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Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Westminster Cathedral Choir is widely considered to be one of the finest choirs in the world. The establishment of a fine choral foundation was part of the original vision of the founder of Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Herbert Vaughan. Vaughan laid great emphasis on the beauty and integrity of the new Cathedral’s liturgy, and regarded a residential choir school as essential to the realisation of his vision. Daily sung Masses and Offices were immediately established when the Cathedral opened in 1903, and have continued without interruption ever since. Today, Westminster Cathedral Choir is the only professional Catholic choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers. Richard Terry, the Cathedral’s first Master of Music, proved to be an inspired choice. Terry was both a brilliant choir trainer and a pioneering scholar, one of the first musicologists to revive the great works of the English and Continental Renaissance composers. Terry built Westminster Cathedral Choir’s reputation on performances of music – by Byrd, Tallis, Taverner, Palestrina and Victoria, among others – that had not been heard since the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and Mass at the Cathedral was soon attended by inquisitive musicians as well as the faithful. The performance of great Renaissance masses and motets in their proper liturgical context remains the cornerstone of the choir’s activity. George Malcolm consolidated the musical reputation of Westminster Cathedral Choir during his time as Mas
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albums
Christmas Hits
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A Festival Of Carols
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The Ultimate Christmas Choir Album
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Gregorian Chant from Westminster Cathedral Choir (also from Argentan)
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Christmas Hits: 80 Festive Hits ( Disc 4 )
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Resurrexit: The Complete Easter Sunday Mass from Westminster Cathedral (Live)
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Allegri: Miserere, etc.
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Christmas Carols
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20th Century Choral Works - APEX
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Christmas Hits (Deluxe Edition)
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Panufnik : Westminster Mass & Sacred Works
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A Most Excellent Westminster Cathedral Choir Christmas