English composer James Whitbourn has died.

Though Whitbourn enjoyed an international reputation as a composer of choral music – the voices sometimes in combination with orchestra or instrumental ensemble – he had especially close ties to Princeton, by way of Westminster Choir College, where he served for a time as composer-in-residence, and his working relationship with conductor James Jordan.

Whitbourn’s music has frequently been heard here, and more widely, thanks to Jordan’s recordings with Westminster Williamson Voices for the Naxos label.

Perhaps the most ambitious of their collaborations is “Annelies,” a full-length choral work inspired by “The Diary of Anne Frank.” The work was given its U.S. premiere at Westminster in April 2007. Jordan’s recording was nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance.

Another notable work is “Luminosity,” a Jordan commission, performances of which incorporated the black-light dance company Archedream.

Whitbourn’s final work, “Requiem,” yet another Westminster commission, will receive its world premiere, with Jordan conducting the Westminster Choir, at Carnegie Hall on April 13.

The “Processional” from Whitbourn’s “Missa Carolae” is well-known in the community from its inclusion in Westminster’s annual Readings and Carols ceremony at Princeton University Chapel.

The cause of death was cancer. Whitbourn was 60 years-old.

R.I.P.

“Processional and Kyrie” from “Missa Carolae”

Whitbourn discusses “Annelies” with Princeton Pro Musica’s Ryan Brandau