Creator of the stars of night: Anon Medieval, arr. John Scott
Nova! Nova!: Bob Chilcott
In the bleak midwinter: Gustav Holst, arr. Mack Wilberg
Epiphanie: Gaston Litaize (played by Aaron Shilson)
Down to the river: Spiritual arr. Philip Lawson
Vast ocean of light: Jonathan Dove
We shall walk through the valley: Spiritual arr. Undine Smith Moore
Wondrous Cross: Philip Wilby
Ave Maria: Edward Elgar
The Father's Love: Simon Lole
It is a thing most wonderful: Philip Moore
This joyful Eastertide: Dutch Carol arr. Philip Ledger
Rise up, my love, my fair one: Healey Willan
Veni Creator Spiritus: Kenneth Leighton (played by Stephen Moore)
I saw the Lord: John Stainer
Even such is time: Bob Chilcott
The Call of Wisdom: Will Todd
Arglwydd mae yn nosi: Caradog Roberts

When it comes to grasping the essence of long-standing liturgical music, and capturing the intangible acoustical audio quality of centuries old choral singing echoing and reverberating within the immutable stone walls of a large cathedral, nobody quite does it as well as the people at Regent Records. As in some previous releases within this series like A Year At Winchester and A Year At Truro to name but two, it seems that the microphone positioning is carefully judged not only to perfectly distance the choir and organ from the listener, but to capture the scope and feel of the building itself.

As the title implies, the pieces on this recording span the liturgical year from Advent to All Saints, and are some of the favorites at Llandaff Cathedral, one of the oldest Christian sites in the UK. "The present building dates from the Norman period, around 1120, with further additions and modifications in the later Middle Ages" {Booklet Notes}. Its newest pipe organ, built by Nicholson and Co. in 2010, is considered to be the largest instrument to be built in a British Cathedral by a British builder since the 1960s. From the uplifting power of This joyful Eastertide to the hushed beauty of Gustav Holst's In the bleak midwinter (check your pulse if you don't get goosebumps as it ends), each and every piece on this CD is expressively performed, and projected with a sense of occasion.