Search - Howard Goodall, Darlington :: Choral Works

Mr. Goodall is a National Treasure

Erica | Washington State | 12/27/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I sent my church's organ player on a wild goose-chase searching for the theme to the Vicar of Dibley (Psalm 23). I'm embarrassed and delighted to admit that the composer is NOT some eighteenth-century chormaster but the UK's very own and very much alive Harold Goodall! A more lilting and elegiac tune would be hard to find. His melodies lend themselves perfectly to choral arrangement."

WONDERFUL!

Jay O. Carter | New haven, CT | 09/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Perhaps the finest British Composer writing for a variety of media today. I would encourage folks to LOVE this CD. It is accessible to almost all, from Snotty Anglicans(Of which I am a classic case) to low church Protestants. I think that the essence of each of these pieces is universal. As to the comment about the varying volumes.....get real! Dynamic Contrast is a PLUS! If you wish to acquire the sheet music to these pieces you will have difficulty in finding a US distributor. American Music Company in Missouri(Liberty,MO) was able to get me the pieces for my choir in a very timely fashion."

This is a great CD for fans of English Cathedral Choral Msc.

mkehe@home.com | Columbia, Maryland | 09/06/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Howard Good all is a talented English composer who has written themes for BBC television programs such as the Vicar of Dibley (Psalm 23) and Mr. Bean (Ecce Homo), both of which are included in this CD. The CD includes other gems, as well, including a wonderful setting of the Mass, as well as the beautiful "Marlborough Canticles." This music deserves to become more widely known and performed in the US. As for the choral sound, it is to the high standard that one would expect from a major Cathedral choir of men and boys. I highly recommend this CD!"