Jonathan Dove's beautiful choral works have made him into a household name among singers. His writing is eminently approachable yet highly original. The Missa brevis is the most recent work to be recorded here and was commissioned by the Cathedral Organists' Association for their conference in May 2009 and first performed by the Wells Cathedral Choir under Matthew Owens' direction. The same forces have recorded it here along with a delectable selection...

Jonathan Dove is one of Britain's leading composers of opera. His community opera 'Tobias and the Angel' was premiered in 1999 at Christ Church, Highbury Fields in London and was then taken up by the Young Vic / English Touring Opera in 2005 during the refurbishment of the theatre company's regular venue. It was first performed at the newly re-opened Young Vic in 2006. The masterly libretto by David Lan is based on the Book of Tobit from the biblical...