Choral Music (Christmas) - FINZI, G. / RUTTER, J. / HOWELLS, H. / PEACOCK, A. (Music on Christmas Morning) (Vasari Singers, M. Ford, Backhouse)
Christmas is a time for special musical experiences, from gentle traditional carols to rousing calls for worship. This recording fully represents the Vasari Singers’ renowned seasonal programmes, mixing familiar festive fun with newly inspired creations such as the world premiere recording of Helena Paish’s beautiful setting of words by the youngest of the Brontë sisters. From the evocative narrative of Finzi’s In Terra Pax to the joyous potpourri of A Merry Little Christmas, this, like the Vasari Singers’ previous Christmas release, A Winter’s Light (Naxos 8.573030), is a recording to treasure.
Tracklist
Bridges, Robert Seymour - Lyricist
Ford, Martin - Arranger
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Rutter, John - Lyricist
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Winkworth, Catherine - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Brontë, Anne - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor - Lyricist
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
| 9 | Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing?) (arr. D. Willcocks for voice, choir and organ) | 04:10 |
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Nicholson, Stuart - Arranger
Woodward, George Ratcliffe - Lyricist
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Rutter, John - Lyricist
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Woodward, George Ratcliffe - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Panufnik, Roxanna - Arranger
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Berlin, Irving
Martin, Hugh
Styne, Jule
Pierpont, James Lord
Cahn, Sammy - Lyricist
Richards, Goff - Arranger
Pierpont, James Lord - Lyricist
Blane, Ralph - Lyricist
Smith, Richard Bernhard - Lyricist
Berlin, Irving - Lyricist
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
| 15 | Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Winter Wonderland - Let it Snow - White Christmas - Jingle Bells (arr. G. Richards for choir and piano as A Merry Little Christmas) | 05:08 |
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Chilcott, Bob - Arranger
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)




























