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Christmas With The Cincinnati May Festival Chorus

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Conlon, Porco, Macphail
Format
CD
Label
Fanfare Cincinnati
Released
Oct 06, 2017
Catalog #
FC-012
UPC
870362000129

About

The Cincinnati May Festival Chorus, the official chorus of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops, performs a capella traditional Christmas carols under the direction of Robert Porco. The May Festival Chorus has earned acclaim locally, nationally, and internationally for its musicality, vast range of repertoire and sheer power of sound. The Chorus of 145 professionally trained singers is the core artistic element of the Cincinnati May Festival as well as the official chorus of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops. Founded in 1873, the annual May Festival is the oldest, and one of the most prestigious, choral festivals in the Western Hemisphere. In this release, the Chorus performs sublime a capella arrangements of traditional Christmas hymns and carols.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Joy to the World (arr. J. Rutter for choir) 01:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Joy to the World (arr. J. Rutter for choir)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Lowell Mason
    Performer
    Heather MacPhail
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  2. 2 Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir) 02:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    John Francis Wade
    Performer
    Heather MacPhail
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  3. 3 Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir) 02:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Heather MacPhail
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  4. 4 Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. A. Parker and R. Shaw for choir) 02:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. A. Parker and R. Shaw for choir)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  5. 5 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 03:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Elizabeth Poston
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  6. 6 Masters in This Hall (arr. A. Parker and R. Shaw for choir) 02:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Masters in This Hall (arr. A. Parker and R. Shaw for choir)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  7. 7 Wassail Song (arr. R. Vaughan Williams for choir) 03:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Wassail Song (arr. R. Vaughan Williams for choir)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  8. 8 In the bleak midwinter 04:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    In the bleak midwinter
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  9. 9 O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. for choir) 04:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. for choir)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Lewis H. Redner
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  10. 10 O Magnum Mysterium 06:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    O Magnum Mysterium
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Morten Lauridsen
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  11. 11 Carol of the Bells (arr. P.J. Wilhousky for choir) 01:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Carol of the Bells (arr. P.J. Wilhousky for choir)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  12. 12 Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) 07:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Ave Maria (Angelus Domini)
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Biebl
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  13. 13 The Blessed Son of God 03:11
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Blessed Son of God
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  14. 14 Noel, Noel, Bells Are Ringing 02:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    Noel, Noel, Bells Are Ringing
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Wilbur Chenoweth
    Performer
    Heather MacPhail
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  15. 15 All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Rejoice, O Virgin 02:52
    Track
    15
    Title
    All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Rejoice, O Virgin
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  16. 16 A Hymn to the Virgin 03:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    A Hymn to the Virgin
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  17. 17 Lo how a rose e'er blooming (Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen) 04:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Lo how a rose e'er blooming (Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Michael Praetorius
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  18. 18 Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Op. 75, No. 2 01:53
    Track
    18
    Title
    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Op. 75, No. 2
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    John Gardner
    Performer
    Heather MacPhail
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  19. 19 Caroling, Caroling (arr. H. Ades for choir) 01:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    Caroling, Caroling (arr. H. Ades for choir)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Alfred Burt
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco
  20. 20 We Wish You A Merry Christmas (arr. A. Warrell for choir) 01:36
    Track
    20
    Title
    We Wish You A Merry Christmas (arr. A. Warrell for choir)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
    Conductor
    Robert Porco