Signum Classics

Christmas with St. John's / Nethsingha, Choir of St. John's Cambridge

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Details

Composer: GRUBER RUTTER TRANCHELL
Artist: Nethsingha
Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
Released: Aug 12, 2016
Catalog #: SIGCD458
UPC: 635212045824

About

The St. John's College Choir (men and boys) has enjoyed wide success with previous holiday releases, partly due to excellent engineering, more due to the clarity of the choral singing, and most of all due to the fresh and coherent programming concepts offered by director Andrew Nethsingha. Here you get a variety of short pieces rooted in, but not hewing to, traditional carols, a few by well-known composers (John Rutter, Bob Chilcott, Peter Warlock), the majority by names that will be new even to many English listeners. The overall mood is meditative, with just a few of the bumping-along, organ-accompanied sorts of work; much of the music is a cappella. A wonderful holiday release with a good measure of seriousness.

– All Music Guide (James Manheim)

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Tracklist 22 tracks

1 The Shepherd's Carol 03:32

Track
1

Title
The Shepherd's Carol
Duration
03:32
Composer
Bob Chilcott
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
2 The holly and the ivy (arr. H.W. Davies for mixed choir) 02:55

Track
2

Title
The holly and the ivy (arr. H.W. Davies for mixed choir)
Duration
02:55
Composer
Traditional
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
3 Ave Rex, Op. 45: IV. Sir Christèmas (version for choir and organ) 01:06

Track
3

Title
Ave Rex, Op. 45: IV. Sir Christèmas (version for choir and organ)
Duration
01:06
Composer
William Mathias
Performer
Joseph Wicks
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
4 7 Advent Antiphons: No. 5. O Oriens 01:15

Track
4

Title
7 Advent Antiphons: No. 5. O Oriens
Duration
01:15
Composer
Cecilia McDowall
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
5 Adam lay y-bounden 02:54

Track
5

Title
Adam lay y-bounden
Duration
02:54
Composer
Boris Ord
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
6 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (A Spotless Rose) (arr. P. Ledger for mixed choir) 04:23

Track
6

Title
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (A Spotless Rose) (arr. P. Ledger for mixed choir)
Duration
04:23
Composer
Traditional
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
7 The seven joys of Mary (arr. W. Whitehead for mixed choir) 03:13

Track
7

Title
The seven joys of Mary (arr. W. Whitehead for mixed choir)
Duration
03:13
Composer
Traditional
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
8 Dormi, Jesu 05:22

Track
8

Title
Dormi, Jesu
Duration
05:22
Composer
John Rutter
Performer
Joseph Wicks
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
9 Creator of the Stars of Night (arr. J. Scott for mixed choir) 02:32

Track
9

Title
Creator of the Stars of Night (arr. J. Scott for mixed choir)
Duration
02:32
Composer
Traditional
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
10 3 Carols: No. 1. I wonder as I wander 01:52

Track
10

Title
3 Carols: No. 1. I wonder as I wander
Duration
01:52
Composer
Carl Rütti
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
11 O little town of Bethlehem 03:22

Track
11

Title
O little town of Bethlehem
Duration
03:22
Composer
Henry Walford Davies
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
12 I Saw Three Ships (arr. S. Preston for mixed choir) 03:23

Track
12

Title
I Saw Three Ships (arr. S. Preston for mixed choir)
Duration
03:23
Composer
Traditional
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
13 The Three Kings 05:23

Track
13

Title
The Three Kings
Duration
05:23
Composer
Peter Cornelius
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
14 Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood for mixed choir) 01:23

Track
14

Title
Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood for mixed choir)
Duration
01:23
Composer
Traditional
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
15 As Dew in Aprylle 03:21

Track
15

Title
As Dew in Aprylle
Duration
03:21
Composer
Peter Warlock
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
16 John the Baptist 02:12

Track
16

Title
John the Baptist
Duration
02:12
Composer
Michael Finnissy
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
17 Mary's Magnificat 02:31

Track
17

Title
Mary's Magnificat
Duration
02:31
Composer
Andrew Carter
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
18 People look East (arr. P. Marchbank for mixed choir) 02:51

Track
18

Title
People look East (arr. P. Marchbank for mixed choir)
Duration
02:51
Composer
Peter Tranchell
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
19 Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. M. Blatchly for mixed choir) 04:12

Track
19

Title
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. M. Blatchly for mixed choir)
Duration
04:12
Composer
Franz Xaver Gruber
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
20 Out of your sleep arise and wake 03:12

Track
20

Title
Out of your sleep arise and wake
Duration
03:12
Composer
Anthony Milner
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
21 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 03:22

Track
21

Title
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Duration
03:22
Composer
Elizabeth Poston
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha
22 Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Op. 75, No. 2 01:21

Track
22

Title
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Op. 75, No. 2
Duration
01:21
Composer
John Gardner
Ensemble
Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha