Archive Recordings
This page contains 10 recordings the choir made under its previous director, Lionel Pike.
Farewell to All That (2005)
Lionel Pike's last CD with Royal Holloway Chapel Choir includes some of his favourite pieces of music, along with some world première recordings.
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
Christmas at Royal Holloway (2004)
A compilation CD of Christmas music taken from the choir's back-catalogue.
The CD includes congregational carols such as Hark, the herald angels sing, Ding, dong, merrily on high and Of the Father's heart begotten, combined with "choir" carols such as A spotless rose (Herbert Howells), A Hymn to the Virgin (Benjamin Britten), Bethlehem Down (Peter Warlock) and Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (John Gardner).
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
All Generations (2004)
A Royal Holloway Retrospective - this CD includes a selection of pieces written specially for the choir, from Victoria: An Ode (Sir George Elvey), written for the opening ceremony of Royal Holloway in 1886, to Holy is the true light (Brian Moles), first performed in 2003.
Other pieces include Mendelssohn's Hear my prayer, Josquin's Ave Maria and Bach's Jesu, joy of man's desiring.
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
Sing Precious Music (2003)
Contains treasures of English Cathedral music, including pieces such as Hail, gladdening light (Charles Wood), Faire is the heaven (William Harris), and Love of the Father (H. K. Andrews).
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
A Feaste for St Cecilia (2002)
Includes music performed during Evensong and Candlelit Dinner at the Feaste for St Cecilia.
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
The Lord is my Shepherd - Andrew Downes (2002)
This CD of Andrew Downes' liturgical music was recorded by Schola Cantorum of Royal Holloway at Arundel Cathedral (January 2001).
It is available from all good classical music record stores and from www.amazon.co.uk.
N.B. This CD cannot be purchased directly from us.
What Sweeter Music Can We Bring? (2001)
This compact disc contains carols sung at both the Advent Carol Service and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the Chapel of Royal Holloway in 2000.
It includes festive favourites such as Jesus Christ the apple tree (Poston), The Angel Gabriel (trad.) and the beautiful I sing of a maiden (Hadley) as well as four premiere recordings.
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
Time and Eternity (2000)
Our millennium CD contains music chosen for services in the college chapel during the academic year 1999-2000.
The theme of each service (and thus the music selected) was based around the subject of "Time and Eternity". The recording starts by remembering the events leading up to Christ's birth, and continues with Christmas itself. It goes on to reflect on the passage of twenty centuries and on what is still to come: that is, the inevitability of each soul's journey from this world.
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
Within Thy Palaces (1998)
Contains favourite English cathedral music.
It includes Song for Athene (John Tavener), made famous at the funeral of Princess Diana. Royal Holloway Chapel Choir actually gave the second performance of this piece, in the presence of the composer.
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
Crucifixus pro nobis (1997)
Contains all of the beautiful settings of the Crucifixus by Lotti, as well as music by Finzi, Leighton and Dupre.
This CD is available at £3.00 (inc. P&P)
