The Lord is My Shepherd – Rutter

John Rutter (b. 1945) is certainly the preeminent name in English language choral music and likely needs little introduction to this audience. In addition to his many anthems (For The Beauty of the Earth) and eleven major works (Requiem, Mass of the Children), he has a particular affinity for Christmas music, with dozens of individual carols and multiple compendia with collaborator David Willcocks (1919-2015). The compendium 100 Carols for Choirs has been employed frequently by the Chancel Choir; there are 83 other Rutter entries in our library database.

Rutter formed The Cambridge Singers, a professional choir, in 1981 and has published several volumes of recorded music with that group.

Beyond its face-value merit, The Lord Is My Shepherd (listen) is interesting in that it was originally penned in 1978, then subsequently integrated into Requiem (1985) and later Psalmfest (1993).

Mikey Arichea returns to the instrumentalist role, this time providing the lyrical oboe part that accompanies the four-part choir and piano. Andrew Otto, currently a student at Broughton High School, accompanies on the piano.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rutter
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_Is_My_Shepherd_(Rutter)