Catalogue
HAVPCD126 – Praise to the Holiest
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| Disk Title | Praise to the Holiest |
| Traditional and well-loved hymns | |
| Soloists | John Pryer (Organ) |
| The Cambrian Brass Quintet | |
| Choir | Choirs from the Birmingham diocese |
| Conductor | David Saint |
| Location | St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham |
| Date Recorded | October 1989 |
| Audio Tracks | 11 |
Music in St Chad’s Cathedral has almost as long a history as the building. The Cathedral Choir was founded in 1841, the year the Cathedral was opened, and it became the first endowed Catholic Choir in England in 1854. That has all changed now and the choir is mainly voluntary, with about 30 boys and 12 men. In recent years the Cathedral Choir has broadened the scope of its work to include many concerts, foreign tours, recordings, and television and radio broadcasts.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 05:52 | Christ is made the sure foundation | Tune: Westminster Abbey |
| 2 | 02:24 | There is a green hill far away | Tune: Horsley |
| 3 | 02:34 | O perfect love | Tune: Highwood |
| 4 | 02:34 | Soul of my Saviour | Tune: Anima Christi |
| 5 | 03:22 | O Lord my God | Swedish folk melody |
| 6 | 05:05 | O come, O come Emmanuel | French Missal melody |
| 7 | 05:54 | Praise to the Holiest | Tune: Billing |
| 8 | 02:44 | The King of Love my Shepherd is | Tune: Dominus regit me |
| 9 | 04:39 | Abide with me | Tune: Eventide |
| 10 | 02:56 | How shall I sing that majesty | Tune: Coe Fen |
| 11 | 03:10 | O praise ye the Lord | Tune: Laudate Dominum |
From time to time, choirs from the Birmingham diocese gather to sing at special events – most notably at the Papal Mass in Coventry in 1982. Early in 1989 a similar gathering of choirs took place to rehearse and record hymns for the BBC Television programme ‘Songs of Praise’. Such was the enthusiasm then that the idea of meeting again to make this recording was born.
