My soul doth magnify the Lord (Magnificat)

Rutter composed this elegant setting of the Magnificat in homage to and in the style of composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, whose own Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis settings are staples of the English sacred choral repertoire.

An accompanying setting of the Nunc Dimittis (‘Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart In peace’) is also available from Oxford University Press.