Herald AV Publications

HAVPCD302 – Music for the Eucharist

The celebration of the Holy Communion (or Eucharist) is central to the worship of the Christian Church, instituted by Jesus himself at the Last Supper. At Exeter Cathedral an early morning celebration takes place every day of the year, with a more elaborate sung service on Sundays and major Saints’ Days. The musical repertoire for these services is broad and varied, drawing on many European schools of composition from plainsong to the present day. This disc features two settings of the ‘Ordinary’ of the Mass by contemporary English composers.