Advent Live: Vol. 2
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Advent Live: Vol. 2
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge / Andrew Nethsingha (director)
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Release Date: Friday 27 November 2020
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The sublime Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge return with the second voluume in their Advent series - celebrating the advent season from within the Christian tradition; a season celebrated since at least the sixth century.
This splendid live recording, from within the Chapel of St. John's College itself, features Christmas favourites, including Britten's Deo Gracias from A Ceremony of Carols as well as gorgeous performances of lesser known works by modern composers including Jonathan Dove, Arvo Pärt and Paul Manz.
Tracks:
1. I am the day - Jonathan Dove (b. 1959)
2. Bogoroditsye Dyevo - Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
3. A Spotless Rose - Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
4. A Prayer to St John the Baptist * - Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)
5. Vox clara ecce intonat * - Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)
6. The last and greatest Herald * - John McCabe (1939-2015)
7. Antiphons - Traditional
8. O Wisdom; O Adonai - Traditional
9. A tender shoot - Otto Goldschmidt (1829-1907)
10. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - Hugo Distler (1908-1942)
11. Out of your sleep - Anthony Milner (1925-2002)
12. An introduction to 'Hark, the glad sound' & Hymn: Hark, the glad sound - Judith Bingham (b. 1952)
Tune: Bristol
13. There is no rose - Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) 14. Antiphons - Traditional
15. O Root of Jesse; O Key of David - Traditional
16. Ach so laß von mir dich finden - Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
17. E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come - Paul Manz (1919-2009)
18. The Linden Tree Carol - Traditional, arr. Reginald Jacques (1894-1969)
19. Deo gracias - Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) arr. Julius Harrison (1885 - 1963)
20. Einklang - Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
21. Hymn: Lo! he comes with clouds decending Tune: Helmsley, Descant : Christopher Robinson (b. 1936)
22. Chorale Prelude 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland', BWV 661 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
* Commissioned for the College Choir
