Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge

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The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge was founded in 1511 to sing daily liturgy in the College Chapel. The choir initially followed the English cathedral tradition of men and boys until 2022 when it admitted girls and women. It consisted of 15 choral scholars and 20 choristers and probationers, all members of St John's College.
The Choir has released over 90 recordings, with notable releases including the series of English church music on Naxos Records and recordings with Chandos Records. In 2016, the college launched its own recording label St John's Cambridge, an imprint on Signum Classics. The choir has also performed at special services such as Advent carol service and Evensong for Ash Wednesday, often broadcast by BBC Radio 3.

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07	Funeral Ikos	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	The Essential John Tavener			07:15
	Writer: John Tavener / Composers: John Tavener

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O Holy Night

(P) 2025 Signum Records: 17-10-2025

O Holy Night

01	O holy night (Arr. for Choir and Organ by John E. West)	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	O Holy Night			05:37
	Composers: Adolphe Adam
02	In the stillness	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	O Holy Night			02:41
	Composers: Sally Beamish
03	Noel: Verbum caro factum est	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	O Holy Night			02:58
	Composers: Tamsin Jones
04	Sussex Carol (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Philip Ledger)	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	O Holy Night			02:08
	Composers: Traditional
05	There is a flower	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	O Holy Night			04:36
	Composers: John Rutter
06	There is no rose	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	O Holy Night			03:59
	Composers: Anonymous
07	3 Carol-Anthems: No. 1, A Spotless Rose	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	O Holy Night			03:29
	Composers: Herbert Howells

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Renaissance Christmas

℗ 2024 Brilliant Classics: 18-12-2024

Renaissance Christmas

01	In Dulci Jubilo	Choir of King's College, Cambridge	Renaissance Christmas			02:39
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Hieronymus Praetorius
02	Magnificat octavi toni	Choir of King's College, Cambridge	Renaissance Christmas			12:09
	Composers: Sebastián de Vivanco
03	Laudate pueri	Ensemble San Felice	Renaissance Christmas			05:17
	Composers: Claudio Monteverdi
04	Ave maris stella	Ensemble San Felice	Renaissance Christmas			05:34
	Composers: Claudio Monteverdi
05	Missa o rex gloriae: II. Gloria	Ana Fernández-Vega	Renaissance Christmas			03:51
	Writer: Holy Bible / Composers: Alonso Lobo
06	Gloria in excelsis deo a 16	Chamber Choir of Europe	Renaissance Christmas			03:54
	Composers: Andrea Gabrieli
07	Sanctus	Chamber Choir of Europe	Renaissance Christmas			02:26
	Composers: Claudio Merulo

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Magnificat, Vol. 4

(P) 2024 Signum Records: 12-07-2024

Magnificat, Vol. 4

01	Nunc Dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat, Vol. 4			07:46
	Composers: Anna Semple
02	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat, Vol. 4			03:39
	Composers: Judith Weir
03	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Nunc Dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat, Vol. 4			03:08
	Composers: Judith Weir
04	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat, Vol. 4			05:56
	Composers: Jonathan Dove
05	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Nunc Dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat, Vol. 4			03:54
	Composers: Jonathan Dove
06	Te Deum	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat, Vol. 4			08:49
	Composers: Herbert Howells
07	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat, Vol. 4			04:06
	Composers: Joanna Forbes L’Estrange

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Magnificat 3

(P) 2023 Signum Records: 17-03-2023

Magnificat 3

01	Six Choruses for Mixed Voices Op. 40: IV. Nunc Dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat 3			03:10
	Composers: Pavel Chesnokov
02	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis "St Paul's Service": I. Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat 3			06:52
	Composers: Herbert Howells
03	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis "St Paul's Service": II. Nunc Dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat 3			05:28
	Composers: Herbert Howells
04	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis "Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense": I. Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat 3			05:11
	Composers: Philip Moore
05	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis "Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense": II. Nunc Dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat 3			03:27
	Composers: Philip Moore
06	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis "Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense": I. Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat 3			04:52
	Composers: Kenneth Leighton
07	Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis "Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense": II. Nunc Dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Magnificat 3			03:33
	Composers: Kenneth Leighton

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Eastertide Evensong

(P) 2022 Signum Records: 14-04-2022

Eastertide Evensong

01	My beloved spake	Choir of St. John's College Cambridge	Eastertide Evensong			05:19
	Composers: Julian Anderson
02	The Preces	Choir of St. John's College Cambridge	Eastertide Evensong			01:27
	Composers: Kenneth Leighton
03	Psalm 12	Choir of St. John's College Cambridge	Eastertide Evensong			03:23
	Composers: John Goss
04	Psalm 13	Choir of St. John's College Cambridge	Eastertide Evensong			02:56
	Composers: Charles Hylton Stewart
05	Psalm 14	Choir of St. John's College Cambridge	Eastertide Evensong			04:10
	Composers: Charles Villiers Stanford
06	The First Lesson	Choir of St. John's College Cambridge	Eastertide Evensong			01:48
	Composers: Anonymous
07	Gloucester Service: I. Magnificat	Choir of St. John's College Cambridge	Eastertide Evensong			06:47
	Composers: Herbert Howells

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Ash Wednesday

(P) 2020 Signum Records: 21-02-2020

Ash Wednesday

01	The Preces	The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge	Ash Wednesday			01:37
	Composers: William Byrd
02	Miserere Mei, Deus	The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge	Ash Wednesday			13:08
	Composers: Gregorio Allegri
03	The First Lesson	The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge	Ash Wednesday			02:02
	Composers: Traditional
04	The Short Service: Magnificat	The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge	Ash Wednesday			03:00
	Composers: Thomas Weelkes
05	The Second Lesson	The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge	Ash Wednesday			03:20
	Composers: Traditional
06	The Short Service: Nunc Dimittis	The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge	Ash Wednesday			01:37
	Composers: Thomas Weelkes
07	The Apostles' Creed	The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge	Ash Wednesday			01:04
	Composers: Traditional

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Locus Iste

(P) 2019 Signum Records: 26-04-2019

Locus Iste

01	Faire is the Heaven	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Locus Iste			06:03
	Composers: William Harris
02	Sing My Soul, His Wondrous Love	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Locus Iste			02:44
	Composers: Ned Rorem
03	God is Gone Up	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Locus Iste			04:39
	Composers: Gerald Finzi
04	Hymn to the Virgin	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Locus Iste			04:10
	Composers: Benjamin Britten
05	Justorum Animae	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Locus Iste			03:55
	Composers: Charles Villiers Stanford
06	The Lamb	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Locus Iste			04:12
	Composers: John Tavener
07	Seek Him That Maketh the Seven Stars	Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge	Locus Iste			06:54
	Composers: Jonathan Dove

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Christmas with St John's

(P) 2016 Signum Records: 21-10-2016

Christmas with St John's

01	The Shepherd’s Carol	The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge	Christmas with St John's			03:38
	Composers: Bob Chilcott
02	The Holly and the Ivy (Arr. Henry Walford Davies)	The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge	Christmas with St John's			02:54
	Composers: Traditional - Henry Walford Davies
03	Sir Christèmas	Joseph Wicks	Christmas with St John's			01:33
	Composers: William Mathias
04	O Oriens	The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge	Christmas with St John's			04:35
	Composers: Cecilia McDowall
05	Adam Lay Ybounden	The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge	Christmas with St John's			01:19
	Composers: Boris Ord
06	A Spotless Rose	The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge	Christmas with St John's			01:59
	Composers: Philip Ledger
07	The Seven Joys of Mary	The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge	Christmas with St John's			04:44
	Composers: William Whitehead

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The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's

℗ 2015 Chandos Records: 01-09-2015

The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's

01	Greater Love Hath No Man	Choir Of St. John's College	The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's			06:01
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: John Ireland
02	Two Anthems for Rememberance: I. For the Fallen	Choir Of St. John's College	The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's			01:22
	Writer: Laurence Binyon / Composers: George Guest
03	Songs of Farewell: I. My soul, there is a country	Choir Of St. John's College	The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's			04:00
	Writer: Henry Vaughan / Composers: Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry
04	The Call	Choir Of St. John's College	The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's			04:21
	Writer: George Herbert / Composers: Roxanna Panufnik
05	Hear my Prayer: Hear my prayer. Andante	Choir Of St. John's College	The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's			05:51
	Writer: Bible - William Bartholomew / Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
06	Hear my Prayer: O for the wings of a dove. Con un poco più di moto	Choir Of St. John's College	The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's			05:29
	Writer: Bible - William Bartholomew / Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
07	I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me, Op. 51	Choir Of St. John's College	The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's			05:28
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry

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O Sacrum Convivium!

℗ 2015 Chandos Records: 01-02-2015

O Sacrum Convivium!

01	Messe solennelle, Op. 16: I. Kyrie	Choir Of St. John's College	O Sacrum Convivium!			04:58
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Louis Vierne
02	Messe solennelle, Op. 16: II. Gloria	Choir Of St. John's College	O Sacrum Convivium!			06:26
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Louis Vierne
03	Messe solennelle, Op. 16: III. Sanctus	Choir Of St. John's College	O Sacrum Convivium!			02:03
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Louis Vierne
04	Messe solennelle, Op. 16: IV. Benedictus	Choir Of St. John's College	O Sacrum Convivium!			03:00
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Louis Vierne
05	Messe solennelle, Op. 16: V. Agnus Dei	Choir Of St. John's College	O Sacrum Convivium!			04:25
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Louis Vierne
06	Quatre Petites Prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise, S. 142: I. Salut. Dame sainte	Choir Of St. John's College	O Sacrum Convivium!			02:15
	Writer: Saint Francis of Assisi, / Composers: Francis Poulenc
07	Quatre Petites Prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise, S. 142: II. Tout puissant, très saint	Choir Of St. John's College	O Sacrum Convivium!			01:18
	Writer: Saint Francis of Assisi, / Composers: Francis Poulenc

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Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works

℗ 2014 Chandos Records: 01-09-2014

Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works

01	When David heard that Absalom was slain	Choir Of St. John's College	Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works			05:26
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Thomas Tomkins
02	Almighty God, which hast knit together	Choir Of St. John's College	Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works			05:09
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Thomas Tomkins
03	Magnificat and Nunc dimittis: Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College	Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works			05:41
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Thomas Tomkins
04	Magnificat and Nunc dimittis: Nunc dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College	Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works			02:49
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Thomas Tomkins
05	Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom	Choir Of St. John's College	Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works			07:14
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Thomas Tomkins
06	A Sad Pavan for these distracted times	Choir Of St. John's College	Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works			03:30
	Composers: Thomas Tomkins
07	My shepherd is the living Lord	Choir Of St. John's College	Tomkins: Sacred Choral Works			03:52
	Writer: Thomas Tomkins / Composers: Thomas Tomkins

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Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works

℗ 2013 Chandos Records: 01-11-2013

Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works

01	Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria virgo	Choir Of St. John's College	Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works			13:58
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: John Sheppard
02	In pace, in idipsum dormiam	Choir Of St. John's College	Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works			06:09
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: John Sheppard
03	The Lord's Prayer	Choir Of St. John's College	Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works			03:01
	Writer: Bible / Composers: John Sheppard
04	In manus tuas, Domine (2nd Setting)	Choir Of St. John's College	Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works			04:23
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: John Sheppard
05	Mass, "The Western Wynde": Gloria	Choir Of St. John's College	Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works			04:03
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: John Sheppard
06	Haec dies	Choir Of St. John's College	Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works			02:34
	Writer: Bible / Composers: John Sheppard
07	Mass, "The Western Wynde": Credo	Choir Of St. John's College	Sheppard: Sacred Choral Works			04:20
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: John Sheppard

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Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley

℗ 2013 Chandos Records: 01-02-2013

Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley

01	Blessed be the God and Father	Choir Of St. John's College	Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley			07:22
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
02	Wash me throughly from my wickedness	Choir Of St. John's College	Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley			04:36
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
03	Ascribe unto the Lord: I. Ascribe unto the Lord	Choir Of St. John's College	Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley			02:37
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
04	Ascribe unto the Lord: II. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness	Choir Of St. John's College	Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley			03:06
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
05	Ascribe unto the Lord: III. As for the gods of the heathen	Choir Of St. John's College	Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley			02:17
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
06	Ascribe unto the Lord: IV. They that make them are like unto them	Choir Of St. John's College	Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley			02:00
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
07	Ascribe unto the Lord: V. The Lord hath been mindful of us	Choir Of St. John's College	Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works by Wesley			03:59
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

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My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey

℗ 2012 Chandos Records: 01-11-2012

My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey

01	Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z. 50	Choir Of St. John's College	My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey			03:21
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Henry Purcell
02	Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei, Z. 135	Choir Of St. John's College	My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey			06:32
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Henry Purcell
03	O sing unto the Lord, Z. 44	Choir Of St. John's College	My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey			13:08
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Henry Purcell
04	O Lord my God	Choir Of St. John's College	My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey			12:29
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Pelham Humfrey
05	Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E Minor: I. Magnificat	Choir Of St. John's College	My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey			03:39
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Pelham Humfrey
06	Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E Minor: II. Nunc dimittis	Choir Of St. John's College	My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey			02:12
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Pelham Humfrey
07	Behold, now, praise the Lord, Z. 3	Choir Of St. John's College	My Beloved Spake - Anthems by Purcell and Humfrey			06:10
	Writer: Bible / Composers: Henry Purcell

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Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate

℗ 2012 Chandos Records: 01-03-2012

Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate

01	Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation Mass": I. Kyrie	Choir Of St. John's College	Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate			02:50
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02	Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation Mass": II. Gloria	Choir Of St. John's College	Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate			04:34
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
03	Church Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, K. 67	Margaret Faultless	Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate			02:29
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
04	Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation Mass": III. Credo	Choir Of St. John's College	Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate			06:40
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
05	Church Sonata No. 7 in F Major, K. 224	Margaret Faultless	Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate			03:13
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
06	Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation Mass": IV. Sanctus	Choir Of St. John's College	Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate			01:37
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07	Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation Mass": V. Benedictus	Choir Of St. John's College	Mozart: Coronation Mass, Ave Verum Corpus, Missa Brevis & Exsultate, Jubilate			03:14
	Writer: Mass Text / Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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