“The Sixteen are brilliant at lifting us up to another world”
The Telegraph
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Southwell Minster
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Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Hubert Parry’s Songs of Farewell must surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war.
The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion’s verse. Perfectly complimenting the rich sonority of Parry’s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by Cecilia McDowall.
Parry
Songs of FarewellMedieval Carol
Deo gracias, AngliaMedieval Carol
Saint Thomas honour weMedieval Carol
O blessed LordMedieval Carol
Benedicite DeoCecilia McDowall
An Unexpected ShoreCampion
Never, weather-beaten sailCampion
Author of lightCampion
Tune thy music to thy heartHowells
Take him, earth for cherishingChurch St Southwell NG25 0HD
Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England.
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