Recommended
“… Steven Fox’s choir pay special care to enunciating the sacred text correctly and meaningfully as part of a liturgy lived in faith rather than a concert performance. This aspect of their singing is especially striking in the unison chanting of the verses of the Magnificat, track 14. While so much of the Vigil is soulful and mysterious, the brief, concluding hymn, “To Thee, O Victorious Leader” is like the joyful pealing of bells and reflects my own reaction to this uplifting enterprise. The running time is considerably longer than most recordings; the choir takes its time over Rachmaninov’s shifting harmonies. The recording acoustic of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral is ideal …”