ST. THOMAS CHOIR

Detailed Discography

Handel Messiah with Orchestration by Mozart

John Scott conducting with Concert Royal and Soloists: Ava Pine, Soprano; Kirsten Sollek, Alto; Joseph Gaines, Tenor; Sumner Thompson, Baritone (Available through church office).

Easter on Fifth Avenue – Pro Organo CD7209

The Choir of Saint Thomas Church, directed by John Scott, with The Saint Thomas Brass

Jesus Christ is risen today, arr. John Rutter; Haec Dies, William Byrd; Most glorious Lord of life, William H. Harris; Christus Vincit Joseph Noyon, arr. Gerre Hancock; Dum transisset sabbatum, John Taverner; My beloved spake, Patrick Hadley; Come ye faithful, raise the strain (Gaudemus Pariter), arr. John Scott; Feierlicher Einzug (Solemn Entry for the Knights of St. John), for brass quintet, timpani, and organ, Richard Strauss, arr. Scott Macintosh; Surrexit Christus hodie, Samuel Scheidt, ed. John Rutter; Lord of the Dance, arr. John Bertalot; Dic nobis, Maria, Giovanni Bassano; If ye be risen again with Christ, Orlando Gibbons; Sing ye to the Lord, Edward C. Bairstow; Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford; He is risen, He is risen (Unser Herrscher), arr. John Scott; Grand Choeur Dialogue, for brass, timpani, and organ, Eugene Gigout

CHRISTMAS ON FIFTH AVENUE – Pro Organo (Pro Organo CD 7200)

John Scott, Director of Music, Jeremy Bruns, organ

Fanfare and Carol “O Come all ye faithful”, arr. David Willcocks; Up good Christen folk, and listen, harm G. R. Woodward; Sussex Carol, arr. David Willcocks; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Op. 75#2, John Gardner; Adam lay ybounden, Boris Ord; A spotless rose, Herbert Howells; Quelle est cette odeur agréable?, arr. David Willcocks; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, arr. Gerre Hancock; Quem Pastores Laudavere, James Bassi; Est ist ein Ros entsprungen, Michael Praetorius arr. Jan Sandström; I Saw Three Ships, arr. Simon Preston; Nova, nova!, John Scott; Come thou Redeemer of the earth, harm G.R. Woodward, descant by John Scott; In the bleak mid-winter, Harold Darke; The Lamb, John Tavener; Once in royal David’s city, arr. David Willcocks; Sans Day carol, arr. John Rutter; A babe is born, Op. 55, William Mathias; Nativity carol, John Rutter; Hark the herald angels sing (with brass fanfare), arr. David Willcocks.

A CAPELLA II – Koch International Classics (KIC-CD-7490)

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers, Judith Hancock, Organist

Eternal Light, Leo Sowerby, Go to Dark Gethsemane, T. Tertius Noble, A Setting of the Collect, Horatio W. Parker, Heaven and Heart, Anthony Piccolo, Draw Us In The Spirit’s Tether, J. H. Ossewaarde, Three Motets, Charles Villiers Stanford, Magnificat, Alan Gray, Nunc Dimittis, Charles Wood, ’Tis the Day of Resurrection, Charles Wood, Vox Dicentis, Edward Naylor, Cinquieme Sonate en Ut mineur, Choral et Fugue, Alexandre Guilmant, Deep River, arr. Gerre Hancock, Ain’a That Good News, arr. Dawson, Exekiel saw de Wheel, arr. Dawson.

GREAT CATHEDRAL ANTHEMS XI – Priory PRCD 629 (1999)

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers; Judith Hancock, Organist

The Lord is King, Lee Hoiby; I was glad, Leo Sowerby; Exaltabo te, Domine, Ned Rorem; Happy are all they that fear the Lord, Bruce Neswick; Now sinks the sun, Horatio Parker; Earthquake, Wind and Fire, Gerre Hancock; Let this mind be in you, Amy Beach; Open our eyes, Will Macfarlane; Draw us in the Spirit’s tether, Harold Friedell; Arise, shine, Richard Dirksen

A CAPPELLA FROM SAINT THOMAS – Koch International Classics

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers and Organist

Hail, gladdening light, Charles Wood; Sicut Cervus, Exultate Deo, Palestrina; Ave Maria, Robert Parsons, Bruckner and Stravinsky; Haec Dies, Byrd, When the Lord turned again, Adrian Batten; Dum transisset sabbatum, John Taverner; Laudate Dominum, Tallis; Hear my prayer, Purcell; Take him, earth, for cherishing, Howells; Go tell it on the mountain, Bruce Saylor.

EVENSONG FOR ADVENT – Koch International

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers; Patrick Allen, Organist

A complete Evensong service including liturgy.

REJOICE – Ligeti Records

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers and Organist, Judith Hancock, Organist

The Salutation Carol, Joys Seven, O Come All Ye Faithful, I Saw Three Ships, Il est né, le divin enfant, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, Sussex Carol, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, Benedicamus Domino, Adam Lay Ybounden, Bethlehem Down, Ding! Dong! Merrily on High, Sir Christèmas, See Amid the Winter’s Snow, Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day, Infant Holy, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Silent Night, Toccata en si mineur (from Dix pièces), Gigout; Prélude et fugue en mi bémol, Op. 99, Saint-Saëns

MAGNIFICAT AND NUNC DIMITTIS – Priory Records

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers; Patrick Allen, Organist

Includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Harold Friedell, Conrad Susa, M. Searle Wright, Jean Titelouze, Leo Sowerby, Gunther Schuller and J. H. Ossewaarde.

REJOICE IN THE LAMB, CHORAL MUSIC OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN – Koch Intl.

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers; Michael Kleinschmidt, Organist

Te Deum in C Major, A Hymn of St. Columba, Jubilate Deo in C, Hymn to St. Cecilia, Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria, Hymn to St. Peter, Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30.

PRAISE THE LORD with The Choir of Saint Thomas Church – London Records (New York)

Gerre Hancock, Master of Choristers; Judith Hancock, Organist

Fanfare, Gerre Hancock; Praise the Lord O My Soul, Ned Rorem; Three Motets; Rorem; Magnificat and nunc dimittis, Leo Sowerby; Sing my soul, His wondrous Love, Rorem; Improvisation sur le “Te Deum” for organ, Charles Tournemire; Magnificat and nunc dimittis, Conrad Susa; Great day, Trad., arr. Warren Martin; Te deum laudamus, Herbert Howells; Toccata for organ, Franz Schmidt; Draw us in the spirit's tether, Harold Friedell.

CHRISTMAS AT ST. THOMAS, NEW YORK – Stradivari Classics, digital (not available on LP).: *I saw three ships, trad. English; While shepherds watched their flocks, trad. English; *Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Salutation carol, Gibbs; Infant holy, infant lowly, trad. Polish, arr. Hancock; Joys seven, Cleobury; Go, tell it on the mountain, Afro-American Spiritual, arr. Work; Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major, Saint-Saëns (organ); Born on earth the Divine Christ Child, trad. French, arr. Rutter; *O come, all ye faithful, trad. English; Toccata in B minor, Gigout (organ); *Ding dong, merrily on high! trad. French; Sir Christemas, Mathias; *God rest ye merry, trad. English; *On Christmas night (Sussex carol), Vaughan Williams; *See, amid the Winter’s snow, Goss; Adam lay Ybounden, Benedicamus Domino, and Bethlehem down, Warlock; Silent Night, Gruber, arr. Hancock. (*Arr. by David Willcocks)

EASTER AT ST. THOMAS, FIFTH AVENUE (recorded at the Easter Morning service, April 7, 1985) Includes familiar Easter hymns; Jesus Christ is risen today (Easter Hymn); The strife is o’er (Victory); The day of resurrection (Ellacombe) and others; Missa resurrectionis, Hancock; Sing ye to the Lord, Bairstow, and When the Lord turned, Batten.

FESTIVE MUSIC FROM SAINT THOMAS (1984)

Hail, gladdening light, Wood; Three Songs of Isaiah, Dirksen; i. Surely it is God, ii. Seek the Lord, iii. Arise, Shine. Evening Hymn, Gardiner; Draw us in the Spirit’s tether, Friedell; Bring us, O Lord God, Harris; DeepRiver, arr. Hancock; Ezekiel saw de wheel, arr. Dawson.

Available on LP.

SILENT NIGHT AT ST. THOMAS (1982)

Side 1: Silent night, Gruber; Jesus Child, Rutter; Adam lay ybounden, Ledger; A Hymn to the Virgin, Britten; Lullay, my liking, Holst; O little town of Bethlehem, Redner; Lord of the dance, Carter, arr. Bertalot; Side 2: God rest you merry, 18^th Century English; Alleluya, a new work is come, Wishart; Singet frisch (Sing merrily), Distler; Away in a manger, Kirkpatrick; Infant Holy, Infant lowly, Polish-arr. Hancock; O come, all ye faithful, 18^th Century English.

Available on LP and Cassette.

THE GREAT SERVICE, William Byrd (1981)

Mattins and Evensong Canticles. A rare and complete version of Byrd’s greatest piece of sacred music recorded by a choir of men and boys.

Available on LP only.

A CAPPELLA AT ST. THOMAS (1979)

Includes English Cathedral music. Side 1: O sing unto the Lord, Tomkins; Hear my prayer, O Lord, Purcell; Laudate Dominum, Tallis; Ave verum corpus, Emendemus in melius, and Laudibus in sanctis, Byrd. Side 2: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis and Vox dicentis, Naylor; Plebs angelica, Tippett; Sing, my soul, Rorem.

Available on LP only.

20TH CENTURY SERVICES AT ST. THOMAS (1977)

Side 1: Te Deum laudamus and Jubilate Deo in C, Britten; Missa ad praesepe (Mass at the Crib), Malcolm. Side 2: Mass for Five Voices, Berkeley; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (St. Paul's Cathedral), Howells. Available on LP only.

Recordings are available through St. Thomas Church by visiting their web site:

www.saintthomaschurch.org