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Oxford Merton College Choir, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia

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Merton College Choir & Britten Sinfonia! A spectacular choral work with orchestral accompaniment! Under the direction of two masters of British choral music, Benjamin Nicholas and Peter Phillips, the Merton College Choir quickly became one of the leading mixed choral groups at Oxford University. For this album, their first collaboration with Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas has selected sacred choral music from the first half of the 20th century. Dyson, Howells, Elgar, and Finzi, works originally intended to be performed with orchestra, and works that were later orchestrated by the composers and their close colleagues. Each presents gorgeous and majestic music written for the throne ceremonies, coronations, and the most grandiose choral festivals in England. Tokyo M-Plus