Great Sacred Music: God is gone up – Music for Ascension

Today’s ChoralCast is the hymn ‘How sweet the name that Jesus sounds’, introduced by soprano Choral Scholar, Bea Derrick, and recently recorded by the Choral Scholars from their own homes.

The first of our ChoralCasts with the Choral Scholars is ‘All people that on earth do dwell’, introduced by bass, George Cook, recently recorded by the Choral Scholars from their own homes.

Our Director of Music, Andrew Earis, introduces today’s ChoralCast: a recording of our current Choral Scholars singing ‘Great is thy faithfulness’ from their own homes.

Tenor and former St Martin’s Composition Fellow Nils Greenhow returns to introduce St Martin’s Voices singing his piece ‘I gaze upon you’.

Soprano Sarah Maxted returns to introduce St Martin’s Voices singing ‘Cert’nly Lord’, arranged by Moses Hogan.

Bass Nathan Harrison returns to introduce St Martin’s Voices singing ‘Tu es Petrus’ by Maurice Duruflé.

Tenor Chris Huggon returns to introduce St Martin’s Voices singing ‘I love my love’, arranged by Gustav Holst.

Alto Jess Haig returns to introduce St Martin’s Voices singing the spiritual ‘I couldn’t hear nobody pray’, arranged by Moses Hogan.

Soprano Izzy Gibber introduces St Martin’s Voices singing ‘Notre Père’ by Maurice Duruflé.

Soprano Hilary Cronin introduces St Martin’s Voices singing the famous hymn ‘Dear Lord and Father of mankind’.

Tenor Will Wright introduces St Martin’s Voices singing ‘A Hymn for St Cecilia’ by Herbert Howells.