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Works Summary

Performers

• Julia Doyle (Soprano)
• Simon Oberst (Bass)
• Julian Davies ()
• Mark Williams (Organ)
• Roderick Williams (Baritone)
• Mark Williams ()
• Mark Williams (Piano)
• Ben Glassberg (Tambourine)

Conductor

• Hilary Wetton

Ensemble

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Composers

• Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)
• John Joubert (1927 - )
• John Linton Gardner (1917 - )
• Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
• William Mathias (1934 - 1992)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Kenneth Leighton (1929 - 1988)
• Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• John Rutter (1945 - )

Remarks:

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected 'Christmas Day', as well as music by Leighton, Joubert, Mathias, Gardner and Rutter. The nostalgic mood of Howells's evergreen carol-anthems is echoed in Finzi's 'In terra pax', which recalls the pealing of bells at midnight on a frosty Christmas Eve. The City of London Choir, which enjoys an enviable reputation as a 'leader among nonprofessional choruses' (The Times), makes its Naxos debut with this delightful recording.
 

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Holst, Gustav : Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109

• Performers: Julia Doyle (Soprano); Simon Oberst (Bass); Julian Davies
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Running Time: 7 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post-Romanti
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1910

Joubert, John : There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op 14

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas

Mathias, William : Sir Christèmas

• Performer: Mark Williams (Organ)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Howells, Herbert : Here Is the Little Door, carol-anthem for chorus

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1918

Howells, Herbert : A Spotless Rose, for chorus

• Performer: Roderick Williams (Baritone)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1919

Finzi, Gerald : In Terra Pax for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op 39

• Performers: Julia Doyle (Soprano); Mark Williams; Roderick Williams (Baritone)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Running Time: 16 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1954

Warlock, Peter : Three Carols, for chorus

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
• Form: Vocal

Leighton, Kenneth : A Hymn of the Nativity, for chorus

• Performer: Julia Doyle (Soprano)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 6 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rutter, John : What sweeter music

• Performer: Mark Williams (Organ)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1988

Gardner, John Linton : Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2

• Performers: Mark Williams (Piano); Ben Glassberg (Tambourine)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1965

Mathias, William : A babe is born, Op. 55

• Performer: Mark Williams (Organ)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Folk songs of the four seasond - Winter :: 1. Children's Christmas song

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post-Romanti
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1949

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Folk songs of the four seasond - Winter :: 2. Wassail song

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post-Romanti
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1949

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Folk songs of the four seasond - Winter :: 3. In Bethlehem city

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post-Romanti
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1949

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Folk songs of the four seasond - Winter :: 4. God bless the Master

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Ensemble:
• Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post-Romanti
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1949

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