Lo, there is light! Christmas choral music from around the world
Some melodies are irrevocably linked to Christmas -- try humming 'Away in a Manger' in June and soon enough someone will exclaim about Christmas being months away. All the pieces on this CD describe aspects of the Christmas story -- angels singing, shepherds with their flocks, Mary and her baby Jesus -- as told by different cultures in different ages. The lyrics tell a 2000-year-old-story that has been elaborated on, imagined and poetically described.
Tracks
1. A Fanfare For Christmas - arr. Robin Wells (1:02)
2. Dixit Maria Ad Angelum - Hans Leo Hassler (2:34)
3. In Dulci Jubilo - arr. R L Pearsall (3:46)
4. Coventry Carol - arr. Martin Shaw (2:20)
5. Wexford Carol - trad. Irish, arr. Rutter (4:21)
6. Alleluya, A New Work Is Come On Hand - Peter Wishart (2:41)
7. Away in a Manger - W J Kirkpatrick, arr. David Willcocks (2:51)
8. Rju, Rju, Chiu - Mateo Flecha the Elder (2:37)
9. Birthday Carol - David Willcocks (2:55)
10. Wiehchten - Mendelssohn (1:42)
11. Infant Holy - trad. Polish, arr. David Willcocks (1:51)
12. Gaudete - 16th century (1:52)
13. I Wonder As I Wander - trad. Appalchian, arr. Rutter (3:11)
14. Out Of Your Sleep - Richard Rodney Bennett (2:17)
15. El Cant Des Ocells - trad. Catalan, arr. Enrique Ribo (2:50)
16. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont, arr. David Willcocks (2:16)
17. Rise Up, Shepherd And Follow - spiritual, arr. Rutter (2:47)
18. Lo, There Is Light! - Matthew Orlovich (3:19)
19. Quem Pastores Laudavere - 14th century carol, arr. John Rutter (1:41)
20. Issay, Issay - trad. Ethiopian, arr. Philip Kern (3:20)
Choir members
Soprano: Helen Hurbridge, Nicole Carey, Kirsten Duncan, Jillian Harding, Laura Lloyd Jones, Siwan Lovett, Allison Tryon.
Alto: Frances Anggadi, Elizabeth Chalker, Rashmi Madan, Barbara Monsma, Georgie Rogers, Peppi Wilson.
Tenor: Rhys Hayward, Andrew Koll, Craig Mewett, Richard Phillips.
Bass: Tom Clarke, AJ Dean, Chris Prosser, Evan Squire, Michael Wilson.
Piano: Craig Mewett.
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