Come, let's rejoice - John Amner, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
26. 'Come, let's rejoice'
From the album ‘Treasures of English Church Music’
Composer John Amner
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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Come, let's rejoice
Amner was organist and choirmaster at Ely Cathedral from 1610 until his death, and a fairly prolific composer of church music. 'Come, let’s rejoice' comes from his only published collection, Sacred Hymnes of 3, 4, 5 and 6 parts (1615). With its appealing lightness of texture and dance-like rhythms, it resembles the madrigals of the time, and may in fact have been intended for home rather than church performance.
LYRICS:
Come, let’s rejoice unto the Lord our God, let us make joy to God our Saviour. Let us
approach to his presence in confession, and in psalms let us make joy to him. Alleluia.
(Paraphrase of Psalm 95, vv. 1, 2)
Treasures of English Church Music
46 tracks of English a cappella church music, featuring John Rutter conducting the Cambridge Singers, and recorded in the inspiring setting of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral.
“A marvellous collection taken from all ages of Church Music – a mix of the popular and the slightly rarer. This is recorded in Ely Cathedral and it seems to have projected itself into some wonderfully lyric pieces – the opening track of Parsons Ave Maria sets the scene for the rest of the music. This is the Cambridge Singers at their best…” Cathedral Music
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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