The shades of Finzi and Vaughan Williams are strongly present in these three delightful unaccompanied choral settings, and yet the style and execution are wholly Rutter's own. O Mistress Mine is a jaunty jazz waltz, Be Not Afeard casts a dreamy spell with dusky sonorities and magical harmonies, and Sigh No More, Ladies brings the set to a cheerfully melodious and high-spirited conclusion.