Veni Creator Spiritus: Second Vespers of the Solemnity of Pentecost

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Veni Creator Spiritus: Second Vespers of the Solemnity of Pentecost

(AF015)

ArtistsSimon Johnson, Peter Stevens, The Choir of Westminster Cathedral

Pentecost, the foundational moment of the creation of the Church, was an overpowering spectacle marked by mighty wind and tongues of fire, by which the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and set out upon their universal mission of evangelisation to all peoples. In this album, the Choir of Westminster Cathedral demonstrates the majesty and glory of this story anew through their performance of the psalms and chants appointed for the celebration of Vespers at the end of this day. The ancient texts of this feast are also adorned with choral settings by Palestrina, Tallis and Victoria, exemplifying the polyphony for which this choir is renowned, as well as through a contemporary composition by Gabriel Jackson. The album concludes with Herbert Howells’ imposing setting of Regina cæli and Maurice Duruflé’s thunderous organ work based on the famous Vespers hymn Veni Creator Spiritus.

“An excellent recording that frames them really well in the huge acoustic of Westminster Cathedral.” (BBC Radio 3 Record Review)

“Here is a sumptuous feast of Pentecostal music in its truest form: a wholesome programme of plainsong or plainsong-infused music sung by a Catholic choir at the top of its game… The recording is consistently polished, with exquisite and strain-free singing under Simon Johnson’s inspired direction.” (Gramophone Magazine)

“Westminster Cathedral Choir sounds in its element throughout, with Ad Fontes’s recording team capturing the spacious, free-flowing resonance of the magnificent cathedral itself.” (BBC Music Magazine)

“This is as much an adjunct to spiritual elevation as a musical experience which will appeal to practising Catholics and lovers of liturgical music alike.” (MusicWeb International)

“For me, however, it is the account of Tomás Luis de Victoria’s setting of the Magnificat that best demonstrates the choir’s artistry: singing that is stylish, emphatic, and wholly refined.” (American Organist)

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Gregorian Chant

Deus in adiutorium