John Rutter, Kapellmeister

The two foremost English kapellmeisters are Dale Warland and John Rutter. Warland has retired his Dale Warland Singers and returned to the campus of University of Minnesota in mid-2004. That leaves us John Rutter and his Cambridge Singers.

Although Rutter himself has said he is not particularly religious, he has composed many beautiful Christian choral pieces. One could say God has a plan for this man and his artistry. *

In the course of this Christmas season, I will post a few Christmas choral selections from Rutter's Christmas album. One of my favorites from this album is Rutter's setting to Robert Herrick's Christmas poem 'What Sweeter Music.' Stay tuned if you will.

* For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. -- Ephesians 2:9-11 (NASB)