The rich sounds of the highly acclaimed Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge conducted by Christopher Robinson can be sampled in this extensive collection, which explores the legacy of modern English choral music. CD 1 presents music from Stanford, often viewed as the father of English choral music, through to works by his pupils Vaughan Williams and Howells. Other featured composers include Elgar, the most famous of all modern English composers, whose music also finds echoes in the passionate lyricism of Finzi. The music on CD 2 stretches from Benjamin Britten’s very first choral composition to Lennox Berkeley (sometime protégé of Britten) and Tavener (erstwhile pupil of Berkeley). In between feature vibrant works by Kenneth Leighton and William Walton.