Reading Bach Choir marks Advent in a concert that brings to life William Byrd’s Gradualia alongside beloved works by Palestrina, Britten, and Howells and looking forward to the present with contemporary British composers.

PALESTRINA Alma Redemptoris Mater

BYRD Propers for Advent

PALESTRINA Missa Alma Redepmtoris Mater à 6

BRITTEN A Hymn to the Virgin

HOWELLS A Spotless Rose

BRIGGS A Tender Shoot

JACKSON The Lord’s Prayer

JACKSON Ave Maria

WEIR Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis