The Lower Crypt - 300th Anniversary Audio Tour by St Martin-in-the-Fields

The Crypt - 300th Anniversary Audio Tour by St Martin-in-the-Fields

Church Path - 300th Anniversary Audio Tour by St Martin-in-the-Fields

South East - 300th Anniversary Audio Tour by St Martin-in-the-Fields

North East of the Altar - 300th Anniversary Audio Tour by St Martin-in-the-Fields

Centre Aisle - 300th Anniversary Audio Tour by St Martin-in-the-Fields

Church Porch - 300th Anniversary Audio Tour by St Martin-in-the-Fields

African-American spirituals blend the beat of African songs with the suffering of slavery in the American South and the depth of Christian faith. Some songs anticipate God intervening to liberate, echoing the experience of Israel in Egypt. In this podcast we explore choral arrangements of Spirituals by American pianist, conductor and arranger Moses Hogan, including Wade in the Water, I stood on the River of Jordan and Great Day.

Presented by Revd Dr Sam Wells

St Martin’s Voices

Directed by Andrew Earis

Music list

Great Day – Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan (Soloist: Teresa Pearson)

I am his child – Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan*

I stood on the River of Jordan – Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan

Like a Mighty Stream – Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan*

Wade in the Water – Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan (Soloist: Sarah Maxted)

*Richard Moore (accompanist)

Supported by the Jerusalem Trust.

In this podcast marking the Christmas season, Great Sacred Music presents a thirty minute carol service, ‘Five lessons and carols’, a shortened version of format made famous in Truro Cathedral in 1880, and subsequently by Kings College, Cambridge and cathedrals and churches throughout the land. All the carols have been chosen by members of the St Martin’s community, and readings are by members of St Martin’s Voices.

Presented by Revd Dr Sam Wells

St Martin’s Voices

Directed by Andrew Earis

Jeremy Cole Organ

Music list

Once in Royal David’s City (Henry Gauntlett, descant David Willcocks)

Welcome (Revd Dr Sam Wells)

Music: Sussex Carol – English traditional arr. David Willcocks

1st lesson: Isaiah 11. 1-9 (read by Hilary Cronin)

A Spotless Rose – Herbert Howells (soloist: Nils Greenhow)

2nd lesson: Isaiah 9.2-7 (read by David Young)

O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam (Soloists: Teresa Pearson, Gareth Thomas)

3rd lesson: Matthew 1.18-23 (read by Gareth Thomas)

Away in a Manger – Reginald Jacques (soloist: Teresa Pearson)

4th lesson: Luke 2: 8-16 (read by Louise Eekelaar)

In the Bleak Midwinter – Harold Darke (Soloists: Ruth McElvanney and Chris Lombard)

5th lesson: John 1.1-14 (read by Sarah Maxted)

Hark! The Herald-angels Sing (Felix Mendelssohn, descant: David Willcocks)

Supported by the Jerusalem Trust.

In this podcast we explore the life of St Cecilia, the Patron Saint of Music, discover the music that was influenced by her, and look at the politics of how the liturgical music that we sing today came to be celebrated by the church as a whole. Music includes William Byrd’s setting of verses from Psalm 81, Sing joyfully unto God our strength and Herbert Howells’s A Hymn for St Cecilia, with words by Ursula Vaughan Williams.

Presented by Revd Dr Sam Wells

St Martin’s Voices

Directed by Andrew Earis

Jeremy Cole Organ

Music list

William Byrd Sing joyfully

Angel voices, ever singing (tune: Angel Voices)

Henry Purcell In a consort of voices (from Welcome to all the Pleasures)

Herbert Howells A Hymn for St Cecilia

James MacMillan O Sing unto the Lord

How shall I sing that majesty? (tune: Coe Fen)

Psalm 150 (chant by Talbot)

Supported by the Jerusalem Trust.