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In this episode, Clara and Miles explore the anthems the St. James by-the-Sea choir will carry on pilgrimage to Wells Cathedral and St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, all by North American composers.

What is the difference between a canticle and an anthem? Why does the anthem act almost like the choir’s sung sermon? And what happens when music by Carson Cooman, Moses Hogan, Healey Willan, Lee Hoiby, Morten Lauridsen, Stephanie Martin, and David Hurd enters the ancient soundworld of English cathedral worship?

Anthems Across the Atlantic Playlist