Choral, Hymns, Wade, J F (composer)

a genuinely touching, warm-hearted and classy example of the genre – and more imaginative in the choice of repertoire than most. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2023More…

The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to... — Classic FM Magazine, Februrary 2012, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

The sparkling fanfare introducing 'O come, all ye faithful' gives a typical flavour, Rutter gleefully using the full resources of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to light the soundstage up... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2008, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The opening track from 1958 sets the basic tone: the singing’s precise, sunny and rather dainty. Yet extra gusto soon arrives, and the modern carols Cleobury commissioned certainly stop tradition... — The Times, 21st December 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Perhaps the lower voices aren't quite as smoothly blended here as they usually are at King's, but generally the level of achievement reached in these live performances is enviable. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…