“Britain’s Cathedrals & their Music” 2: Chester Cathedral 1965 (John Sanders)

This was the second in a series of 19 weekly BBC radio broadcasts introduced by Sir John Betjeman (later Poet Laureate). It was broadcast on 26 November 1965 and features the choir of Chester Cathedral, directed by John Sanders, with assistant organist Harold Hullah. 1. O praise God in his holiness (Robert Whyte) 2. Holy Lord God (Thomas Bateson) 3. Organ prelude (Orlando Gibbons) 4. O Lord, increase my faith (Henry Loosemore) 5. Andante maestoso & Allegro “Organ Concerto No 2” (G F Handel)* 6. Magnificat (Joseph Bridge) 7. Daughters of Sion (Malcolm Boyle) 8. Reverie (Roland Middleton) - organ 9. Festivo (Roland Middleton) - organ 10. Psalm 23 (Charles Hylton Stewart) 11. Psalm 100 (John Sanders) *played by John Sanders