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Hannah French talks to organist William Whitehead about the 17th-century composer John Lugge, who spent most of his life working at Exeter Cathedral.

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  • John Lugge

    Voluntarie [III]

    Performer: William Whitehead.
    • Hortus.

  • John Taverner

    Missa Gloria tibi trinitas (Sanctus & Benedictus)

    Choir: Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. Conductor: Stephen Darlington.
    • Avie.

  • John Lugge

    Gloria tibi trinitas

    Performer: William Whitehead.
    • Hortus.

  • John Lugge

    Voluntarie I (extract)

    Performer: William Whitehead.
    • Hortus.

  • William Byrd

    Why do I use my paper, ink and pen? (extract)

    Singer: Rogers Covey‐Crump. Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • John Lugge

    Christe qui lux

    Performer: William Whitehead.
    • Hortus.

  • Hugh Facy

    Ave maris stella (extract)

    Performer: Richard Lea.
    • Priory.

  • Philippe de Monte

    Super flumina Babylonis

    Ensemble: Gallicantus. Conductor: Gabriel Crouch.
    • Signum.

  • William Byrd

    Quomodo cantabimus

    Ensemble: Gallicantus. Conductor: Gabriel Crouch.
    • Signum.

  • John Lugge

    Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la (extract)

    Performer: William Whitehead.
    • Hortus.

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