Richard L. Hess - St. Thomas Church New York City Discography - Recordings made by the author 1977-1982

Two of these albums, and two tracks from a third are available on CD.
The Saint Thomas Tradition and Silent Night . . . at St. Thomas

All of this information comes from recordings in my posession unless noted otherwise.

Note the cities associated with Richard L. Hess (the author of these pages and the recording engineer for these recordings) are as marked on the album covers. He currently lives in Glendale, California.

20th Century Services . . . at St. Thomas - 1977 - Stereo LP released by the Church - No longer available

The Reverend John Andrew, D.D., Rector, St. Thomas Church; Gordon H. Clem, Headmaster, St. Thomas Choir School; Gerre Hancock, F.A.G.O., Organist and Master of the Choristers; Judith Hancock, Associate Organist. Produced by Miner Raymond, III. Recorded by Richard L. Hess, Forest Hills, New York, at the Paulist Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York, New York. Photogaphy by Ted Croner. Album Design, Stephen M. Glick. Organ by M. P. Möller.

Te Deum laudamus in C (Benjamin Britten 1913-1976)
Jubilate Deo in C (Benjamin Britten)
Missa as Praesepe (Mass At The Crib) (George Malcolm 1917- )
- Kyrie eleison
- Gloria in excelsis
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Agnus Dei
Mass for Five Voices (Lennox Berkeley 1903- )
- Kyrie eleison
- Gloria in excelsis
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Agnus Dei
Magnificat (for St. Paul's Cathedral) (Herbert Howells 1892- )
Nunc dimittis (for St. Paul's Cathedral) (Herbert Howells)

A Concert in Memory of Benjamin Britten on the first anniversary of his death 4 December 1977 - Released by the author, stereo 2 LP, Hessound S1001, S1002 - Out of Print - Concert Presented by the American Friends of the Aldeburgh Festival

Out of Print to the best of my knowledge. The American Friends of the Aldeburgh Festival had some copies and I don't know what became of that lot and if any might be available.

The Reverend John Andrew, D.D., Rector, St. Thomas Church; Gordon H. Clem, Headmaster, St. Thomas Choir School; Gerre Hancock, F.A.G.O., Organist and Master of the Choristers; Judith Hancock, Associate Organist. Produced by Hessound, Forest Hills, New York, Recorded by Richard L. Hess, Forest Hills, New York, at St. Thomas Church, New York, New York. Photogaphy by Victor Parker and Ian Anderson. Album Design, Tamar Zinn. Special thanks to Betty Randolph Bean, for without her interest and support this recording would still be a mere dream.

Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury (1959) - 3:00
- Mark Adler, William Harrison, Joseph Kaminski, Trumpets
Voices For Today, Opus 75 - 11:23 - Anthem for Chorus (Men, Women and Children)
- Manhattan Chorus, Daniel Paget, Conductor
- Boys of Saint Thomas Choir, Gerre Hancock, Conductor
- Otto Specht, Organ
Hymn to Saint Cecilia, Opus 27 (1942) - 10:10 - For 5-part Chorus and Solos, unaccompanied
- Yale Concert Choir, Jon Bailey, Conductor
Missa Brevis in D, Opus 63 (1959) - 9:40 - For Boys' Voices and Organ
- Boys of Saint Thomas Choir, Gerre Hancock, Conductor
- Judith Hancock, Organ
Hymn: God Moves In A Mysterious Way from "Saint Nicolas," Opus 42 (1948) - 3:35
- Combined Choirs and Audience
- Richard Vogt, Conductor
- Gerre Hancock, Organ
Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria (1946) - 6:55
- Thomas Strickland, Organ
Sacred and Profane, Opus 91 (1975) - 13:55 - Eight Medieval Lyrics, for unaccompanied voices in 5 parts
- Carol Wilson, Lisa Wolff, Sopranos
- Diane Willis, Mezzo Soprano
- Nicholas Park, Tenor
- James di Loretto, Bass
- Yale Concert Choir
- Jon Bailey, Conductor
Choral Dances from "Gloriana," Opus 53 (1953) - 12:05 - For Chours, Tenor, and Harp
- James McDonald, Tenor
- Ruth Negri, Harp
- Festival Chorus of the Greenwich Choral Society, Richard Vogt, Conductor
Hymn: The Spacious Firmament On High (Tallis Canon) from "Noye's Fludde," Opus 59 (1957) - 6:55
- Combined Choirs and Audience
- Richard Vogt, Conductor
- Gerre Hancock, Organ
Hymn: God Moves In A Mysterious Way from "Saint Nicolas," Opus 42 (1948) - 1:35
- Gordon Clem, Carillon

Organs of New York Vol. I - Judith Hancock at St. Thomas Church - 1978 - Released by the author, stereo LP, Hessound S1003 - Out of print

See next release for partial re-release information.

The Reverend John Andrew, D.D., Rector, St. Thomas Church; Judith Hancock, Associate Organist. Produced by Hessound, Forest Hills, New York, Recorded by Richard L. Hess, Forest Hills, New York, at St. Thomas Church, New York, New York. Photography by Richard L. Hess. Album Design, Tamar Zinn.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Fantasia in f minor, K. 608 - 10:57 (Allegro, Andante, Allegro)
- Fantasia in F Major, K. 594 - 11:40 (Adagio, Allegro, Adagio)
Kenneth Leighton (born 1929)
- Paean (1967) - 5:06
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) (these two selections have been re-released, see below)
- Prelude and Fugue in g minor, Opus 7, No. 3 - 7:12
- Prelude and Fugue in B Major, Opus 7, No. 1 - 7:25

A Cappella at St. Thomas - 1979 - Stereo LP released by the Church - No longer available

Now Available as The St. Thomas Tradition on CD, released 2002 as Priory PRCD 910

The Reverend John Andrew, D.D., Rector, St. Thomas Church; Gordon H. Clem, Headmaster, St. Thomas Choir School; Gerre Hancock, F.A.G.O., Organist and Master of the Choristers; Judith Hancock, Associate Organist. Produced by Miner Raymond, III. Recorded by Richard L. Hess, Hessound, Forest Hills, New York, at The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York, New York. Photogaphy by Richard A. Meek. Album Design, Stephen M. Glick. Organ by Aeolian-Skinner.

CD: Tape restoration by Richard L. Hess, Mastering by Paul Crichton, Executive Producer: Neil Collier, Design and Production: Caroline Paschalides

Prelude and Fugue in g minor, Opus 7, No. 3 (Marcel Dupré)
from Organs of N.Y., Vol. 1 CD only
O Sing Unto The Lord (Thomas Tomkins)
Hear my prayer, O Lord (Henry Purcell)
Laudate Dominum (Thomas Tallis)
Ave verum Corpus (William Byrd)
Emendemus in Melius (William Byrd)
Laudibus in Sanctis (William Byrd)
Regina coeli (Sir Lennox Berkeley)
from the same recording sessions but not previously released
Plebs Angelica (Michael Tippett)
Sing, My Soul (Ned Rorem)
Magnificat in A (1903) (Edward Woodall Naylor)
Nunc dimittis in A (1903) (Edward Woodall Naylor)
Vox dicentis (1911) (Edward Woodall Naylor)
Prelude and Fugue in B Major, Opus 7, No. 1 (Marcel Dupré)
from Organs of N.Y., Vol. 1 CD only

The Great Service by William Byrd - 1981 - Stereo LP released by the Church - No longer available

Venite - 4:57
Te Deum - 8:37
Benedictus - 8:19
Kyrie - 0:52
Credo - 5:02
Magnificat - 9:19
Nunc dimittis - 5:28

Silent Night At . . . Saint Thomas - 1982 - Stereo LP and cassette released by the Church - LP no longer available, Cassette available as of 1997

As of 2002 AVAILABLE ON CD Priory Records PRCD 912

The Reverend John Andrew, D.D., Rector, St. Thomas Church; Gordon H. Clem, Headmaster, St. Thomas Choir School; Gerre Hancock, F.A.G.O., Organist and Master of the Choristers; Judith Hancock, Associate Organist. Produced by Miner Raymond, III. Recorded by Richard L. Hess, Hessound, Aurora, Ontario, Canada, at St. Thomas Church, New York, New York. Photogaphy by Robert Reuchert. Album Design, Thomas Dusterberg. Organ by G.F. Adams, New York City.

Silent Night (Franz Grüber) - 3:58
Jesus Child (John Rutter) - 3:24
Adam lay ybounden (Philip Ledger) - 2:28
A hymn to the Virgin (Benjamin Britten) - 3:26
Lullay, my liking (English Melody, arranged by Ralph Vaughn Williams descant by Thomas Armstrong) - 3:25
Lord of the dance (American Shaker Melody, arranged by John Bertalot) - 3:17
God rest you merry, gentlemen (Eighteenth Century English Carol arranged by David Willcocks) - 3:00
Alleluya, a new work is come on hand (Peter Wishart) - 2:42
Singet frish und wohlgemut (Hugo Distler) - 8:06
Away in a manger (William J. Kirkpatrick arranged by David Willcocks) - 2:19
Infant holy, Infant lowly (Polish Carol arranged by Gerre Hancock) - 2:42
O come, all ye faithful (Eighteenth Century English Carol descant by David Willcocks) - 5:06

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