A journey through this distinctive musical genre, performed by some of the finest former members of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge with one of this generation’s most exceptional pianists. Each of the nine alumni featured on this album sang as young adults at King’s, alongside accompanist Simon Lepper, a graduate of King’s. The songs included span settings of Shakespeare songs, those of prominent 20th Century composers Vaughan Williams, Britten, Finzi and Howells through contemporary works by the likes of Jonathan Dove, Celia Harper and Iain Bell.

Michael Chance | Tim Mead | Lawrence ZazzoRuairi Bowen | James Gilchrist | Andrew StaplesGerald Finley | Ashley Riches | Mark StoneSimon Lepper (piano)

• 1. To Gratiana Dancing and Singing | William Denis Browne
• 2. The Salley Gardens | Arr. Benjamin Britten
• 3. Linden Lea | Ralph Vaughan Williams
• 4. The Sigh | Gerald Finzi
• 5. My Love Gave Me an Apple |Celia Harper
• 6. Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun | Roger Quilter
• 7. Come To Me In My Dreams | Frank Bridge
• 8. I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud | Eric Thiman
• 9. All You Who Sleep Tonight | Jonathan Dove - God's Love
• 10. All You Who Sleep Tonight | Jonathan Dove - Soon
• 11. All You Who Sleep Tonight | Jonathan Dove - All You Who Slee
• 12. The Seal Man | Rebecca Clarke
• 13. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing | Ivor Gurney
• 14. Proud Songsters | Gerald Finzi
• 15. King David | Herbert Howells
• 16. Since She Whom I Loved | Benjamin Britten
• 17. Sleep | Peter Warlock
• 18. Feste (Come Away, Death) | Iain Bell
• 19. Go, Lovely Rose | Roger Quilter
• 20. Silent Noon | Ralph Vaughan Williams