Cheap Hymns of Heaven & Earth (Music) (Malcolm Archer, Edward Bairstow, Arnold Bax, William H. Ferguson, William H. Harris, William Horsley, Herbert Howells, Tertius Noble, Barry Rose, Clement Cotterill Scholefield) Price

Too often, critics dismiss hymns as merely functional, utilitarian relics--musically lacking in artistic sophistication. But the long history of the Christian church and the enduring nature of its traditional music--the contributions to the hymn repertoire by esteemed composers, and the frequent placement of hymns at moments of prodigious significance--deny such uninformed attitudes. Indeed, the greatest hymns successfully serve their functional purpose while, through masterful marriage of music and text, lifting spirits to somewhere beyond place and moment. This fine recording from Philadelphia's Saint Clement's Choir offers an outstanding program of familiar hymns and hymn anthems--and several unfamiliar ones--all of which meet the above description. Interestingly--and convincingly--they are not performed "congregationally," but rather as choral performance pieces, several appearing in arrangements by composers such as Stanford, Howells, Bairstow, and Saint Clement's Choir's director Peter Richard Conte. --David Vernier

ARTIST:	Malcolm Archer, Edward Bairstow, Arnold Bax, William H. Ferguson, William H. Harris, William Horsley, Herbert Howells, Tertius Noble, Barry Rose, Clement Cotterill Scholefield
CATEGORY:	Music
MANUFACTURER:	Dorian Recordings
TYPE:	Classical, Classical Vocals, Choral, Choral Music, Hymn, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Sacred Choral Music a cappella, Vocal, Classical Music, Classical Collections-Artist Desc.
MEDIA:	Audio CD
TRACKS:	A Hymn For St. Cecilia, Lord, Thou Hast Told Us, There Is A Green Hill Far Away (Horsley), O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be, Purest And Highest (Song 22), O Jesus, I Have Promised (Wolvercote), Jerusalem, My Happy Home (Land Of Rest), O Salutaris Hostia, Tantum ergo sacramentum, O For A Closer Walk With God, Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling (Salisbury), Come, Labor On (Ora Labora: Come, Labor On (Ora Labora), Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray (Song 13), Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Love Divine), Lord Of All Hopefulness (Slane), Saint Clement's Carol (Kingsfold), O Holy City, Seen Of John (Sancta Civitas), In Our Day Of Thanksgiving (St. Catherine's Court), The King Of Love My Shepherds Is (St. Columbia), The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (St. Clement)
# OF MEDIA:	1
UPC:	053479025920