CHRISTMAS AT TRINITY (Trinity Church Choir, New York, O. Burdick)

The choir at Trinity Church, Wall Street, led by Owen Burdick has here recorded a truly delightful disc of Christmas favourites, book-ended by the traditional Once in Royal David’s City and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – as a nod to the famous Kings College program of Lessons and Carols – and filled with choral music ranging from the familiar to the lesser-known. This recording follows their tremendously successful recording of Handel’s Messiah released two years ago and positively reviewed in The New York Times and Early Music America and called by American Record Guide, an “excellent addition to the catalogue”. Here again, Burdick and the Trinity Church offer a disc of Christmas gems all recorded in the glorious acoustic of that historic space. Trinity Church holds a special place in the history of Christmas music, having been the site of the New World premieres of both the Messiah and the Christmas carol Silent Night included here.

Tracklist

Grauntlett, Henry John
Alexander, Cecil Frances - Lyricist
Mann, Arthur Henry - Arranger
Gauntlett, Henry John - Arranger
Ledger, Philip - Arranger
Bartram, Amy (soprano)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
1Once in Royal David's City (arr. H.J. Gauntlett and A.H. Mann for choir, descant by P. Ledger)05:45
Bartram, Amy (soprano)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Rutter, John - Arranger
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
2Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir)03:06
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Cornelius, Peter
Cornelius, Peter - Lyricist
Nicolai, Philipp - Lyricist
Atkins, Ivor - Arranger
Lippold, Richard (bass-baritone)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
3Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: No. 3. Die Konige (The 3 Kings) (arr. I. Atkins for choir)02:41
Lippold, Richard (bass-baritone)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Hadley, Patrick
Traditional - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
4I Sing of a Maiden02:23
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Wade, John Francis
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
5O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)04:01
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Davies, Henry Walford - Arranger
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
6The Holy and The Ivy (arr. H.W. Davies for choir)02:47
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Darke, Harold
Rossetti, Christina - Lyricist
Jamison, Barbara Lynne (soprano)
Sands, Stephen (tenor)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
7In the Bleak Midwinter04:35
Jamison, Barbara Lynne (soprano)
Sands, Stephen (tenor)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Shephard, Richard - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Hoyt, Ann (soprano)
Sands, Stephen (tenor)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
8I Wonder as I Wander (arr. R. Shephard for choir)03:00
Hoyt, Ann (soprano)
Sands, Stephen (tenor)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Ord, Boris
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
9Adam Lay Ybounden01:22
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Green, Forest
Armstrong, Thomas - Arranger
Ledger, Philip - Arranger
Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Arranger
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
10O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. R. Vaughan Williams and P. Ledger for choir, descant by T. Armstrong)03:48
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
11I Saw Three Ships (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)01:41
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Pearsall, Robert Lucas - Arranger
Neale, John Mason - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
12In Dulci Jubilo (arr. R.L. Pearsall for choir)03:16
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Kirkpatrick, William J.
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Hoyt, Ann (soprano)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
13Away In a Manger (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)02:27
Hoyt, Ann (soprano)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Theodoricus Petri Nylandensis
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Prudentius, Aurelius Clemens - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
14Of the Father's Heart Begotten (arr. D. Willcocks)05:11
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
15Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)02:03
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Pettman, Edgar - Arranger
Baring-Gould, Sabine - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
16Gabriel's Message (arr. E. Pettman for choir)02:20
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Holst, Gustav
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
17Lullay, My Liking03:41
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Ledger, Philip - Lyricist
Handl, Jacobus - Arranger
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
18Resonet In Laudibus (arr. J. Handl for choir)02:35
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Montgomery, James - Lyricist
Ledger, Philip - Arranger
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
19Angels, from the Realms of Glory (arr. P. Ledger for choir)03:00
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Traditional
Ledger, Philip - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
20Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) (arr. P. Ledger for choir)01:56
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Mathias, William
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
21A Babe is Born, Op. 5503:25
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Gruber, Franz Xaver
Ledger, Philip - Arranger
Willcocks, David - Lyricist
Mohr, Josef - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
22Silent Night (arr. P. Ledger for choir)03:22
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Wesley, Charles - Lyricist
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
23Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)03:07
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (organ)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:11:32