Adeste Fideles: Christmas Carols from Her Majesty's Chapel Royal

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
August 12, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ATKINS BRITTEN HOWELLS RUTT
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Choir Of The Chapel Royal
    • PERFORMER
      Noble, Williams, Mann, Willcocks
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 12, 2016
    • UPC
      635212046029
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD460
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    2. Mary had a Baby (arr. M. Sargent for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    3. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

      Composer: Elizabeth Poston

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    4. Once in Royal David's City (arr. A.H. Mann and D. Willcocks for choir and organ)

      Composer: Henry John Gauntlett

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    5. On Christmas Night, "Sussex Carol" (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    6. The Lamb

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    7. A maiden most gentle (arr. A. Carter for choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    8. Hosanna to the Son of David

      Composer: Thomas Weelkes

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    9. The Three Kings

      Composer: Jonathan Dove

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    10. Spanish Carol (arr. A. Carter for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    11. Suo Gan (arr. G. Guest for choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    12. Christus, Op. 97: Recitative: When Jesus, Our Lord (Sung in English)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    13. O Little Town of Bethlehem (descant by Thomas Armstrong) (arr. R. Vaughan Williams for choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    14. I Saw Three Ships (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    15. The Little Road To Bethlehem

      Composer: Michael Head

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    16. Ding dong! Merrily on high (arr. C. Wood for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    17. A New Year Carol

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    18. Blessed Jesu! Here We Stand

      Composer: Richard Popplewell

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    19. Ave Maria

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    20. Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ)

      Composer: John Francis Wade

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    21. The Three Kings (arr. I. Atkins for choir)

      Composer: Peter Cornelius

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    22. The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (arr. M. Sargent for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    23. The Holy and the Ivy

      Composer: John Gardner

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    24. A Spotless Rose

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    25. Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Performer: Martyn Noble

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams

    26. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. A. Gant for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir

      Conductor: Huw Tregelles Williams


This new release from The Choir of Chapel Royal features Christmas carols both old and new. These songs were recorded in St. James’s Palace, London, and the stunning acoustics can be heard in each track. Huw Williams currently serves as Director of Music at Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace. He also directs Cantemus Chamber Choir and Stroud Choral Society, and is on the faculty at Eton College.