I WAS GLAD: THE SOUND OF PSALMS

The Choir and Organ of St Giles' Cathedral
Directed by Michael Harris
Peter Backhouse, organ
YORK CD 201 DDD  62.38

Elgar Give unto the Lord; Howells Like as the hart; Walton Jubilate Deo; de Jongh O come, let us sing unto the Lord; de Jongh Blessed is the man; Macmillan A New Song; Holst Psalm 148; Purcell Hear my prayer; Boyce Turn thee unto me, O Lord; Mendelssohn Richte mich, Gott; Brahms How lovely are thy dwellings; Stanford The Lord is my shepherd; Parry I was glad

CHRISTMAS AT ST GILES'

The Choir and Organ of St Giles' Cathedral
Directed by Michael Harris
Organist and Master of the Music
John Harris, organ
Organ solos: Michael Harris
YORK CD 152  DDD  61.05

Psallite unigenito Praetorius; Hark! The herald angels sing Mendelssohn; A Hymn to the Virgin Britten; In dulci jubilo Buxtehude; In dulci jubilo Arr. J S Bach / J Walther; In the bleak midwinter Holst; The Lamb Tavener; Les Bergers Messiaen; O little town of Bethlehem Trad. arr. Vaughan Williams; I saw three ships Trad. arr. Herrick Bunney; Angels from the realms Harm. Martin Shaw; Josef, lieber Josef mein Arr. L Schroeter; Ding dong! Merrily on high Trad. harm. Charles Wood; It came upon a midnight clear Trad. arr. A Sullivan; Coventry Carol Leighton; Susanni Rodney Bennett; O Magnum Mysterium Poulenc; A babe is born Mathias; O Come all ye faithful Trad. arr. David Willcocks; Noël Suisse Daquin.

HYMNS AT ST GILES'

The Choir of St Giles' Cathedral
Directed by Michael Harris
Organist and Master of the Music
Peter Backhouse, organ
YORK CD 167 DDD  54.13

Praise to the Holiest in the height (Gerontius); The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want (Stracathro); Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley); Teach me, my God and King (Sandys); Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Repton); There is a green hill far away (Horsley); When I survey the wondrous cross (Rockingham); Good Christian men, rejoice and sing! (Vulpius); Away with gloom, away with doubt! (Barnton); Come down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney); O send thy light forth (Martyrs); All my hope on God is founded (Michael); Loving shepherd of thy sheep (Battishill); The Church's one foundation (Aurelia); Blessing and honour and glory and power (Bonnie George Campbell); Jesus, these eyes have never seen (St Botolph); Come, ye thankful people, come (St George's, Windsor); Ye that know the Lord is gracious (Abbot's Leigh); The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended (St Clement).

THE ORGAN AT ST GILES'

Michael Harris
YORK CD 172  DDD  66.39

Langlais Te Deum; Bach Concerto in A minor BWV 593; Böhm Partita Wer nur der lieben Gott lässt walten; Saint-Saëns Prelude and Fugue in G; Franck Fantaisie in A; Hollins A Song of Sunshine; Walton Coronation March (1953) Orb & Sceptre; Vaughan Williams Prelude on Rhosymedre; Vierne Symphony 1 - Final.

AN EDINBURGH CELEBRATION

The Choir of St Giles' Cathedral
Directed by Michael Harris
Organist and Master of the Music
Peter Backhouse, organ
YORK CD 185 DDD 69.21

Gibbons Lift up your heads; Tallis O nata lux; Byrd Sing joyfully; Buxtehude Praeludium in C; Kuhnau Tristis est anima mea; Philips Ecce vicit leo; Blow Salvator mundi; Elgar The spirit of the Lord; Stanford Beati quorum via; Leighton Let all the world; Stanford Fantasia and Toccata Op 57; Macmillan  A new song; Bunney Psalm 121; Howells A hymn for St Cecilia; Tavener The Lamb; Handel Zadok the Priest

SOUNDS OF ST GILES'

The Choir and Organ of St Giles' Cathedral
Directed by Michael Harris
Organist and Master of the Music
John Harris, organ
Organ solos: Michael Harris
YORK CD 141  DDD 63.02

Bach Prelude and Fugue in G BWV 541; Britten Jubilate Deo in C; Bach Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645; Tavener God is with us - A Christmas Proclamation; Fleury Variations sur un Noël Bourguignon; Franck Pièce Héroïque; Bach An Wasserflüssen Babylon BWV 653; Leighton Drop, drop, slow tears; Bach O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross BWV 622; Langlais Incantation pour un jour saint; Mendelssohn Heilig; Vaughan Williams O, clap your hands; Mulet Tu es Petra.