Psalms of the Duchy - The St Wilfrid, Harrogate Responsorial Psalter
The contemporary responsorial psalter for choirs.
Created by Anthony Gray.
Edited by Jonathan Finch, Anthony Gray, Tim Gray and Gary Waddington.
The first print run of the psalter has been generously sponsored by David West CBE.
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Though the UK’s national lockdown which occurred as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic represented an unprecedented time of change, challenge and anxiety, from its midst came something new and enduring, presented in this volume. Anthony Gray conceived the original idea for a St Wilfrid Psalter, which would offer all the Psalmody as set out in the Revised Common Lectionary provision for each week and feast day throughout the year. The existing cohort of psalms, whilst functional, amalgamated or omitted verses and did not cover the number necessary to sing all the appropriate verses, as outlined in the Lectionary.
His solution was to commission a large-scale project to create a completely original psalter to include all the morning psalms for years A, B and C, as well as major feast days and the sundry additional texts needed, such as the canticles for the Easter Vigil. The resulting publication is a complete psalter where much of the material has been specifically written with St Wilfrid and his church in mind, encompassing a brilliant range of musical styles and ideas across the collection.
A panoply of 41 talented composers have graciously given their time and expertise to this project, for which we owe a huge thanks. Many have been - or are currently - associated personally with the Church of St Wilfrid in Harrogate, built on land leased by the Duchy of Lancaster in the late 19th century, which became known as the Duchy Estate. All will find a special place for themselves in the hearts of those who use this psalter, both now and in the generations to come.
Foreword by Jonathan Finch
Christopher Baczkowski
John Bertalot
Simon Brown
Laurence Carden
Matthew Coleridge
Jim Cooper
Louisa Denby
Gregory Drott
Lee Dunleavy
Jonathan Eyre
Jonathan Finch
Anthony Gray
Philip Gray
Rebecca Gray
Tim Gray
David Halls
Jason Hawkins
Davids Heinze
Richard Hilton
Caius Lee
Sarah MacDonald
Robert Marsh
David Nunn
Richard Parkinson
David Pipe
Christopher Rathbone
Leonard Sanderman
Anna Semple
Polina Sosnina
Kris Thomsett
Jago Thornton
Graham Thorpe
Jeremy Thurlow
Dominic Veall
Gary Waddington
Joanna Ward
David Warren
Henry Websdale
Susan West
Anthony Wilson
Alex Woodrow
Composers
Christopher Baczkowski
Homerton College, Cambridge, former Organ Scholar
John Bertalot
Blackburn Cathedral, former Director of Music
Simon Brown
Robinson College, Cambridge, Director of Chapel Music
Laurence Carden
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, former Organ Scholar
Matthew Coleridge
Professional Composer
Jim Cooper
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, former Organ Scholar
Louisa Denby
St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, Director of Music
Gregory Drott
St Stephen’s, Gloucester Road, Director of Music
Lee Dunleavy
Professional Conductor
Jonathan Eyre
Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Organist
Jonathan Finch
St Wilfrid, Harrogate, Long-Standing Chorister
Anthony Gray
St Wilfrid, Harrogate, Director of Music
Philip Gray
St Margaret, Ilkley, Vicar
Rebecca Gray
St Margaret, Ilkley, Choral Scholar
Tim Gray
St Wilfrid, Harrogate, Organist Emeritus
David Halls
Salisbury Cathedral, Director of Music
Jason Hawkins
Freelance Composer and Conductor
Davids Heinze
Grace Episcopal Church, RI, Organist
Richard Hilton
Bradford Cathedral, Lay Clerk
Caius Lee
St Catherine’s College, Cambridge, Organ Scholar
Sarah MacDonald
Ely Cathedral, Director of the Girls Choir
Bob Marsh
University of West London, Lecturer
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David Nunn
Professional Composer
Richard Parkinson
Pembroke College, Cambridge, former Organ Scholar
David Pipe
Leeds Cathedral, Organist
Christopher Rathbone
St Margaret, Ilkley, Director of Music
Leonard Sanderman
St Wilfrid, Harrogate, former Director of Music
Anna Semple
Professional Composer
Polina Sosnina
London Oratory, Organ Scholar
Kris Thomsett
Newcastle Cathedral, Assistant Director of Music
Jago Thornton
Professional Composer
Graham Thorpe
Bradford Cathedral, Assistant Director of Music
Jeremy Thurlow
Director of Music, Robinson, Peterhouse and Lucy Cavendish Colleges, Cambridge
Dominic Veall
Professional Composer
Gary Waddington
St Wilfrid, Harrogate, Team Rector
Joanna Ward
Professional Composer
David Warren
Robinson College, Cambridge, former Organ Scholar
Henry Websdale
Kings College, Cambridge, former Organ Scholar
Susan West
Freelance Music Tutor
Anthony Wilson
St Peter, Bexhill-on-Sea, Director of Music
Alexander Woodrow