An English Christmas Festival #2350
. . . choirs and organists in British chapels and cathedrals share the glad tidings.
Hour 1
HENRY GAUNTLETT: Once in Royal David’s City –Choir of King’s College/Daniel Hyde; Samuel Hodson, treble; Matthew Martin (1934-2016 Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge) King’s College Choir 0060
DAVID HALLS: Rejoice and be merry –Salisbury Cathedral Choir/David Halls; Daniel Cook (1877 Willis-2020 Harrison/Salisbury Cathedral) Priory 1025
PAUL DRAYTON: The World’s Desire. PHILIP STOPFORD: Born in a stable –Truro Cathedral Choir/Christopher Gray; Luke Bond (1887 Willis/Truro Cathedral) Regent 499 & Regent 400
GERAINT LEWIS: A little hymn to Mary –Choir of St. John’s College/Christopher Robinson; Iain Farrington (1994 Mander/St. John’s College Chapel, Cambridge) Nimbus 5589
JOHN RUTTER (arr.): The Twelve Days of Christmas –Huddersfield Choral Society/Keith Rhodes; Anthony Cooke (1860 Willis-1980 Harrison/Town Hall, Huddersfield) Chandos 4541
HUW WILLIAMS: Gaudete. ROY MASSEY: Adam lay ybounden –Bath Abbey Choir/Huw Williams; Tim Palmer, percussion; Sean Bowers (1997 Klais/Bath Abbey) Regent 555
ARCANGELO CORELLI: Pastorale, fr Christmas Concerto, Opus 6, no. 8. RICHARD PURVIS: Prelude on Greensleeves. DAVID WILLCOCKS: Postlude on Hark, the herald angels sing! –Kevin Bowyer (1888 Hill-1986 Mander/Chichester Cathedral) Nimbus 7711
HALDANE CAMPBELL STEWART: On this day earth shall ring –Hereford Cathedral Choir/Geraint Bowen; Peter Dyke (1892 Willis/Hereford Cathedral) Regent 388
Filler – RUTTER: The Twelve Days of Christmas (see above)
Hour 2
ANDREW CARTER: Hodie Christus natus est –Chapter House Choir/Jane Sturmhett; Philip Moore (1959 Walker/York Minster) Guild 7166
JOHN RUTTER: Candlelight Carol & Star Carol –Wells Cathedral Choir/Matthew Owens; Jonathan Vaughn (1973 Harrison/Wells Cathedral) Regent 399
BOB CHILCOTT (arr.): While shepherds watched. JAMES MURRAY (arr. Chilcott): Away in a manger. MALCOLM ARCHER: A little child there is yborn –Bath Abbey Choir/Peter King; Marcus Sealy (1997 Klais/Bath Abbey) Regent 390
PERCY C. BUCK: 3 Christmas Anthems (A Carol of Christmas Day, Christmas Dawn, & There came wise men from the east) –The Sheldon Consort/Rupert Gough; David Bednall (1973 Harrison/Wells Cathedral) Priory 835
WILLIAM MATHIAS: Ave Rex (5 Carols for Christmas) –Westminster Abbey Choir/James O’Donnell; Robert Quinney (1937 Harrison/Westminster Abbey, London) Hyperion 67716
JOHN IRELAND: The Holy Boy –Philip Smith (1994 Walker/Exeter College, Oxford) Guild 7226
GARTH EDMUNDSON: Toccata-Prelude on Vom Himmel hoch –Simon Bell (1988 Harrison/Winchester Cathedral) Regent 350
Filler – GAUNTLETT (see above)
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