The Fifth Century is a classical and choral studio album by Gavin Bryars, conducted by Donald Nally, and performed by The Crossing choir with the saxophone quartet PRISM.

The first seven tracks are a named after a setting of words by the theologian and poet Thomas Traherne, and performed by the choir and saxophone quartet at the Gould Hall in the Curtis Institute of Music in July 2014.

The second part, named "Two Love Songs" is the last two tracks of the album are an a cappella settings for the women of The Crossing.

and about the production, he says that "As usual with ECM, the sound engineers are among the stars of the show; their work on The Fifth Century, at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, is especially enchanting.

"[2] In The Guardian, Kate Molleson gave this album three stars and says that "the saxes weave around like extra voices and the blended sound of The Crossing and Prism is creamy and pliable" and Molleson add about the "Two love songs" part that it's "sung with a grace so chilly it might freeze at any moment.