Howells - An English Mass; Cello Concerto; Te Deum etc

The Guardian 80

King’s College Choir/Johnston/Britten Sinfonia/Cleobury/Seaman
(King’s College, Cambridge, two CDs)
The famed music director celebrates his retirement with a fine selection of music by Herbert Howells

At the end of September, Stephen Cleobury will retire as director of music at King’s College, Cambridge. He’s been in charge of Britain’s best-known choir for 37 years, and among his many innovations there has been the creation of the choir’s own recording label, five years ago. The final release before his departure is this double album of music by Herbert Howells, an appropriate choice as Cleobury has recently become president of the Herbert Howells Society.