In the seventh installation of Regent’s “A Year at…” collection, the Choir of Manchester Cathedral presents a varied program from the 15th century to modern composers, including premiere recordings of works by Stokes, the Cathedral’s Director of Music; Makinson, the Cathedral’s Assistant Organist; and Manning, a local Manchester area composer.  Track Listing: Advent  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) I waited for the Lord Jeffrey Makinson (b. 1970) The Spirit of the Lord  Christmas  English trad, arr Simon Preston (b. 1938) I saw three ships Epiphany  William Crotch (1775-1847) Lo! Star-led chiefs  Lent  Christopher Stokes (b. 1952) Breathe on me, breath of God John Joubert (b. 1927)  O Lorde, the maker of al thing  Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) In ieiunio et fletu (men’s voices)  Good Friday  John IV of Portugal (1604-1656) Crux fidelis  Easter  William Byrd (1539/40-1623)  Haec dies  Ascension  Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) O clap your hands  Corpus Christi  Judith Bingham (b. 1952)  Corpus Christi Carol  BVM  Sasha Johnson Manning (b. 1963) Salve Regina  St Luke  William H. Harris (1883-1973) Strengthen ye the weak hands  All Saints  Robert Ashfield (1911-2006) The fair chivalry  Dedication  Christopher Stokes  How awesome is this place  Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen* (How lovely are they dwellings fair from Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45) Christ the King  William Mathias (1934-1992) Festival Te Deum, op. 28  Total Playing Time: 65:26  2014, Regent Records