Reviewed by Steven Whitehead

This choir was formed in 1999 at the suggestion of the Archbishop of Canterbury, President of the Royal School of Church Music and is made up of 38 singers aged between 16 and 23. This is their first recording and – hopefully – we will not have to wait until the start of the next millennium for a follow-up, as it is a strong debut. There are 18 songs in the collection, moving from Cristóbel Morales’ 16th century “Peccantem Me Quotidie” through to a good selection of modern works, including three by John Bell and some lovely traditional spirituals arranged by Bob Chilcott. Overall there is much to enjoy on this disc. My only quibble, writing as a baritone, is that the male voices are sometimes lacking in depth.

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