MOST PERFORMED SONGS

Looking through the list of the ten most performed songs, today’s audiences may not recognise many. The choir’s repertoire has changed significantly over the years. In early programs it was stated, with considerable pride, that the boys all learned “about 100 songs and 4 operettas”. These songs formed the repertoire that was largely static for the first 30 years of the choir’s existence, being presented at concerts in different combinations. Consequently the “top 10” is dominated by songs from that period. For the last 30 years, in particular, the repertoire has expanded enormously, with almost every program including one or more pieces new to the choir.

The following list was catalogued during the Choir' 75th anniversary year:

1. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
2. An Eriskay Love Lilt (traditional Hebridean)
3. Spring’s Return (Strauss)
4. Wiegenlied (Brahms)
5. Panis Angelicus (Franck)
6. The Nightingale (Weelkes)
7. Blue Danube (Strauss)
8. Waiata Poi (Hill)
9. Shani (traditional Welsh)
10. O Peaceful England (German)