HLC Chapel Choir recordings

001 I was glad when they said unto me - Parry. Chapel Choir (Melissa Reddell and Sally McGill) Commem 1993

002 Where have all the flowers gone. Sub Choir with Ravida Chaturachinda soprano and Karen Matthews guitar 1978

003 Yes Sir, that's my baby Barbershop quartet for Yorkshire Television in Portugal 1984

004 Before the ending of the day (plainchant hymn) from BBC Compline 1992 (Louisa Perfect soloist)

005 The heavenly aeroplane - John Rutter Chapel Choir 1988

006 The Castle o' Dromore Karen Matthews, Fiona Wilcockson and Gail Judge for BBC Leeds 1979

007 Rose of England - Ivor Novello Chapel Choir 1997

008 Alleluia in F by Mozart Sam Baxter 1983

009 I don't know how to love him Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Chapel Choir 1983.

010 Be still, my soul - Sibelius Commemoration 1983 (St Wilfrid's Church)

011 Patapan arr. Andrews. Chapel Choir 1997. See 136 for context and commentary.

012 Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (last movement) by JS Bach String players in Chapel 1993

013 This little Babe (Ceremony of Carols) Benjamin Britten Chapel Choir 1984

014 Jesu, Word of God Incarnate - Elgar Chapel Choir 1967 (Faith Wilson solo) recorded from LP

015 Cavatina (He was beautiful) Karen Matthews and Fiona Wilcockson 1979 BBC film "Remember you're ladies"

016 Evening Dream (Ukrainian folk) Svetlana Faerberg and Julia Khodjaeva (guitar) 1997

017 Ave Maria by Holst Chapel Choir (two SSAA choirs, one at each end of St Wilfrid's) Commemoration 2008

018 Après un rêve - Fauré Magda Ashman 1984

019 Silent Worship - Handel (with spoken intro) College Choir 1951 for BBC Home Service (BBC Radio 4)

020 De torrente in via bibet Dixit Dominus by Handel Chapel Choir with Katharine Faber and Elizabeth Morgan 1997

021 Kalinka (Russian folk) Chapel Choir 1989 (for Russian trip)

022 Can't help lovin' dat man of mine - Jerome Kern Chapel Choir 1995

023 O for the wings of a dove - Mendelssohn. Chapel Choir 1972 Rosemary Bean (solo)

024 With a little help from my friends - The Beatles Chapel Choir 2003

025 Tell out my soul - Greatorex Chapel Choir 2003

026 When I survey the wondrous cross (Morte Criste) by Emrys Jones Chapel Choir 2003

027 The gospel train's a-coming - John Rutter Chapel Choir 2003

028 Chorus of Angels Gerontius by Elgar Chapel Choir 2003 for Bishop Frank Weston's funeral in Ripon Cathedral

029 Mass in D by Andrews Kyrie - Gloria - Credo - Sanctus - Agnus Dei Chapel Choir in St Wilfrid's 2 Dec 1989

030 Siyahamba Chapel Choir 1996

031 Listen to the angels shouting arr. Andrews Chapel Choir 1996

032 O Sacrum Convivium - Victoria Chapel Choir 1996

033 Laudate Dominum K.339 - Mozart Chapel Choir 1996

034 The way you look tonight - Jerome Kern Chapel Choir 1996

035 A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square - Manning Sherwin. Chapel Choir 1996

036 Joshua fought the battle of Jericho arr. Trant Chapel Choir 1996

037 Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré Chapel Choir 1996

038 Ave Maria - Fauré Chapel Choir 1996

039 Tota pulchra es - Poulenc Chapel Choir 1996

040 I know him so well Chess by Rice, Andersson and Ulvaeus Chapel Choir 1996

041 When I'm sixty four - The Beatles Chapel Choir 1996

042 Gaelic Blessing (Deep peace) by John Rutter Chapel Choir 1996

043 Sweetest Lord Jesu (German chorale) Chapel Choir 1983

044 I gotta robe, you gotta robe arr. Dexter Chapel Choir 1983

045 The Silver Swan (madrigal) by Orlando Gibbons Chapel Choir 1983

046 Gipsy Lament - Zoltan Kodaly Chapel Choir 1983

047 If you are there (Bist du bei mir) - Bach/Stölzel Chapel Choir 1983

048 Hallelujah Chorus Messiah - Handel Chapel Choir 1983

049 Lift thine eyes (Elijah) - Mendelssohn Chapel Choir 1983

050 All in the April evening - Roberton Chapel Choir 1983

051 Winter Fragments (Invocation-Snowflakes-Tree-Fireside) by Benger Chapel Choir 1983

052 Watchman, what of the night? - Sargeant Chapel Choir 1989

053 That lucky old sun (Inkspots and others) Sam Baxter (solo) and the Chapel Choir 1984

054 The Lord's my Shepherd (Psalm 23) - Franz Schubert Valedictory Service Chapel Choir 1979

055 In Paradisum from Requiem by Fauré St Peter's Church Chapel Choir 1991

056 Litany to the Holy Spirit - Peter Hurford Louise Perfect (solo) Chapel Choir 1998

057 How shall I sing that majesty (ML Davies/Pope descant) Adrian Selway (organ). BBC Morning Service, Chapel 1992

058 To Music (An die Musik) - Schubert St Cecilia's Day Concert 1988, Chapel Choir in St Wilfrid's.

059 Sound the Trumpet - Henry Purcell St Cecilia's Day Concert 1988, Chapel Choir in St Wilfrid's.

060 Final chorus from Handel's "Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1739". St Cecilia's Day Concert in St Wilfrid's 1988

061 YOUTUBE "Remember you're ladies" BBC Leeds TV film of trip to Llangollen Eisteddfod in 1978.

062 YOUTUBE South Bank Show (ITV 1980?) C&A three choir competition . Sherborne, Harrogate, Newtown (Powys).

063 YOUTUBE Highway excerpt (ITV) 1991 with Sir Harry Secombe and the Chapel Choir.

064 Miserere (Psalm 51) - Allegri. Chapel Choir with Laura Brayford (solo) in a concert in St Wilfrid's Church 1980.

065 Can't help lovin' dat man of mine Showboat - Jerome Kern. Chapel Choir 2000

066 O rejoice! that the Lord has arisen (Easter Hymn from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana). Chapel Choir 1999.

067 Steal away, steal away to Jesus (spiritual). Chapel Choir 1999.

068 Gloria in D (1st movement) by Vivaldi. Chapel Choir 1999.

069 Yesterday by Lennon & McCartney arr. Andrews. Chapel Choir 1999

070 Bridge over troubled water by Paul Simon arr. Andrews. Chapel Choir 1999.

071 Hava nageela (Israeli folk) arr. Goldman. Chapel Choir 1999.

072 Drop, drop slow tears by Orlando Gibbons, arr. Ledger. Chapel Choir 1999

073 I will survive (Fekris and Perren). Lancaster House Music 1999. Accompanist Liz Wrighton. conductor Heather Gagen.

074 Watchman, what of the night? - Sergeant. Sarah Davis (solo) and the Chapel Choir 1999

075 YOUTUBE "The 12 days after Christmas" BBC Leeds December 1984. Eight seniors from the Chapel Choir.

076 YOUTUBE "Yes sir, that's my baby" and "Me and my shadow" - Barbershop 1983? on BBC Leeds.

077 YOUTUBE "Away in a manger" in St Wilfrid's Church for BBC Leeds 1987 with Sonia Goel (solo).

078 YOUTUBE Chapel Choir leader Alison Robertson discovers Mozart may have "borrowed" from Pergolesi. BBC Leeds 1994.

079 YOUTUBE Four for Portugal. Barbershop quartet representing YTV in May 1987.

080 YOUTUBE Hava nageela and Berkeley Square for ITV 1988, and Poverty (with Catherine Solomon - harp) for BBC 1990.

081 Ave verum corpus - Mozart. Chapel Choir 1990.

082 Softly, as I leave you - Calabrese arr. Palmer. Chapel Choir 1990 (Helen Bland solo)

083 That lucky old sun (spiritual). Chapel Choir 1990.

084 The Bluebird - Stanford. Louisa Perfect solo with Chapel Choir 1990

085 Panis angelicus - Franck. Chapel Choir 1990

086 The Spider and the Fly (duet) by Newcombe and Smith with Louisa Perfect and Helen Burkinshaw 1990

087 Those were the days - Raskin. Chapel Choir 1990

088 Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm - words by Wilfred Owen. Chapel Choir 1993

089 The heavens are telling the glory of God - Haydn Creation. Chapel Choir 1993

090 Nunc Dimittis (solo Melissa Reddell) by Adrian Selway (organ) and composed for the Chapel Choir 1993

091 Peter Piper by Frank Bridge. Chapel Choir 1993

092 Jacob's Ladder (spiritual) arr. Andrews. Chapel Choir 1993

093 The way you look tonight - Jerome Kern. Chapel Choir 1993

094 Little People from Les Miserables by Jean-Claude Schonberg arr. Andrews. Chapel Choir 1993

095 Crucifixus by Suidell Chapel Choir 1998

096 The Rhythm of Life by Coleman and Barnes Chapel Choir 1998

097 It's a great little world - Gershwin Chapel Choir 1984

098 Be strong in the Lord - Nicholson Chapel Choir 1984

099 Now run we in weariness - JS Bach Chapel Choir 1984

100 Domine Fili Unigenite from Vivaldi's Gloria (with orchestra) 1984

101 Achieved is the glorious work Creation by Haydn Chapel Choir 1984

102 The Holy City - Adams arr. Andrews Chapel Choir 1988

103 The Lost Chord - Arthur Sullivan Chapel Choir 1988

104 Jesu, joy of man's desiring - JS Bach (2s mute) Chapel Choir 1988

105 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace - Wesley Chapel Choir 1988

106 Turn back, O man - Holst arr. Andrews Chapel Choir 1988

107 Sevenfold Amen - Stainer Chapel Choir 1988

108 Like as a father - Cherubini Gillian Boldan, Rachael Geddes and Amanda Brown (solos) and Chapel Choir 1994

109 Ave Maria - Schubert Chapel Choir 1994

110 Alleluia - Randall Thompson Chapel Choir 1994

111 The Goslings - Frederick Bridge Chapel Choir 1994

112 If I love ya, then I need ya - George Merrill Chapel Choir 1994

113 Ilkley Moor arr. Andrews Chapel Choir 1994

114 YOUTUBE Choir Valedictory Service - July 1994

115 Ain't misbehavin' by "Fats" Waller Chapel Choir 1992

116 Flower Duet from Lakme by Delibes. Louisa Perfect and Karina Dent 1992.

117 If a picture paints a thousand words - Gates Chapel Choir 1997

118 How shall I sing that majesty? ML Davies/Pope BBC Service from Chapel 1992 (Adrian Selway organ)

119 Kyrie (canon) by Mozart Chapel Choir 1992

120 Suogan (Welsh lullaby) arr. Trant Chapel Choir 1992

121 The Rhythm of Life by Coleman/Barnes Chapel Choir 1992

122 Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Helen Banks and Emma Cantrell solos) Chapel Choir 1987

123 By the waters of Babylon we lay down and wept (canon) Chapel Choir 1987

124 God so loved the world Crucifixion by Stainer. Chapel Choir 1987

125 See the gipsies - Zoltan Kodaly Chapel Choir 1987

126 I wan'na be like you - Sherman & Sherman arr. Sonia Goel and Debby Narder with Anne Collard (piano) House Music? 1987

127 Three Yorkshire Folksongs arr. Andrews Chapel Choir 1987

128 Ching a-ring chaw by Aaron Copland. Chapel Choir 1995

129 Memory Cats Lloyd Webber. Chapel Choir 1995

130 Hymn to the Virgin Mary - Verdi (some audience noise in St Wilf's). Chapel Choir 1995

131 Personent hodie (14th C. German) arr. John Rutter. Chapel Choir 1995

132 Poverty (Welsh carol) arranged. Chapel Choir 1990

133 Gaudete - Michael Neaum. Chapel Choir 1995

134 Flocks in pastures (Sheep may safely graze) by JS Bach arr. Andrews Chapel Choir 1995

135 O for the wings of a dove - Mendelssohn. Louisa Perfect and the Chapel Choir 1989.

136 BBC Radio 3 Advent Calendar December 1996. This 10 minute programme includes "Hark! the herald angels sing" (attributed to Charles Burney), "Fader of Heven" from Peter Maxwell Davies's O Magnum Mysterium and "Patapan" (Guillo come and Robin too), a Provencal carol, arr. Andrews, with Susie Hallas (recorder) and the Chapel Choir of 1996.

137 The souls of the righteous by ML Davies from the Commemoration Service 2008.

138 In the bleak midwinter - Harold Darke. Chapel Choir 2001

139 Looking for a boy - Gershwin. Chapel Choir 1992.

140 They can't take that away from me - Gershwin Chapel Choir 2006

141 Do not be afraid - BBC Sunday Half Hour from Chapel 2005 with Adrian Selway (organ)

142 Glory to thee, my God, this night (Tallis canon) - as above

143 I'll go, in the name of the Lord - as above

144 Mine eyes have seen the glory - as above, with James Stretton (trumpet)

145 The God of Abraham praise - as above

146 Lead me, Lord - Wesley. BBC Sunday Half Hour from Chapel 2005

147 Perhaps love - Denver. Chapel Choir 2005

148 Jingle bells (for Stray FM with changed words). Chapel Choir 2005

149 Bach-Pergolesi Ps.51 (1st movement) from a Chapel service 2008. Bach adapted this from Pergolesi's Stabat Mater

150 Morte Criste and Sevenfold Amen. 100+ 'old' choir after HCU 2006. Impromptu sing-song in Chapel. How about 2024 repeat?

151 YOUTUBE Video fragments of a rehearsal for a performance of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols 1987 in St Wilfrid's Church. Tricky work, talented performers, fascinating faces caught on camera! Honor Wright is the harpist (Opera North) and teacher of Ellinor Solomon (back left) I believe. Thanks to Kay for confirmation of date.

152 O vos omnes - Victoria. Chapel Choir 1992.

153 Making whoopee - Karen Matthews (guitar) and Fiona Wilcockson 1979

154 For you know better than I do - Karen Matthews (guitar) and Fiona Wilcockson 1979

155 Messiah - Handel. Music from Parts 2 and 3 with orchestra for Easter Concert in St Wilfrid's 1981.

156 Suogan (Welsh lullaby) - Karen Matthew (guitar) 1979

157 A Ceremony of Carols - Britten. Recorded by Radio York, Dec. 1987. With Honor Wright (harp) in St Wilf's. See 151.

158 Sermon from BBC Morning Service 22.3.81 (Chapel) - Revd Ronnie Kent. Started 2 mins late, ended 1 min early!

159 Adiemus House Music, but when?

160 The Lord bless you and keep you - Rutter. BBC Manchester Chapel Choir 2000-2003?

161 Tambourin by Gossec. Liz Wrighton (flute) 2001?

162 Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (spiritual) - date?

163 I will always love you - Steph Colebourn in House Music 2002-2003?

164 Cavatina arr. Andrews for Chapel Choir, but when?

165 Sanctus from Requiem by Faure (St Wilfrid's). Chapel Choir 2007

166 In Paradisum from Requiem by Faure (St Wilfrid's). Chapel Choir 2007

167 Prayer to St Richard of Chichester. Chapel Choir 2004

168 In a monastery garden - Ketelby. Chapel Choir date?

169 Gloria (1st movement) - Vivaldi, with orchestra. Chapel Choir 1984 (see 100).

170 Concerto for two violins (slow movement) by JS Bach. Abigail White plus a lovely German girl - Gundula Kreuzer?

171 Bridge over troubled water - Paul Simon. Chapel Choir 2000

172 Dry bones (spiritual) arr. Andrews. Chapel Choir 2000

173 Mamma mia! (Abba) Chapel Choir 2000

174 My Lord, what a morning (spiritual) arr. Andrews. Chapel Choir 2000

175 Hymn to the Virgin Mary - Verdi. Commemoration - good but noisy. Date?

176 YOUTUBE Centenary 1992 - Princess Anne visits HLC (courtesy of Vicky Holmes - thanks very much!)

177 YOUTUBE Centenary 1992 - Staff Revue (courtesy of Vicky Holmes)

178 YOUTUBE Centenary 1992 - Sixth Form Revue (courtesy of Vicky Holmes)

179 Little Jimmy Brown. This was only recorded once in 30 years. Sound is poor but the piece is great! Chapel Choir 1980.

180 YOUTUBE Dido & Aeneas - opera by Henry Purcell. Staged in HLC March 1992. Bleached but mostly recognisable.

181 YOUTUBE Sally McGill plays cello for Julian Lloyd Webber at the opening of the Music House in 1987. BBC TV Leeds.

182 Coventry Carol. Chapel Choir 2002

183 Deck the hall with boughs of holly (Welsh) arr. Rutter. Chapel Choir 2002

184 Gabriel's Message arr. Rutter. Chapel Choir 2002

185 Hark! the herald angels sing - attrib. Burney. BBC Advent Service 1996. See 136.

186 Hark! the herald angels sing - Mendelssohn/Willcocks 2006. The descant to beat all!!

187 I sing of a maiden - Patrick Hadley. Chapel Choir 2006

188 In dulce jubilo - Pearsall. Chapel Choir 2006

189 Jingle bells. Chapel Choir 2002

190 O holy night - Adams. Claire Faber (solo) and Chapel Choir 2002

191 The Shepherds' Farewell - Berlioz. Chapel Choir 2002

192 Fader of Heven - Peter Maxwell Davies. BBC Advent Service 1996. See 136 for context and commentary.

193 YOUTUBE "Hansel and Gretel" by Humperdinck. HLC performance for the centenary in 1993. Thanks Candida.

194 YOUTUBE Centenary Concert excerpts May 1993. Music and dance in the Royal Hall.

195 YOUTUBE Three songs from the Choir at Speech Day in the Royal Hall. 1994.

196 A maiden most gentle. Carol service in St Wilfrid's 2008.

197 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston. Carol service in St Wilfrid's 2008.

198 Once in royal David's city. The start of the 2008 service in St Wilfrid's - very distant solo!

199 Remember O thou man. Carol Service 2008.

200 O come, all ye faithful. Carol Service 2008, with the other famous Willcocks descant (and Mr Selway's postlude).

201 YOUTUBE Three songs from the Choir at Speech Day in the Royal Hall 1993, courtesy of Melissa's Grandad.

202 YOUTUBE "Music for Lent 2024" featuring the Chapel Choir and Laura Brayford in Allegri's Miserere.

203 Concert in Chapel - Choir Day 22 June 2024. 110 voices from Choirs 1949-2024 plus 100 audience.

204 Choir Day 22 June 2024 - part of morning rehearsal. You can't believe how much chatter but "My Bonnie" still remembered.

205 YOUTUBE Paris 2003 - concerts in cathedrals and Mass in Notre Dame. Over 2 hours to watch - lovely stuff!

HLC Chapel Choir recordings 1951-2009

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Choir Festival 22 June. You lovely, lovely people! What an incredible day we had, and so much joy from singing together in Chapel. The recordings aren't great (203 and 204) but at least a reminder of one fantastic day in June. Thank you, thank you ….