It’s Ferguson’s strong grasp of [Awake my glory’s] architecture which impresses, and the vibrantly assured responses of the singers in all four voice-parts…Throughout, organist Joseph Beech provides a sensitive underpinning to the choir’s sharply communicative singing…As a single-disc introduction to Leighton’s choral music – and there aren’t too many available – this is an easy recommendation.

The recorded sound is all one could ask for; intelligent booklet notes and full texts are provided. Leighton’s music is not for everyone; but if you are among those who, like me, find that the investment of time in him pays rewarding dividends, then by all means acquire this disc; firmly recommended.

The children of St Mary’s Choir might not have the purity at the top of their register that characterised the choir’s first recording for Duncan Ferguson...But this is still recognisably St Mary’s: no-nonsense singing, highly disciplined yet projected to the back wall and laid over well-behaved adults with well-supported voices.