In celebration of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, this unique collection showcases the very best of the sacred music composed in the last 10 years. Not for 500 years has such a compilation been made: in the late 15th century the Eton Choirbook was made to record the best of early Tudor church music. Under the artistic direction of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen's Music, 45 anthems have been selected, 12 of which are new commissions for this project, including a setting of Rowan Williams' poem, Advent Calendar, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. During 2012, BBC Radio 3's Choral Evensong will feature anthems from this collection and a specially bound copy will be presented to HM The Queen. Featured composers include John Tavener, John Rutter, Judith Weir, Roxanna Panufnik, Judith Bingham, Richard Rodney Bennett, Peter Maxwell Davies and others.

The 44 Anthems

The anthems chosen for inclusion were selected by an editorial group drawn from the Choirbook for The Queen advisory committee: Dr Stephen Cleobury, Dr Christopher Robinson, Andrew Kurowski, The Reverend Lucy Winkett, Timothy Hone and Ian Ritchie (Chairman)

Richard Allain Cana's guest

Julian Anderson My beloved spake

Richard Baker To keep a true Lent

Sally Beamish In the stillness

David Bedford May God shield you on every step *

Richard Rodney Bennett These Three

Judith Bingham Corpus Christi carol *

Diana Burrell O joyful light *

John Casken In the bleak midwinter

Richard Causton Cradle song

Bob Chilcott The heart in waiting

Peter Maxwell Davies Advent Calendar *

Jonathan Dove Vast ocean of light

Michael Finnissy Sincerity *

Alexander Goehr Cities and thrones and powers *

Francis Grier Prayer the Church's banquet *

Jonathan Harvey The royal banners forward go

Cheryl-Frances Hoad Psalm 1

Robin Holloway Psalm 121

Francis Jackson Te lucis ante terminum

Gabriel Jackson To morning

John Joubert Seek the Lord

James MacMillan Canticle of Zachariah

Colin Matthews The angel's carol

David Matthews Psalm 23

John McCabe The last and greatest Herald

Cecilia McDowall Ave Regina

Philip Moore As the Father hath loved me

Tarik O'Regan Beatus auctor saeculi

Nigel Osborne Prayer for Africa *

Roxanna Panufnik Joy at the sound *

Anthony Payne 'betwixt Heaven and Charing Cross'

Julian Philips Church music *

Francis Pott O Lord grant the Queen a long life

John Rutter I my best-beloved's am

David Sawer Wonder *

Robert Saxton O living love

Andrew Simpson Sing unto the Lord

Howard Skempton Ave Virgo sanctissima

Giles Swayne Ave verum corpus

John Tavener Take him earth for cherishing

Mark-Anthony Turnage Misere nobis

Judith Weir a blue true dream of sky

John Woolrich Earth grown old