A Winter's Night / Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
August 21, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Winchester College Chapel Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Onyx Brass, Cunningham, Ionascu
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 21, 2020
    • UPC
      635212064627
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD646
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I Saw Three Ships (arr. P. Marshall for choir, brass quintet and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    2. I. In dulci Jubilo

      Composer: Cecilia McDowall

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    3. II. O little one sweet

      Composer: Cecilia McDowall

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    4. III. Noël nouvelet

      Composer: Cecilia McDowall

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    5. IV. Still, still, still

      Composer: Cecilia McDowall

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    6. V. Sussex carol

      Composer: Cecilia McDowall

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    7. Adam lay ybounden

      Composer: Philip Ledger

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    8. O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. R. Vaughan Williams and O. Tarney for choir, brass quintet, percussion and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    9. Puer natus in Bethlehem

      Composer: Samuel Scheidt

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir

      Performer: Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    10. See Amid the Winter's Snow (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ)

      Composer: John Goss

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir

      Performer: Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    11. In The Bleak Midwinter (arr. T. Jackson for brass quintet)

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: Onyx Brass

    12. Away in a Manger (arr. R. Quinney for choir)

      Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    13. What Sweeter Music

      Composer: John Rutter

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir

      Performer: Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    14. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    15. Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir, brass quintet, percussion and organ)

      Composer: John Francis Wade

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    16. Past Three O'Clock (arr. R. Harvey for brass quintet)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Onyx Brass

    17. The Holly and the Ivy

      Composer: Jonathan Willcocks

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    18. Mater ora filium (arr. H. Oxley for choir and organ)

      Composer: Charles Wood

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir

      Performer: Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    19. Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. O. Tarney for choir, brass quintet, percussion and organ)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu

    20. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. M. Wilberg and M. Jordan for choir, brass quintet, percussion and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass

      Performer: Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham

      Conductor: Howard Ionascu


The addition of a brass ensemble to Christmas concerts and carol services, combining with the more traditional sounds of choir and organ, has become increasingly popular in recent years. This recording brings together a number of works for the specific forces of choir, brass quintet, organ and percussion, some of which have been arranged specially for this release. Interspersed amongst these works are a selection of popular Christmas carols which have formed and integral part of Winchester College Chapel Choir’s core repertoire for many years. Winchester College was founded by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, in 1382, and Winchester College Quiristers have for over 625 years sung services in Winchester College Chapel. In modem times they have formed a choir renowned for its excellence. Having celebrated its 25th anniversary in the 2017-18 season, Onyx Brass continues to be the leading light in establishing the brass quintet as a medium for serious chamber music, inspired by the pioneering early years of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. To this end, the group has commissioned and performed the world premières of over 200 new works, with many more in the pipeline for performance and recording.

REVIEWS:

The heart of this grouping of Christmas songs is the cantata A Winter’s Night by Cecilia McDowall. That is not really new music; all the tunes are traditional ones, arranged by the composer. Some seem unnecessarily complex, but that’s what contemporary composers do. In the end, it’s all very English, but not unfamiliar, and if you like organ and brass along with a choir you might well go for this.

– American Record Guide