An English Christmas / Westminster Concert Bell Choir

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Label
Westminster Choir College
Release Date
October 9, 2015
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GRUBER HOLST CALKIN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Westminster Concert Bell Choir
    • PERFORMER
      WESTMINSTER CONCERT BELL CHOIR
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 09, 2015
    • UPC
      888295306386
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      WCC1510
    • LABEL
      Westminster Choir College
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Vocal
    Works ⌄

    1. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. G.M. Pysh for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    2. Greensleeves (arr. C. Moklebust for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    3. Personent hodie (arr. C. Moklebust for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    4. Stille Nacht (Silent Night) (arr. J.E. Weber, Jr. for handbells)

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    5. Sussex Carol (arr. P. Young for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    6. Coventry Carol (arr. R.E. Frey for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    7. Wexford Carol (arr. H. Morris for voice and handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Performer: Emmanuel Acosta

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    8. An English Carol (Good King Wenceslas) (arr. A. Sherman for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    9. Slumber Song (arr. M. R. Tucker for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    10. Masters in This Hall (arr. A. Sherman for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    11. In the bleak midwinter (arr. K.L. Buckwalter for handbells)

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    12. Ding, Dong, Merrily on High (arr. F. Gramann for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    13. The Boar's Head (arr. K. McChesney for handbells)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    14. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (arr. C. Dobrinski for handbells)

      Composer: John B. Calkin

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw


An English Christmas from Westminster Choir College Recordings, is the perfect way to “ring in the holidays” with the joyous sounds of Christmas, the album’s arrangements of holiday favorites being performed on the world’s largest range of handbells. The Westminster Concert Bell Choir is considered to be America’s leading handbell ensemble. Hailed for its virtuosity, the Westminster Concert Bell Choir performs on the largest range of handbells in the world. The choir has appeared on Public Television’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and several holiday broadcasts of NBC’s Today show. Recent performances include joining Josh Groban to perform The Bells of New York for the national broadcast of the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center, as well as having performed at Carnegie Hall twice during the Christmas season. Kathleen Ebling Shaw is in demand as a conductor and handbell clinician worldwide. She has conducted ensembles and led symposia throughout the US, Japan, England, Korea and Australia. - Naxos