A Victorian Christmas

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Album Summary

Performers

• Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Revels Chorus
• Children's Waits
• Tom Kruskal (Concertina)
• Hannah Emlen (Cello)
• Parlour Orchestra
• John Rockwell (Tenor)
• Adrian Nussdorder (Voice)
• Adrian Nussdorfer
• Jamie Jaffe (Alto)
• John Langstaff (Voice)
• Donald Duncan (Guitar)
• Ken Pullig (Trumpet)
• Holly Teichholz
• David Coffin (Voice)
• Holly Teichholtz (Voice)
• Ann Rooney (Voice)
• Donald Wilkinson (Baritone)
• Children's Chorus
• David Jones (Piano)
• The Revels
• Maggi Peirce (Voice)
• Paul Guttry (Voice)
• Pamela Dellal (Mezzo Soprano)
• Gail Abbey (Voice)
• Margot Chamberlain (Harp)

Conductor

• Emlen, George

Ensembles

• Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Children's Waits
• Parlour Orchestra
• Revels Chorus

Composers

• Spoken Word
• Brian Holmes
• Harry Von Tilzer (1872 - 1946)
• Christmas Traditional
• Franz Gruber (Composer) (1787 - 1863)
• Dutch Traditional
• Anonymous
• Harry Castling
• Scottish Traditional

Notes & Reviews:

Selections recorded at Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusets and at First Parish in Brookline, Massachusets, in June and July, 1999.

Personnel: John Langstaff (vocals, baritone); John Rockwell , Holly Teichholz, Jamie Jaffe, Maggi Peirce, Donald Wilkinson, David Jones, Gail Abbey, David Coffin, Pamela Dellal, Paul Guttry, Ann Rooney (vocals); Donald A. Duncan (bass voice, guitar); Margot Chamberlain (harp); Peter Hughes (violin); Hannah Emlen (cello); Peter H. Bloom (flute); Tom Kruskal (concertina); Chester Brezniak (clarinet); Ken Pullig (trumpet, flugelhorn); Darryl Robbins, Dana Oakes (trumpet); Richard Hudson (French horn); Hans Bohn, David Lindsey (trombone); Gregory Fritze (tuba); Jacqueline Schwab (piano); Sarah Tenney (timpani, percussion).

Recording information: First Parish, Brookline, MA (06/1999-07/1999); Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (06/1999-07/1999).

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Word, Spoken : Street Cries (A Victorian Christmas Revels)

• Performers: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble; Revels Chorus; Children's Waits
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Work(s) :: Gooding Carol / Wessel Cup Carol

• Performers: Tom Kruskal (Concertina); Hannah Emlen (Cello); Revels Chorus; Children's Waits
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Children's Waits
• Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.

Anonymous : A Merry Christmas

• Performers: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble; Revels Chorus
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.
• Form: Christmas

Anonymous : Hail to Brittania, children's song

• Performers: Parlour Orchestra; Children's Waits
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.

Anonymous : Little Jack Horner

• Performer: Children's Waits
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Children's Waits
• Form: Vocal

Traditional, Christmas : Come, Shepherds, Rise (16th C. Bohemian)

• Performers: John Rockwell (Tenor); Adrian Nussdorder (Voice); Adrian Nussdorfer; Revels Chorus; Parlour Orchestra; Jamie Jaffe (Alto)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Children's Waits
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.

Holmes, Brian : The Kings, for voice, choir & brass ensemble

• Performers: John Langstaff (Voice); Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble; Revels Chorus
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Traditional, Christmas : O Little Town of Bethlehem

• Performers: Parlour Orchestra; Revels Chorus; Jamie Jaffe (Alto)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1868

Gruber, Franz : Silent Night

• Performers: Donald Duncan (Guitar); Revels Chorus; Ken Pullig (Trumpet)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Revels Chorus
• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1818

Traditional, Christmas : In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones)

• Performers: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble; Holly Teichholz; David Coffin (Voice); Holly Teichholtz (Voice); Ann Rooney (Voice); Revels Chorus; Donald Wilkinson (Baritone)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1400

Traditional, Christmas : We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)

• Performers: Parlour Orchestra; Children's Chorus; Revels Chorus
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Revels Chorus
• Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 15th Century

Traditional, Christmas : The Twelve Days of Christmas

• Performers: David Jones (Piano); The Revels; Donald Duncan (Guitar)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Children's Waits
• Notes: Composition written: By 1864.
• Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1864

Castling, Harry : Let's All Go Down The Strand

• Performers: Parlour Orchestra; Revels Chorus; Maggi Peirce (Voice); David Jones (Piano)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Revels Chorus
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : Miss Hoolihan's Christmas Cake, for voice, choir & orchestra

• Performers: David Jones (Piano); Parlour Orchestra; Revels Chorus
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• Ensemble: Parlour Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Work(s) :: Parlour Dances

• Performer: Parlour Orchestra
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Revels Chorus
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.

VonTilzer, Harry : Down at the Old Bull and Bush, for voice, choir & orchestra

• Performers: Parlour Orchestra; Revels Chorus; Maggi Peirce (Voice)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Parlour Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Traditional, Dutch : Polly Perkin

• Performers: David Jones (Piano); Revels Chorus; Parlour Orchestra
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• Ensemble: Parlour Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : Work(s) :: Lancers Medley

• Performer: Parlour Orchestra
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• Ensemble: Revels Chorus
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.

Anonymous : Don't Have Any More, Mrs. Moore, for voice, choir & organ

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• Ensemble: Parlour Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : Malpas Wassail, for choir

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• Ensemble: Revels Chorus
• Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.

Traditional, Scottish : Auld Lang Syne

• Performers: Paul Guttry (Voice); Pamela Dellal (Mezzo Soprano); Gail Abbey (Voice); John Langstaff (Voice); Parlour Orchestra; Revels Chorus
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• Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1797

Traditional, Christmas : When Christmas Morn Was Dawning

• Performers: Margot Chamberlain (Harp); Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble; Children's Waits; Revels Chorus
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Past Three O'clock, carol (English)

• Performers: Revels Chorus; David Coffin (Voice)
• Conductor: George Emlen
• Ensemble: Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble
• Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.