Advent Live / Nethsingha

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
October 5, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      The Choir Of St John'S College
    • PERFORMER
      Cambridge, Nethsingha
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 05, 2018
    • UPC
      635212053522
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD535
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. A Hymn of St. Columba

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    2. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

      Composer: James Burton

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Jack Hawkins, Michael Bell, James Adams, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    3. 8 Traditional English Carols: No. 6. The Truth Sent from Above (arr. C. Robinson for choir and organ)

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Glen Dempsey

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    4. Adam Lay Ybounden

      Composer: Ian Shaw

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    5. The Cherry Tree Carol (arr. S. Cleobury for choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: William Buttery, Benedict Flinn, Glen Dempsey

    6. Vigilate

      Composer: James Long

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    7. Motets for 4 Voices, Book 1, "Motecta festorum totius anni": No. 13. Fuit homo missus a Deo

      Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    8. This is the Record of John

      Composer: Orlando Gibbons

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Hugh Cutting, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    9. The Linden Tree Carol

      Composer: Malcolm Archer

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    10. There is No Rose, Op. 14

      Composer: John Joubert

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    11. The Birth of Speech

      Composer: Tim Watts

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Stephanie Childress, Julia Hwang, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    12. The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (arr. E. Pettman for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    13. I Know a Flower

      Composer: Francis Jackson

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    14. Glory to the Christ Child

      Composer: Alan Bullard

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    15. Lux Mundi

      Composer: Paul Comeau

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    16. I Sing of a Maiden

      Composer: Ian Shaw

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Anne Denholm

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

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

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    18. The Clouded Heaven

      Composer: Judith Bingham

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    19. Noe, noe

      Composer: David Bednall

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha


A Staple of the British choral world, the Advent service from St John's College, Cambridge is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 every year, and features a variety of new commissions alongside much-loved favorites from the festive season. This album of live recordings features performances by the choir from their four most recent services from 2014-17. The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (link is external) is one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world – known and loved by millions from its broadcasts, concert tours and over 90 recordings. Founded in the 1670s, the Choir is known for its rich, warm and distinctive sound, its expressive interpretations and its ability to sing in a variety of styles. Alongside this discipline, the Choir is particularly proud of its happy, relaxed and mutually supportive atmosphere. The Choir is directed by Andrew Nethsingha following in a long line of eminent Directors of Music, recently Dr George Guest, Dr Christopher Robinson and Dr David Hill.