Meditation for Epiphany: Bristol Cathedral 1990 (Malcolm Archer) HD

Cathedral, directed by Malcolm Archer and accompanied by Anthony Pinel (assistant organist), June Barrie, Russell Boulter, The Rt Rev Peter Firth and St Michael’s on the Mount Primary School and including readings from Isaiah 60, Matthew 2, Clive Samson, W H Auden and Alan Garner. The very start of the recording is unfortunately missing, so that the first musical item (Hadley’s “I sing of a maiden”) has been lost. How far is it to Bethlehem? (Malcolm Archer) Brightest and best of the sons of the morning (Malcolm Archer) Eastern monarchs, sages three (Herbert Sumsion) There shall a star (Felix Mendelssohn) Thou must leave thy lowly dwelling (Hector Berlioz) Lo, star-led chiefs (William Crotch) Myrrh, frankincense and gold (Alan Ridout) Hymn to the Virgin (Benjamin Britten) As, with gladness, men of old (“Dix”) Organ: Les enfants du Dieu (Olivier Messiaen)