Gabriel Jackson: Choral Works
Canterbury Cathedral Choir, David Newsholme (conductor)
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Editor's Choice
Jackson's choral music is warmly appealing; it zings with rhythmic invention and vibrant modern harmonies but is also clearly rooted in the choral traditions he grew up with...This is a richly...
Gabriel Jackson: Choral Works
Canterbury Cathedral Choir, David Newsholme (conductor)
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Editor's Choice
Jackson's choral music is warmly appealing; it zings with rhythmic invention and vibrant modern harmonies but is also clearly rooted in the choral traditions he grew up with...This is a richly...
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Few contemporary composers have enriched the choral repertoire quite like Gabriel Jackson, and this recording from the Choir of Canterbury Cathedral is a luminous testament to his singular voice. Rooted in the grand traditions of English sacred music yet infused with a distinctly modern harmonic palette, Jackson's writing revels in soaring treble lines, shimmering textures, and a deep affinity for space and resonance. Under the direction of David Newsholme, the Choir delivers these works with a compelling combination of precision and fervour, illuminating the rich polyphony of Ave maris stella, the jubilant energy of Praise ye the Lord, and the grandeur of the Coronation Canticles. The Cathedral's organ, resplendent in Canterbury Concertos, emerges as a protagonist in its own right. This is music that both honours tradition and expands its boundaries, performed with eloquence and authority
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Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineAugust 2025Editor's Choice
September 2025
Jackson's choral music is warmly appealing; it zings with rhythmic invention and vibrant modern harmonies but is also clearly rooted in the choral traditions he grew up with...This is a richly enjoyable album that communicates Jackson's joy in church music-making from start to finish.
August 2025
Is there another composer currently writing Anglican liturgical music as prolifically, and with such reliable invention and appeal, as Gabriel Jackson? Piece after piece here feels like a contemporary classic and – better yet – the singers sound like they’re having a ball performing them.