John Rutter said of composing his Magnificat that, " In countries such as Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico, feast days of the Virgin are joyous opportunities for people to take to the streets and celebrate with singing, dancing and processions. These images of outdoor celebration were, I think, somewhere in my mind as I wrote, though I was not fully conscious of the fact till afterwards." Today we hear it performed by the City of London Sinfonia and Cambridge Singers. Rutter conducts.
