The Quality of Pity

By Huw Morgan. SATB choir, with organ [M/D], duration 4′. Setting a text by John Gower (1330 – 1408), the first poet laureate, buried in Southwark Cathedral. From his “Confessio Amantis”, book VIII. Suitable for general use, for penitential time, for the Virgin Mary, and concert performance.

Follow this link for a recording made by the Girls’ Choir of Southwark Cathedral, directed by Stephen Disley, on Regent Records.