'When David heard'
From the album ‘Treasures of English Church Music’

Composer Thomas Tomkins
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers

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When David heard
This piece for SAATB voices was composed by Thomas Tomkins, Organist and Choirmaster of Worcester Cathedral from 1596 (with some interruptions) until 1646. He later became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal and then, its organist. 'When David heard' was published both in his 'Songs of 3, 4, 5 and 6 Parts' and in the posthumous compilation of his church music: 'Musica Deo Sacra', published by his son in 1668.

LYRICS:
When David heard that Absalon was slain he went up into his chamber over the gate,
and wept: and thus he said: O my son, Absalon my son, would God I had died for thee.
(2 Samuel 18, v. 33)

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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