Review of 'Phillip Cooke, Choral Music'

There was another good review of Phillip Cooke, Choral Music in the current edition of International Record Review. The wide ranging review refers to an 'excellent disc', the Jubilate being 'very succesful' and The Hazel Wood being 'expertly scored for organ and brass quintet'. My favourite line is 'By now the picture is emerging of a composer who, perhaps deliberately avoids the excessive sweetness to be found in the works of many contemporary choral composers...'. I guess so! PAC