Priory

Choral evensong is not often performed on such a grand scale as this...while the boys are direct and focused, even enthusiastically gutsy at times, the girls produce a consistently softer, reticent,... — International Record Review, February 2012 More…

Crichton's remastering of these 45 year old recordings is superb, especially as he had to work from LPs. ....and i can guarantee that you will never have heard Tournemire performed so convincingly... — International Record Review More…

the most appealing of any cathedral recording I've heard this year. The boys' sound is very much brighter than that of many cathedral choirs - in fact the boys-only a cappella repertoire here... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2012 More…

Here’s an essential companion to Kevin Bowyer’s earlier three-disc survey of Alan Gibbs’s organ music, Glasgow Toccata. Returning to that title track, the titular Glasgow Bells here pairs Bowyer... — Choir & Organ, March 2021 More…

In all respects it is a most enjoyable disc, with a fine choice of repertoire and consistantly admirable playing by the organist, David Thorne — Gramophone Magazine More…

Simon Earl, the Priory’s director of music since 2012, clearly knows his way around its well- equipped resources, as evidenced by this adroitly chosen programme. Nimbly alert in Andrew Carter’s... — Choir & Organ, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…