The Mystery of Christmas
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BYRD / PEACOCK / WILLIAMS / WEIR / TALLIS
The Mystery of Christmas
Ora Singers, Suzi Digby (director)
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 16 November 2018
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The story of Christ's birth has prompted generations of composers to expressions of joy and mystical reflection. Our selection of carols for this album unveils a whole treasure chest of offerings, some familiar, some less so, all giving voice to various elements of the nativity story. With the generous support of the Pureland Foundation we focus both on the miraculous Incarnation and the central role of the Virgin Mary. O Magnum Mysterium. - Suzi Digby OBE
Tracks:
WILLIAM BYRD (c.1540-1623)
O magnum mysterium
ADRIAN PEACOCK (b. 1962)
Venite, Gaudete!
RODERICK WILLIAMS (b.1965)
O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel
Emma Walshe solo angel, Roderick Williams celebrant
JUDITH WEIR (b.1954)
Drop down, ye heavens, from above
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THOMAS TALLIS (c.1505-1585)
Videte miraculum
ANONYMOUS (medieval)
Coventry Carol
Zoe Brookshaw, soprano, Hannah Cooke, mezzo soprano, Richard Bannan baritone
ARR. RICHARD ALLAIN (b. 1965)
Coventry Carol
ANONYMOUS (medieval)
Nova, nova
William Gaunt bass
JAMES MACMILLAN (b.1959)
Nova! Nova! Ave fit ex Eva
JOHN RUTTER (b.1945)
Suzi's Carol*
Emma Walshe, soprano, Joby Burgess, percussion
JAMIE W. HALL (b. 1983)
As I lay upon a night
Zoe Brookshaw, soprano, Steven Harrold, tenor
ANONYMOUS (medieval)
There is no rose
Hannah Cooke, Kim Porter, mezzo sopranos, Jeremy Budd, tenor
BEN ROWARTH (b.1992)
There is no rose
THOMAS HYDE (b.1978)
Sweet was the song
ANONYMOUS (medieval)
Now may we singen
Hannah Cooke, mezzo soprano, Jeremy Budd, tenor, Richard Bannan, baritone
CECILIA MCDOWALL (b.1951)
Now may we singen
FREDRIK SIXTEN (b.1962)
Mary's Lullaby (Silent Night)
Emma Walshe, soprano
STEVEN SAMETZ (b.1954)
Gaudete
MORTEN LAURIDSEN (b.1943)
O magnum mysterium
* Work commissioned by ORA Singers and world premiere recording
