O Sacrum Convivium
The Choir of Royal Holloway,
University of London
Rupert Gough - Conductor Samuel Rathbone - Organ
"The soprano line in particular is a blemishless thread. The basses are nimble: few ever manage the "thundering" in Weelkes's Alleluia with such precision"
The Times
"They blend perfectly, they shade
sensitively, they appear to work with like mind towards an agreed
ideal of choral sound"
Gramophone
"The programme is superb ... The singing is great, the sound quality perfect and the programme notes are well written and informative"
MusicWeb International
Choral music from the sixteenth-century, right up to the late-twentieth-century features on this beautiful eleven-track album, with stunning performances from The Choir of Royal Holloway.
The Chapel Choir was established in 1886 for women’s voices & became a mixed choir in 1965. Forty-three years on and the choir have made 14 CD recordings & have toured most European countries, under the guidance of Rupert Gough, who began his musical training as a chorister at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace.
