Ivor Atkins

[7] With his friend Edward Elgar he prepared what quickly became the standard edition of Bach's St. Matthew Passion.[9] As well as Hymn of Faith his original compositions included a Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (which has been recorded by the Choir of Worcester Cathedral),[10] the anthem If Ye then be Risen with Christ (published Novello, 1904),[11] the Chorale Prelude on the tune 'Worcester' (published 1924)[12] and songs such as The Shepherdess, The Years at the Spring, and Elleen, in Victorian ballad style.But it was the Atkins edition in 1951, and a subsequent recording by the Choir of King's College Cambridge, that led to it becoming one of the most popular a cappella choral works performed.[14] His arrangement of Three Kings by Peter Cornelius for solo voice and choir, published posthumously in 1957, also achieved great popularity as a choral work for Epiphany.[15] It was included in the first volume of the popular 1961 collection compiled by David Willcocks and Reginald Jacques, Carols for Choirs.