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

Finzi, Gerald
Ford, Martin - Arranger
Bridges, Robert Seymour - Lyricist
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Somerville, Jocelyn (soprano)
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
1 In Terra Pax, Christmas Scene, Op. 39 (arr. M. Ford for 2 voices, choir and organ) 15:58
Somerville, Jocelyn (soprano)
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
2 On Christmas Night, "Sussex Carol" (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ) 01:47
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Rutter, John
Rutter, John - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
3 Christmas Lullaby (version for choir and organ) 04:56
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Howells, Herbert
Winkworth, Catherine - Lyricist
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
4 A Spotless Rose 03:15
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Peacock, Adrian
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
5 Venite, Gaudete! 02:13
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Paish, Helena
Brontë, Anne - Lyricist
Somerville, Jocelyn (soprano)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
6 Music on Christmas Morning 03:56
Somerville, Jocelyn (soprano)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Rutter, John
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
7 Dormi, Jesu 05:17
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Chilcott, Bob
Traditional - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
8 Les anges dans nos campagnes (Angels, from the realms of glory) 03:08
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
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
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional
Woodward, George Ratcliffe - Lyricist
Nicholson, Stuart - Arranger
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
10 Ding Dong! Merrily On High (arr. S. Nicholson for choir and organ) 02:41
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Rutter, John
Rutter, John - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
11 Candlelight Carol (version for choir and organ) 04:23
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Llewellyn, William
Woodward, George Ratcliffe - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
12 London Waits (Past Three O'clock) 04:42
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Farrington, Iain
Traditional - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
13 Nova, nova 04:10
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Panufnik, Roxanna - Arranger
Limb, Elizabeth (soprano)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
14 Sleep, Jesus, Sleep (Spy, Isuse, Spy) (arr. R. Panufnik for voice, choir and piano) 04:12
Limb, Elizabeth (soprano)
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Berlin, Irving
Bernard, Felix
Styne, Jule
Martin, Hugh
Pierpont, James Lord
Richards, Goff - Arranger
Pierpont, James Lord - Lyricist
Cahn, Sammy - Lyricist
Blane, Ralph - Lyricist
Smith, Richard Bernhard - Lyricist
Berlin, Irving - Lyricist
Vasari Singers (Choir)
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
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Chilcott, Bob - Arranger
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
16 We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. B. Chilcott for choir and piano) 01:45
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (piano)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:11:41