Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Chantwise) - Guildford Cathedral Choir (Barry Rose)

Guildford Cathedral Choir, directed by Barry Rose: Evensong at Guildford Cathedral, 18 November 1969: (Sung by the boys of the choir to chants by C Hubert H Parry and James Nares. The boys seldom sang Evensong on their own and no one can remember why they did so on this occasion. The practice of singing the canticles to Anglican chant is a throwback to the very earliest days of the choir, when it was still learning the various polyphonic settings that eventually entered the repertoire. In those days, four s