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Royal Holloway Choir: Carols from Royal Holloway (CD)

Instrumentation: SATB/ SATB,org/ SATB,org,perc
Language: English, German, Latin
Length: 292 pages
Published: 2015
Publisher: Edition Peters
Item number: EPS003
The Choir of Royal Holloway is one of the finest mixed-voice collegiate choirs in Britain. Its first recording on Edition Peters Sounds brings together the music, atmosphere and ethos of Christmas at Royal Holloway in the Chapel, celebrating withboth sacred and secular music. The album presents a broad mix of old and new complete with contemporary arrangements of familiar carols and pieces the Baltic states. Several pieces have not been recorded before, including an upper voice setting ofWilliam

Contents

1.
O come, O come Emmanuel (arr. John Rutter)
2.
Adam lay y’bounden (Howard Skempton)
3.
A tender shoot (Otto Goldschmidt)
4.
Gabriel’s message (arr. Jim Clements)
5.
READING: Softly the night is sleeping
6.
Sussex Carol (arr. David Willcocks) O little town of Bethlehem
7.
Maria Wiegenlied (Max Reger, arr. R. Proul)
8.
Silent Night (arr. Rupert Gough)
9.
READING: The Oxen (Thomas Hardy)
10.
The Lamb (G.W. Chadwick)
11.
Away in a manger (Ola Gjeilo)
12.
READING: The Sheepdog (U. A. Fanthorpe)
13.
O little one sweet (Alexander Turner)
14.
A child’s prayer (Rihards Dubra)
15.
Bogoroditsye Dyevo (Arvo Pärt)
16.
READING: Christmas (John Betjeman)
17.
On Christmas Night (James Burton)
18.
O come, all ye faithful (arr. David Willcocks)
19.
READING: Christmas Bells (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
20.
Ding dong merrily on high (arr. Mack Wilberg)
21.
Sleigh ride (arr. Thomas Trotter (organ solo))
22.
Jingle Bells (arr. Ben Parry)
23.
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
24.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas

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