An Evening of Readings & Carols: The 30th Anniversary Live Recording

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Label
GIA
Release Date
November 17, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Westminster Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Westminster Choir
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 17, 2023
    • UPC
      785147814122
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GIACD-1141
    • LABEL
      GIA
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Christmas / Chanukkah
    Works ⌄

    1. Who is this King of Glory (arr. J. Phillips for brass ensemble)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Timberdale Brass

    2. O nata lux de lumine

      Composer: Thomas Tallis

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir

      Conductor: James Jordan

    3. Christmas Eve, "Sarajevo 12/24" (arr. H. Morris for handbell ensemble)

      Composer: Robert Kinkel, Paul O'Neill

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

    4. Angel Tidings (arr. C. Dobrinski for handbell ensemble)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    5. Toccata on Veni Emmanuel

      Composer: Andrew Carter

      Performer: Robert McCormick

    6. I Wonder as I Wander (arr. S. Pilkington for voice and choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Chapel Choir

      Performer: Megan Gallagher

      Conductor: Alicia Brozovich

    7. Missa carolae: Processional (Guillô play your tambourin, Patapan) - Kyrie (Noël Nouvelet)

      Composer: James Whitbourn

      Ensemble: Westminster Alumni Choir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Timberdale Brass

      Performer: Ashley Reinhardt, Devin Embrich, Olivia Dunleavy, Robert McCormick

      Conductor: James Jordan

    8. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. A. Carter for choir and brass ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir, Timberdale Brass

      Conductor: Tyler Weakland

    9. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Entre nosotros nace un Dios (Sung in Spanish)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Westminster Symphonic Choir

      Performer: Robert McCormick

      Conductor: James Jordan

    10. Organ Improvisation

      Composer: Robert McCormick

      Performer: Robert McCormick

    11. The Strathclyde Motets: In splendoribus sanctorum (Amidst the splendours of the heavenly sanctuary)

      Composer: James MacMillan

      Ensemble: Westminster Chapel Choir

      Performer: Eric Schweingruber

      Conductor: Alicia Brozovich

    12. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IIc. Russian Dance, "Trepak" (arr. W.H. Griffin)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    13. Betelehemu (arr. B. Brooks)

      Composer: Babatunde Olatunji, Wendell P. Whalum

      Ensemble: Westminster Jubilee Singers

      Performer: Andrew Chownacki, Daniel Ware

      Conductor: Vinroy D. Brown Jr.

    14. O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. David Willcocks)

      Composer: John Francis Wade

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir, Timberdale Brass

      Conductor: Steve Pilkington

    15. In the Bleak Midwinter

      Composer: Steve Pilkington

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir

      Performer: Michael Woods, Tyler Weakland, Steve Pilkington

      Conductor: James Jordan

    16. On This Day Earth Shall Ring

      Composer: Cathy Moklebust

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

      Conductor: Kathleen Ebling Shaw

    17. Dona Nobis Pacem: O Man Greatly Beloved

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Timberdale Brass

      Performer: Summer Rae Kuhns, Joseph Richwine, Robert McCormick

      Conductor: James Jordan

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

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir, Timberdale Brass

      Performer: Robert McCormick

      Conductor: Steve Pilkington

    19. Festival First Nowell (arr. D. Forrest)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir, Timberdale Brass

      Performer: Robert McCormick

      Conductor: James Jordan

    20. Silent Night (arr. B. Waddles and T. Whitfield)

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir, Gospel Band

      Performer: Shreya Chowdhury

      Conductor: Vinroy D. Brown Jr.

    21. Ringing in the Season

      Composer: Dante Portella

      Ensemble: Westminster Concert Bell Choir

    22. Joy to the World (arr. K. Cowan for choir and brass ensemble)

      Composer: Lowell Mason

      Ensemble: Westminster Choir, Timberdale Brass

      Conductor: Tyler Weakland

    23. L'année d'or

      Composer: Joel Phillips

      Ensemble: Timberdale Brass

      Performer: Robert McCormick

      Conductor: Steve Pilkington

    24. The Lord Bless You And Keep You

      Composer: Peter Christian Lutkin

      Ensemble: Westminster Alumni Choir, Westminster Chapel Choir, Westminster Choir, Westminster Jubilee Singers

      Conductor: James Jordan

    25. Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella (arr. K. Chapman)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Robert McCormick


Prior to 1991, students at Westminster Choir College organized services of lessons and carols during the season of Advent. Inspired by the famous Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge, these services were held in Bristol Chapel under the leadership of Sacred Music students and accompanied by student organists. Each year, for the past 30 years, we have gathered to witness this familiar tradition and to be moved by sound and word. This evening brings stability, beauty, and comfort to all who experience the music in this great space. This 30th Anniversary live recording at the Princeton University Chapel includes the Westminster Alumni Choir, Westminster Chapel Choir, Westminster Choir, Westminster Concert Bell Choir, Westminster Jubilee Singers, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Timberdale Brass, and alumnus Robert McCormick on organ.

TRACKLIST OF WORKS:

Disc 1:

  • Who is This King of Glory?
  • Nata Lux
  • Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
  • Angel Tidings
  • Toccata on Veni Emmanuel
  • I Wonder as I Wander
  • Missa Carolae
  • Come, O Come Emmanuel
  • Handel: Messiah, HMW 56
  • Organ Improvisation
  • In Splendoribus Sanctorum (Strathclyde Motets)
  • Dame Russa Trepak
  • Betelehemu

Disc 2:

  • Come, All Ye Faithful
  • In the Bleak Midwinter
  • On This Day Earth Shall Rise
  • Dona Nobis Pacem
  • Hark the Herald Angels Sing
  • Festival First Nowell
  • Silent Night
  • Ringing in the Season
  • Joy to the World
  • L’année d’or
  • The Lord Bless You and Keep You
  • Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella