On Choral Showcase this week, the English Mass as composed by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Herbert Howells; plus the premiere recording of the Mass of St. Edward the Confessor by James MacMillan.

Show Notes

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in g minor

  • The Choir of Westminster Abbey; James O'Donnell, conductor

Thomas Tallis: Mass for Four Voices

  • New York Polyphony

Herbert Howells: An English Mass

  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir; Vernon Handley, conductor

James MacMillan: Mass of St. Edward the Confessor

  • The Choir of Westminster Abbey; James O'Donnell, conductor