Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - A Lullaby Carol: Christmas at Christ Church [CD]

Cat. no: AV2721
Format: CD
Barcode: 822252272123
Release Date: 29 Nov 2024
Genre: Classical

The resounding refrains of The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford reverberate throughout A Lullaby Carol: Christmas from Christ Church, a rich tapestry of traditional and contemporary works celebrating the choir's musical heritage, particularly from the 20th and 21st centuries

Highlights include the melodically and rhythmically rich "Make we joy now in this fest" and "All this time", by Sir William Walton, one of Christ Church's most famous alumni; John Rutter's modern masterpiece "Hymn to the Creator of Light" and Simon Preston's timeless "There is no rose". There are also two settings by former Organists of Christ Church: Stephen Darlington's arrangement of "Silent Night", and his successor Steven Grahl's setting of "O nata lux".

Tracks: Walton: Make we joy now in this fest / Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree / Preston: There is no rose / Swayne: Magnifcat / Kennedy: A Spotless Rose / Walton: All this time / Weir: Drop down, ye heavens, from above (arr. David Maw) / Trad. I Saw Three Ships (arr. David Maw) / Trad. Away in a Manger (arr. David Maw) / Baker: Toccata- Gigue on the Sussex Carol / Maw: Lullay, lullay, litel child / Warlock: Benedicamus Domino / Kennedy: little tree / Kennedy: Epiphany / Gruber: Silent night! Holy night! (arr. Stephen Darlington) / Grahl: O nata lux / Weir: Illuminare, Jerusalem / Pott: Improvisation on Adeste, fdelis / Spiritual: Glory to the newborn King (arr. Robert L. Morris) / Warlock: Bethlehem Down / Frances-Hoad: Good Day, Sir Christemas!