Led by Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge celebrates the 80th birthday of legendary English composer and conductor Sir John Rutter with an album of choral works. The album includes pieces that Rutter wrote when he was a student himself at Clare College, then director of the Choir in the mid-1970s. Also included are pieces commissioned or gifted to Clare over the years, including two world premieres: A Ukrainian Prayer and Bard’s Eye View. Graham Ross says the album “is as much a personal tribute as it is public: the success that Clare music enjoys today owes much to John, and I am much indebted to him for his friendship and support throughout my career to date. This is truly A Clare College celebration of one of our College’s most distinguished musical alumni.”