Jeremy Filsell, Fifth Avenue, New York, Nicolas Haigh - Kenneth Leighton: Through the Powerful Darkness... Choral and Organ Music (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense: I. Magnificat
02. Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense: II. Nunc Dimittis
03. Columba Mea, Op. 78: VI. How Beautiful Are Thy Feet
04. O God Enfold Me in the Sun
05. Missa Christi: I. Kyrie
06. Missa Christi: II. Gloria
07. Missa Christi: III. Sanctus
08. Missa Christi: IV. Benedictus
09. Missa Christi: V. Agnus Dei
10. Adventante Deo
11. Of a Rose is All My Song
12. 3 Psalms, Op. 54: I. Like as the hart
13. 3 Psalms, Op. 54: II. The Lord is my shepherd
14. 3 Psalms, Op. 54: III. O Sing unto the Lord
15. A Sequence for All Saints Op. 75: I. Introit
16. A Sequence for All Saints Op. 75: II. Gradual
17. A Sequence for All Saints Op. 75: III. Offertory
18. A Sequence for All Saints Op. 75: IV. Communion
19. A Sequence for All Saints Op. 75: V. Finale
20. Alleluia, Amen
21. Festival Fanfare
22. Missa Sancti Thomae, Op. 40: I. Kyrie
23. Missa Sancti Thomae, Op. 40: II. Gloria
24. Missa de Gloria, Op. 82: I. Kyrie
25. Missa de Gloria, Op. 82: II. Gloria
26. Missa Sancti Thomae, Op. 40: III. Credo
27. Missa de Gloria, Op. 82: III. Credo
28. Missa Sancti Thomae, Op. 40: IVa. Sanctus
29. Missa Sancti Thomae, Op. 40: IVb. Benedictus
30. Missa de Gloria, Op. 82: IVa. Sanctus
31. Missa de Gloria, Op. 82: IVb. Benedictus
32. Missa de Gloria, Op. 82: V. Agnus Dei
33. Missa Sancti Thomae, Op. 40: V. Agnus Dei
34. Missa de Gloria, Op. 82: VI. Ite Missa est

Through the Powerful Darkness… brings together the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys and Jeremy Filsell in a major exploration of Kenneth Leighton’s choral and organ music. Recorded in New York, the album includes three of Leighton’s Mass settings — Missa Christi, Missa Sancti Thomae, and the organ Missa de Gloria — alongside rarely heard anthems such as O God enfold me in the sun, Of a Rose is all my song, and A Sequence for All Saints. Balancing youthful brilliance with profound spirituality, these performances illuminate Leighton’s distinctive voice: harmonically bold, contrapuntally rich, and deeply rooted in the English choral tradition.