Sing Choirs of Angels: Christmas from the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
For generations, the annual Service of Lessons and Carols at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School has marked the closing days of Advent, bringing together scripture, prayer and music in anticipation of Christmas. This recording captures the spirit of that much-loved tradition, tracing the Christmas story from Advent expectation through the Nativity to the Epiphany, and bringing together more than six centuries of music: medieval hymns, Renaissance motets, Victorian carols and contemporary settings. The Schola Cantorum, directed by Scott Price, is joined by organist Iestyn Evans, Onyx Brass and Schola treble Malakai Bayoh, whose celebrated voice features in O holy night. Together they evoke the colour, drama and intimacy of the Vaughan’s Christmas celebrations, from quiet contemplation to jubilant proclamation.
Release date: Friday 27th November
Track List
1
Anonymous
O come, O come Emmanuel
3:55
2
Henry John Gauntlett, harm. Arthur Henry Mann, vv. 3 & 6 arr. James O'Donnell
Once in royal David's city
5:11
3
German traditional, arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall, ed. Reginald Jacques
In dulci jubilo
3:39
4
French traditional, arr. Mack Wilberg & Peter Stevens
Ding dong! Merrily on high
2:36
5
Herbert Howells
A Spotless Rose
3:09
6
English traditional, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, desc. David Hill
O Little Town of Bethlehem
3:44
7
Sir John Rutter
What sweeter music
4:52
8
John Gardner
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
2:17
9
Harold Darke
In the bleak mid-winter
4:43
10
English traditional, arr. Philip Ledger
On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol)
2:03
11
Anonymous, arr. Reginald Jacques
Good King Wenceslas
3:01
12
Paul Edwards
No small wonder
2:52
13
Peter Cornelius, arr. Ivor Atkins
The Three Kings
2:39
14
James Whitbourn
The Magi's Dream
3:04
15
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Hark! The herald angels sing
3:17
16
Adolphe Adam, arr. John West
O holy night
5:34
17
Giovanni Gabrieli
O magnum mysterium
4:41
18
John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks, desc. & fanfare David Hill
O Come, All Ye Faithful
4:51
19
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, arr. Jonathan Rathbone
Te Deum, H. 146: I. Prelude
3:36