All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration

Featuring

Daniel Hyde
Matthew Supramaniam
Harry Gant
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Britten Sinfonia
William Hayman Cummings

Sir Philip Stevens Ledger
John Rutter
Anonymous (Christmas)
Adolphe Charles Adam
Henry Walford Davies
Franz Xaver Gruber

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Composition History

Sir John Rutter's long association with King's College, Cambridge, began when Sir David Willcocks, then Director of Music at King's, invited him to collaborate on the 'orange book' of Carols for Choirs.

Performer Biography

Britten Sinfonia, the orchestra on this recording, is the only professional orchestra working throughout the East of England and has premiered over 250 new works in three decades.

Composer Biography

Sir John Rutter, born in London, studied music at Clare College, Cambridge, and was knighted in the King's birthday honours in 2024 for his services to music.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at 192kHz 24-bit PCM in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, across two sessions in June 2023 and January 2025.

Cultural Impact

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, is famous for its Christmas Eve broadcast of 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols', which has been aired by the BBC almost every year since 1928.

Performer Biography

Daniel Hyde, the Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge, was a chorister at Durham Cathedral and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists at age 17.