal liveries wear;The Prince himself is come from heaven;This pomp is prizèd there.

With joy approach, O Christian wight [spirit],Do homage to thy KingAnd highly praise his humble pomp,Wich he from Heaven doth bring.

– Robert Southwell 1561?-1595

HERBERT HOWELLS 1892-1983

3 Blessed are the Dead 4’33Siobhán Stagg soprano

Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.For theirs is the peace of God,they rest from their labours.Their joy is of the Holy Spirit and shall not be brokenfor they shall come even unto Heaven.For them was achieved the triumph of the Resurrection of the Son of God, that unto them it should be assured not death but to rest awhile from their laboursand to inherit celestial light which is eternal for them that die in the Lord.

– Revelation 14:13 with additional material probably by Herbert Howells

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THOMAS TALLIS c.1505-1585

4 O nata lux de lumine 1’45

O nata lux de lumine, O light born of light,Jesu Redemptor saeculi, Jesus, Redeemer of the ages,Dignare clemens supplicum with loving-kindness deign to receiveLaudes precesque sumere. praises and prayers from those who cry to you.

Qui carne quondam contegi You, who once deigned to be clothed in fleshDignatus est pro perditis, for the sake of the lost,Nos membra confer effici grant that we may be made membersTui beati corporis. of your blessed body.

– 10th-century office hymn for the feast of the Transfiguration

WILLIAM BYRD c.1540-1623

5 Justorum animae 3’05

Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt, The souls of the righteous are in the hand of GodEt non tanget illos tormentum malitiae. and there shall no torment touch them.Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori, In the eyes of the foolish they seemed dead,Illi autem sunt in pace. but they are in peace.

– Wisdom 3:1-2a, 3b (Offertory for the feast of All Saints)

JOHN SHEPPARD c.1515-1558

6 Libera nos 3’45Thomas Drent baritone

Libera nos, Deliver us,salva nos, save us,justifica nos, make us worthy,O beata Trinitas. O blessed Trinity.

– Antiphon for Matins on Trinity Sunday

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WILLIAM HARRIS 1883-1973

7 Faire is the Heaven 5’33

Faire is the heaven where happy soules have placeIn full enjoyment of felicitie;Whence they doe still behold the glorious faceOf the Divine, Eternall Majestie;Yet farre more faire be those bright CherubinsWhich all with golden wings are overdight.And those eternall burning SeraphinsWhich from their faces dart out fiery light;Yet fairer than they both and much more brightBe the Angels and Archangels which attendOn God’s owne person without rest or end.These then in faire each other farre excellingAs to the Highest they approach more neare,Yet is that Highest farre beyond all tellingFairer than all the rest which there appeareThough all their beauties joynd together were;How then can mortal tongue hope to expresseThe image of such endlesse perfectnesse?

– Edmund Spenser 1553-1599

HENRY WALFORD DAVIES 1869-1941

8 God be in my Head 1’32Joshua van Konkelenberg organ

God be in my head, and in my understanding;God be in mine eyes, and in my looking;God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;

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God be in my heart, and in my thinking;God be at mine end, and at my departing.

– Anonymous, 16th century

PHILIP WILBY b. 1949

9 Vox Dei 3’44Suzanne Shakespeare and Sophie Pinkham sopranos, Benjamin Namdarian tenor

Thus spake our God:‘It is I who am the strength and goodness of Fatherhood;I who am the wisdom of Motherhood;I who am the light and grace and blessed love;I am the Trinity; I am the Unity;I who am the sovereign goodness of every single thing.It is I that enable you to long.It is I who enable you to love.It is I, the eternal satisfaction of every genuine desire.’

– Julian of Norwich 1342-c.1416

PETER PHILIPS 1560/61-1628

0 Tibi laus 3’02

Tibi laus, tibi gloria, To you be praise and glory,tibi gratiarum actio and thanksgivingin saecula saeculorum, for ever and ever,O beata Trinitas. O blessed Trinity.

Caritas Pater est, The Father is love,gratia Filius, the Son grace,communicatio Spiritus Sanctus, imparted by the Holy Spirit,O beata Trinitas. O blessed Trinity.

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Verax est Pater, The Father is truth,veritas Filius, as is the Son,veritas Spiritus Sanctus and the Holy Spirit,O beata Trinitas. O blessed Trinity.

Pater et Filius The Father and the Sonet Spiritus Sanctus and the Holy Spirituna substantia est, are of one substance,O beata Trinitas. O blessed Trinity.

Et benedictum nomen And blessed is the glorygloriae tuae sanctum, of your holy nameet laudabile, which is praisedet superexaltatum in saecula. and exalted for ever.

– Anonymous

LOUIS HALSEY b. 1929

! O lux beata Trinitas 1’32

O lux beata Trinitas, O blessed light of the Trinity,Et principalis Unitas, and fundamental Unity,Iam sol recedit igneus, as now the fiery sun departs,Infunde lumen cordibus. instil your light within our hearts.

Te mane laudum carmine, To you our morning song of praise,Te deprecamur vespere: to you our evening prayer we raise;Te nostra supplex gloria to you, through supplication lowPer cuncta laudet saecula. eternal praise and glory go.

– Attributed to St Ambrose 340-397

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CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD 1852-1924

@ Coelos ascendit hodie, Op. 38 No. 2 2’09

Coelos ascendit hodie Today to the heavens has ascendedJesus Christus, Rex gloriae, Alleluia! Jesus Christ, the King of Glory. Alleluia!Sedet ad Patris dexteram He is seated at the right hand of the Father,Gubernat coelum et terram. Alleluia! and rules heaven and earth. Alleluia!

Iam finem habent omnia Now have their endingPatris Davidis carmina, Alleluia! all the songs of our father David. Alleluia!Iam Dominus cum Domino Now the Lord with his LordSedet in Dei solio, Alleluia! sits upon the throne of God. Alleluia!

In hoc triumpho maximo, In this his great triumph,Benedicamus Domino, Alleluia! let us bless the Lord. Alleluia!Laudatur Sancta Trinitas, Praised be the Holy Trinity,Deo dicamus gratias, Alleluia! let us give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia! Amen. Amen.

– Anonymous, probably 12th century

KENNETH LEIGHTON 1929-1988

£ A Hymn to the Trinity 3’04

Let us now laud and magnify with music of concordThe Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, one ever living Lord.With tuned notes that sweetly sound to praise our heavenly King,With cheerful hearts, with pleasant voice on this wise, let us sing:Glory be to the Trinity, one God and persons three;As it is now and ever was, and evermore shall be. Amen.

– Anonymous

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CHARLES WOOD 1866-1926

$ Hail, Gladdening Light 3’41

Hail, gladdening Light, of his pure glory pouredWho is the immortal Father, heavenly, blest,Holiest of Holies, Jesus Christ, our Lord.Now we are come to the sun’s hour of rest,The lights of evening round us shine,We hymn the Father, Son and Holy Spirit divine,Worthiest art Thou at all times to be sungWith undefiled tongue,Son of our God, giver of life alone.Therefore in all the world, thy glories, Lord, they own. Amen.

– Third-century Greek hymn, translated by John Keble 1792-1866

JOHN IRELAND 1879-1962

% Greater Love Hath No Man 6’02Louise Bottomley soprano, Jeremy Bottomley baritone, Joshua van Konkelenberg organ

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.Love is strong as death; greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.Who, his own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness. Ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus. Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness, into His marvellous light. I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies, a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

– Song of Solomon 8:7, 6, John 15:13, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Corinthians 6:11, 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 12:1

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JOHN RUTTER b. 1945

^ A Gaelic Blessing 2’06Joshua van Konkelenberg organ

Deep peace of the running wave to you.Deep peace of the flowing air to you.Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.Deep peace of the shining stars to you.Deep peace of the gentle night to you.Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.Deep peace of Christ, the light of the world to you.Deep peace of Christ to you.

– Anonymous

PHILIP RADCLIFFE 1905-1986

& God be in my Head 1’19

See Track 8.

EDWARD NAYLOR 1867-1934

* Nunc dimittis from Evening Service in A 3’24

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peaceaccording to thy word.For mine eyes have seen thy salvationwhich thou hast prepared before the face of all peopleto be a light to lighten the Gentilesand to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Sonand to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,world without end. Amen.

– Luke 2:29-32 (Song of Simeon)

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS( Mass in G minor: IV. Sanctus 2’34

Solo quartet: Kristy Biber soprano, Peter Campbell alto, Timothy Reynolds tenor, Julien Robinson baritone

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Holy, holy, holy,Dominus Deus Sabaoth, Lord God of Hosts,pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

– From the Ordinary of the mass

ARTHUR WILLS b. 1926

) The Praises of the Trinity 2’38Philip Nicholls conductor

To the Most High Trinity,God one in substance, being one God-head,Equal Glory, coeternal Majesty:Even to Father, Son and Holy Spirit,Who maketh the whole world subject to his Law.

May the blessed God-head of the Father,The Son and the bountiful Spirit bestow on us his grace:Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Hoy Ghost:Honour, might, and power and empire be unto the Trinity in Unity,

To the Unity in Trinity: throughout the everlasting ages.To the Trinity be everlasting Light;To the Unity be perpetual gloryThroughout the everlasting ages.

– Anonymous

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The Choir of Trinity CollegeDirector of Music: Michael Leighton Jones

The Choir of Trinity College has built a reputation for its fine singing of music from the AnglicanCathedral tradition, from the Renaissance to the modern day. Its major commitment is the singing ofEvensong in the College Chapel every Sunday during term. The Choir records, broadcasts on radioand television, and tours regularly, both nationally and internationally.

The Choir has recorded for and given live broadcasts on BBC Radio 4, US public radio, ABC ClassicFM and 3MBS FM. It has performed concerts for the Melbourne International Arts Festival, as well as other festivals in Australia and overseas. The Choir has also toured the United Kingdom (1998,2001, 2003, 2010 and 2012), singing the Daily Service on BBC Radio, as well as concerts andEvensongs in many major cathedrals and collegiate chapels throughout the UK. Tours to the USA(2004 and 2008), New Zealand (2008), Malaysia and Singapore (2007), Germany (2010) and St Petersburg and the Baltic States (2012) have also met with critical acclaim.

The Choir’s extensive discography on the ABC Classics label includes Rejoice: Sacred Music throughthe Ages, O Blessed Light: In Praise of the Holy Trinity, the Christmas album Southern Star (includingBritten’s A Ceremony of Carols and Southern Star by Christopher Willcock), Abide with Me: A Treasury of Classic Hymns, Mystical Songs: Choral Music of Vaughan Williams and Angel Songs.The Choir has also contributed a volume to the HUSH Collection for the Children’s Hospitals, a seriesof CDs of soothing music designed to help children and their parents during medical procedures.

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Michael Leighton Jones

Michael Leighton Jones has held the position of Director of Music at Trinity College at the Universityof Melbourne since 1997. He has a wealth of choral and solo singing experience and expertise andis a very experienced teacher.

His mother was a professional singer and he has been involved with music all his life. He was bornin New Zealand and completed postgraduate studies in England, where he sang in the choirs ofKing’s College, Cambridge (with Sir David Willcocks) and Westminster Abbey.

He was a member of the London-based vocal quintet The Scholars for ten years and sang more thana thousand concerts in over forty countries, before joining the music staff at the University ofQueensland. In Brisbane, he formed the vocal sextet Jones & Co, which toured both nationally andinternationally.

Michael Leighton Jones has always maintained an active solo career, performing operatic roles andsinging in oratorios and recitals, including many first performances in leading festivals. He hasregularly performed with Australia’s symphony orchestras and leading chamber music groups. He isalso prominent as a composer, arranger and conductor.

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Executive Producers Robert Patterson, Laura BellRecording Producers Peter Taplin 4, @, Stephen Snelleman 1, 2, 5-7, 9-!, £, $, &, (, ),

Haig Burnell 3, 8, %, ^, *

Recording Engineers Nic Mierisch and Michael McClintock 4, @, Jim Atkins 2, 6, 9-!, £, $, ),

Alex Stinson 5, 7, &, Jim Atkins and Alex Stinson 1, (, Gary Havrillay 3, 8, %, ^, *

Editing Gary Havrlllay and Michael Leighton Jones 4, @, Gary Havrillay, Richard Girvan and MichaelLeighton Jones 3, 8, %, ^, *, Jim Atkins and Michael Leighton Jones 2, Alex Stinson and MichaelLeighton Jones 1, 5, 7, &, (

Mastering Tom Grubb, Mano MusicaPublications Editor Natalie SheaBooklet Design Imagecorp Pty LtdCover Photo Sunset at Devil’s Dyke, South Downs, UK © Matt Gibson / Veer

Recorded November 2000 4, @ in the Chapel of Xavier College, Kew, November 2003 6, 9-!, £, $, ) inthe Carmelite Monastery, Kew, and December 2006 2, December 2007 1, (, December 2008 7, December2009 5, & and December 2010 3, 8, %, ^, * in the Chapel of Trinity College, University of Melbourne.

O Clap Your Hands by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Greater Love Hath No Man by John Ireland are publishedby Stainer & Bell.A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten and Faire is the Heaven by William Harris are published by Boosey& Hawkes.Blessed are the Dead by Herbert Howells and The Praises of the Trinity by Arthur Wills are published byNovello & Co. Ltd.Vox Dei by Philip Wilby is published by Chester Music.A Hymn to the Trinity by Kenneth Leighton and God be in My Head by Philip Radcliffe are published byOxford University Press.A Gaelic Blessing by John Rutter is published by The Royal School of Church Music.Mass in G minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams is published by Faber Music.

ABC Classics thanks Andrew Delaney, Dux Newton, Jonathan Villanueva and Virginia Read.

www.abcclassics.com

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