In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

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

Conductor

• Wetton, Hilary Davan

Ensemble

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Composers

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

Notes & Reviews:

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

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

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• 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
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Christmas

Howells, Herbert : Here is the little door

• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• 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 : Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus

• Performer: Roderick Williams (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• 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); Roderick Williams (Bass Baritone); Mark Williams (Organ)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• Running Time: 16 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1954

Warlock, Peter : Three Carols, for chorus

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

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

• Performer: Julia Doyle (Soprano)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• 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
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1988

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

• Performers: Ben Glassberg (Tambourine); Mark Williams (Piano)
• Conductor: Hilary Wetton
• 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
• Notes: St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London, England (07/14/2009-07/15/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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