If you would like to hear what our choirs and organ sound like, then you may download and listen some sample tracks from our CD recordings. Some of the older tracks on this page have been encoded to mp3 at a lower than normal quality (96kbps) to reduce download times.
CSJGL007
Angel Voices Ever Singing
Choirs of St James the Greater
August 2018
Director of Music: Mr Matthew Haynes
Organist: Mr Michael Rule
A journey through the Christian seasons, brought to life by beautiful music.
This is a recording of the concert developed by the musicians of St James the Greater and Canon Glynn Richerby on the occasion of his retirement weekend Saturday 26th November 2016.
This is a "live" recording, made during the concert and not under studio conditions so you will hear occasional coughs and other extraneous noises off !
- Track listing CD1
- Organ Prelude
- The Choristers Prayer (Harper)
- When in our music (Stanford)
- O come O come Emmanuel (Carter)
- Magnificat in G (Stanford)
- Once in Royal (Wilcocks)
- Dormi Jesu (Rutter)
- Bethlehem Down (Warlock)
- Three Kings (Cornelius)
- When to the Temple (Eccard)
- Nunc Dimittis (Coll Reg) (Howells)
- Forty days (Herbst)
- Psalm 22 (Goff)
- Where you there (Batten)
- Track listing CD2
- Saraband (Howells)
- Now the Green Blade Riseth (Saunders)
- Blessed be the God and Father (Wesley)
- Thine be the Glory (Handel)
- God is gone up (Finzi)
- Come Down O Love Divine (Stopford)
- Hymn to the Trinity (Tchaikovsky)
- Angel Voices (Monk)
- A Farewell Prayer (Rule)
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CSJGL005
O Taste and See
Choirs of Men and Boys and Girls
August 2012
Director of Music: Mr Matthew Haynes
Organists: Mr Michael Rule, Miss Roxanne Summerfield
The choirs of St James the Greater, Leicester are recognised as being amongst the best parish church choirs in the Midlands. On this CD, the Mens', Boys' and Girls' choirs offer a "taste" of the music that they sing week-by-week at the regular two Sunday services and at other occasions throughout the year.
These are "live" recordings, made during services in 2011-2012 and not under studio conditions so you will hear occasional coughs and other extraneous noises !
- Track listing
- When Jesus our Lord - Mendelssohn
- My soul, there is a country - Parry
- Song for Athene - Tavener
- Bethlehem Down - Warlock
- Forty days and forty nights - Hymn
- Psalm 22 vv1-8 - Psalm
- The Reproaches - Sanders
- Ubi Caritas - Duruflé
- They that go down to the sea in ships - Sumsion
- Magnificat (Collegium Regale) - Howells
- Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale) - Howells
- Bread of Heaven - Wills
- O taste and see - Vaughan Williams
- I was glad - Parry
- In paradisum - Fauré
No longer available
CSJGL004
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré
Choir of Men and Boys
September 2009
Director of Music: Mr Oliver Parker
Every year the church of St James the Greater holds a Requiem Service on the evening of All Saints' Sunday, commemorating all those who have died in the past year. The beauty of the service is aided in part by the singing of the Requiem text as set so masterfully by Gabriel Fauré.
This live recording was made during the service on 2nd November 2008.
- Track listing
- Introit & Kyrie
- Offertorium
- Sanctus
- Pie Jesu
- Agnus Dei
- Libera Me
- In Paradisum
No longer available
CSJGL003
According to Thy Word
Choir of Men and Boys
July 2007
Director of Music: Mr Oliver Parker
The music on According to Thy Word was all recorded during the services sung by the choir on tour in Ely Cathedral, during the summer of 2007.
- Track listing
- Give us the wings of faith - E. Bullock
- Preces - Sanders
- Psalm 138 - Higgins
- Hymn: O Trinity of blessed light - Plainchant
- Magnificat in D - Brewer
- Nunc Dimittis in D - Brewer
- Responses - Sanders
- The Spirit of the Lord - Elgar
- Psalm 130 - Goss
- Magnificat in faux bourdons - Byrd
- Nunc Dimittis in faux bourdons - Byrd
- Preces - Ferial (mens' voices)
- Psalm 119 vv145-160 - Parker
- Hymn: O Father of our Virgin Queen - Plainchant
- Magnificat in G - Sumsion
- Nunc Dimittis in G - Sumsion
- Responses - Ferial (mens' voices)
- I will lift up mine eyes - Walker
- Psalm 88 vv1-10 - Wesley
- Evening Hymn - Balfour Gardiner
No longer available
CSJGL002
Greater Sounds
Mark Batten
April 2006
The organ at St James the Greater is undoubtedly one of the finest instruments in the Midlands. Built by the firm of S. Taylor and Son in 1923 and subsequently enlarged and rebuilt by J.W. Walkers 1961 and Nicholson of Worcester in 2003 it boasts 51 stops spread over 3 manuals. For the first recording of the organ after the 2003 rebuild we have a selection of pieces which show off some of the rich variety of colour available on the organ.
- Track listing
- Fanfare - Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
- Crown Imperial - William Walton
- Es ist ein ros' entsprungen - Johannes Brahms
- Kyrie from Messe pour les Convents - François Couperin
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- Plein jeu
- Fugue sur la trompette
- Récit de cromorne
- Trio à deux dessus de cromorne et la basse de tierce
- Dialogue sur la trompette du grand clavier et sur la montre, le bourdon et le nazard du positif
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor - J S Bach
- Antiphon 3 (from Les Vêpres de la Vierge) - Marcel Dupré
- Improvisation on a theme by Gustav Holst - David Briggs
No longer available
CSJGL001
magnificat anima mea dominum
Choir of Men and Boys
July 2005
Director of Music: Mr Paul Morley
The music on magnificat anima mea dominum was all recorded during the services sung by the choir on tour in Chichester Cathedral, during the summer of 2005. The title of the album comes from the words of Song of Mary by Richard Shephard, which can be heard on the second CD.
- Track listing CD1
- Preces - R. Ayleward
- Psalm 94 - J. Goss
- Magnificat in C - C.V. Stanford
- Nunc Dimittis in C - C.V. Stanford
- Give us the wings of faith - E. Bullock
- Psalm 119 vv145-end - H. Purcell
- Magnificat in D - G. Dyson
- Nunc Dimittis in D - G. Dyson
- Lord, let me know mine end - M. Greene
- Psalms 126-128 - G. M. Garret, H. Baker
- Magnificat in G - C.V. Stanford
- Nunc Dimittis in G - C.V. Stanford
- Lift up your heads, O ye gates - W. Mathias
- Psalms 142-143 - J. Battishill
- Magnificat in Ab - B. Harwood
- Nunc Dimittis in Ab - B. Harwood
- I will sing with the Spirit - J. Rutter
- Track listing CD2
- Psalm 148-150 - J. Randall, W. Crotch. C.V. Stanford
- Song of Mary - R. Shephard
- Nunc Dimittis in Bb - C.V. Stanford
- Hymn to the Trinity - P. Tchaikovsky
- Venite - J. Nares
- Psalm 85 - J. Turle
- Te Deum in Bb - C.V. Stanford
- Jubilate in Bb - C.V. Stanford
- If ye love me - T. Tallis
- Gloria - J-P Lécot
- Psalm 145 - vv14-end
- Sanctus in E - H. Darke
- Agnus Dei in E - H. Darke
- Let all mortal flesh keep silent - G. Holst
- Psalm 80 - L. Flintoft
- Magnificat in A - H. Sumsion
- Nunc Dimittis in A - H. Sumsion
- Responses - R. Ayleward
- Thou wilt keep Him in perfect peace - S.S. Wesley
- Final Responses - Walsh
No longer available
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