A Celebration of Candlemas
  
The Choir of Oriel College, Oxford
  
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1. Ave Maris Stella I*  Marcel Dupré
2. When to the Temple Mary went  Joh. Eccard
3-7. Messe Solennelle  Louis Vierne
8. Ave Maris Stella II*  Marcel Dupré
9. Senex Puerum  William Byrd
10. Ave Maris Stella III*  Marcel Dupré
11. Nunc Dimittis  Sergei Rachmaninov
12. Lumen ad Revelationem  Anon
13. Preces  Philip Radcliffe
14. Magnificat in A Flat  Basil Harwood
15. Phos Hilaron  John Stainer
16. Responses  Philip Radcliffe
17. Lead Kindly Light  David Maw
18. Hodie Beata Virgo Maria  Peter Philips
19. Hail, Gladdening Light  Charles Wood
20. A Hymn to the Virgin  Benjamin Britten
21. Ave Regina Coelorum à 5  Tomás Victoria
22. Ave Maris Stella IV*  Marcel Dupré
* (Organist: Andrew Furniss)
 
Andrew Furniss directs the Choir of Oriel College, with organists Alexander Morrison and David Maw. The music on this recording represents the liturgical celebrations which take place in College on this day, with elaborate and joyful settings for both Communion service and Evensong.
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The new recording by the Choir of Oriel College, under the direction of Andrew Furniss, explores the two central themes of Candlemas (The Virgin Mary and Light) while Simeon himself is centre-stage in the exquisite Byrd anthem Senex puerum. The choral items, sung with limpid phrasing and clear textures, are interspersed with stylish playing from Andrew Furniss of Marcel Dupré's four versets on Ave maris stella. This is an imaginative and eclectic programme, ranging from plainsong to an innovative and challenging new piece by one of the organists, David Maw. All most enjoyable."
(Peter Wright - Organist and Director of Music, Southwark Cathedral and President, Royal College of Organists)