The album celebrates choral excellence and follows the fascination of vocal music through the centuries to the present day.

Detailed Description

Inspector Morse, Oxford's cult television character, is celebrated with Barrington Pheloung's theme song, for the first time in vocal arrangement by director Edward Higginbottom. The album celebrates choral excellence and follows the fascination of vocal music through the centuries to the present day. 

In 'Illumina' you will find some of our best loved choral classics: gems such Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Mozart's Laudate Dominum are presented alongside contemporary works in the great Anglo-American choral tradition with composers such as John Rutter, Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre. You will also discover brand new arrangements of Franck's famous Panis Angelicus and Mahler's Adagietto from his Fifth Symphony.

1	Mahler: Ave Maria (Adagietto from Symphony No. 5)	8:09
2	Benedictus (Morse Theme)	4:05
3	Lauridsen: Ave Dulcissima Maria	8:01
4	Rachmaninov: Lord Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant Depart	3:13
5	Mozart: Laudate Dominum	4:20
6	Bruckner: Locus Iste	2:39
7	Franck: Panis Angelicus	3:23
8	MacMillan: Christus Vincit	6:42
9	Whitacre: Lux Aurumque	4:00
10	Rutter: The Lord Bless You And Keep You - The Lord Bless You And Keep You	2:48
11	Agnus Dei	3:35
12	Traditional: Rorate Caeli	6:17
13	Pergolesi: Stabat Mater	4:16
14	Rheinberger: Abendlied	2:38
15	Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium	6:24
16	J.S. Bach: Ave Maria	2:51
17	Duruflé: Quatre Motets, Op.10 - Ubi caritas et amor	2:46

Release Date: 2 April 2012
Label: Decca (UMO)
Copyright: 2012 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Total Length: 1:16:07
Recorded in St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, July 2010 and March 2011