At the going down of the sun... Music for Remembrance Liverpool Diocesan Choirs, Brass of the Liverpool Concert Orchestra, Ian Tracey, Frederick Harvey & Stephen Mannings

• Clement C. Scholefield (b. 1839): The Day Thou Gavest:
• 1 Scholefield: The Day Thou Gavest 03:28
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): We Will Remember Them:
• 2 Elgar: We Will Remember Them 02:16
• John Ireland (1914 - 1992): Greater Love Hath No Man:
• 3 Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man 06:36
• John Tavener (1944 - 2013): Song for Athene:
• 4 Tavener: Song for Athene 06:01
• Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924): Justorum Animae:
• 5 Stanford: Justorum Animae 03:11
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934): O Valiant Hearts:
• 6 Holst: O Valiant Hearts 03:12
• Peter Aston (1938 - 2013): So They Gave Their Bodies:
• 7 Aston: So They Gave Their Bodies 03:39
• Eleanor Daley (b. 1955): Set Me As a Seal:
• 8 Daley: Set Me As a Seal 04:27
• Christopher Le Fleming (1908 - 1985): I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes:
• 9 Fleming: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes 03:19
• Herbert Sumsion (1899 - 1995): They That Go Down to the Sea:
• 10 Sumsion: They That Go Down to the Sea 06:32
• John Bacchus Dykes (1823 - 1876): Eternal Father:
• 11 Dykes: Eternal Father 03:13
• Ernest Bullock (1890 - 1979): Give Us the Wings of Faith:
• 12 Bullock: Give Us the Wings of Faith 03:12
• Healey Willan (1880 - 1968): Rise Up My Love:
• 13 Willan: Rise Up My Love 01:34
• Frank Martin (b. 1992): The Lord's Prayer:
• 14 Martin: The Lord's Prayer 02:06
• John Bacchus Dykes: Holy Father, Cheer Our Way:
• 15 Dykes: Holy Father, Cheer Our Way 03:46
• Stephen Adams (b. 1993): The Holy City:
• 16 Adams: The Holy City 06:39
• John Darwall (1731 - 1789): O Thou that Hearest Prayer:
• 17 Darwall: O Thou that Hearest Prayer 02:57
• Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918): My Soul, There is a Country:
• 18 Parry: My Soul, There is a Country 04:01
• Gustav Holst: I Vow to Thee My Country:
• 19 Holst: I Vow to Thee My Country 02:49
• Total Runtime 01:12:58

Info for At the going down of the sun... Music for Remembrance

Under its recently appointed Director of Music, Stephen Mannings, Liverpool Cathedral Choir sets down a programme of music for occasions of Remembrance. They are joined for some of the music by choirs from the diocese and the Liverpool Concert Orchestra brass to make a memorable disc in the large acoustic of Liverpool Cathedral.

Liverpool Diocesan Choirs
Brass of the Liverpool Concert Orchestra
Ian Tracey, organ
Frederick Harvey, organ scholar
Stephen Mannings, conductor

Professor Ian Tracey
is one of Britain's best known and most widely respected musicians, having been organist at the monumental Anglican Cathedral in his home town of Liverpool for over 30 years. His performances there on the famous 'Willis' organ – the largest in the UK – have thrilled the instrument's thousands of fans around the world and met with praise from the critics. He holds several other official positions and combines them with a busy freelance career as a recitalist and conductor.

Stephen Mannings
took up the baton as Musical Director of the Wirral Community Choir in January 2013. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Musical Director and Accompanist from 2010-12, and Deputy Accompanist from 2009-2010.

Stephen is the Assistant Choral Director at Liverpool Cathedral. His role there includes being the Choral Animateur and is responsible for the Liverpool Cathedral Schools Singing Programme. In addition to rehearsing and conducting the Cathedral Choirs, Stephen works with over 500 school children each week as part of the Cathedral’s aim to make choral singing accessible to young people all over the city.

Stephen also has a fruitful career as a freelance musician. He is Musical Director of the Aughton Male Voice Choir (based in Lancashire), Director of the Metropolitan Cathedral Youth Choir and Crypt Organist, and Parish Organist at St Charles Church, Liverpool. Stephen works regularly as an accompanist, and has played in many prestigious venues including: St. George’s Hall, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, The New Brighton Floral Pavilion, and the Villa Marina, Isle of Man. He also played keyboards on the UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Before commencing work in the musical field, Stephen attended Bangor University (Wales) where he read business, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Business & Marketing, before winning a scholarship to study for an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) in General Management. Stephen then studied at the University of Liverpool where he received a Master’s degree in Music in 2010.

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