Cathedral Choir CD Launch

October sees the release of the Cathedral Choir’s first CD recording of music for Advent and Christmas. 

The project came about after the BBC Radio 4 broadcast earlier in the year and was the result of a conversation between Dr Peter Litman (Cathedral Director of Music) and Andrew Earis (BBC R4 Producer and Director of Music at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London). Andrew complimented the choir on their broadcast and suggested that they recorded a disc to ‘preserve that moment in the life of the choir’.

The CD features both children and adult choristers of the 25 strong Cathedral choir, and includes music written for the choir by Ian Higginson, as well as former organ scholars Jack Oades (now Master of Music at St Giles’s Cathedral, Edinburgh) and Aaran Fleet. The recording also features a carol by ‘Manx Mother of Music’ and first organist at St German’s, Miss ML Wood, as well as all your seasonal favourites!

On the recordings, the organ was played by Aaran Fleet and Stuart Corrie, and the choir directed by Dr Peter Litman. 

‘The Gift’ can be purchased for £15.00 at the back of the Cathedral, MNH shops, the Cathedral website, or via music@cathedral.im and all profit of CD sales help support the choir.

The CD was produced by DAM Productions and was made possible with funding from the Isle of Man Arts Council and the Elizabeth Clucas Trust. 

It’s your ideal stocking-filler Christmas present!