“Britain’s Cathedrals & their Music” 4: Salisbury Cathedral 1965 (Chr. Dearnley)

This was the fourth in a series of 19 weekly BBC radio broadcasts introduced by Sir John Betjeman (later Poet Laureate). It was broadcast on 10 December 1965 and features the choir of Salisbury Cathedral, directed by Christopher Dearnley, with Richard Lloyd on the organ. 1. Salve, festa dies (Sarum plainchant) 2. Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom (Thomas Tomkins) 3. Now the Lord his reign begins (Henry Lawes) 4. With sighs and cries (Henry Lawes) 5. Blessed is he that considereth (Michael Wise) 6. Prelude & Fugue in C minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) - played by Christopher Dearnley 7. Thou, O God, art praised in Sion (Joseph Corfe) 8. Sanctus (Walter Alcock) 9. Organ Rhapsody (Herbert Howells) - played by Christopher Dearnley