English church music has a long and distinctive tradition dating back to the 16th century (Tallis, Byrd), but it was only in the late 17th century, after the 1660 Restoration, that English composers ...

Here's one for the winner: A Grace for 10 Downing Street (1972), a short, ornamental rarity commissioned by PM Edward Heath with mawkish words by cabinet secretary Robert Armstrong, included in this ...

As one of the great doyens of British choral music in the 20th century, Herbert Howells is perhaps best remembered for his lyrical anthem Like as the Hart. On this disc, though, this is set in the ...