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E. Johnson, Dove: Songs of Celebration / Partington, Lenehan, Choir of Gloucester Cathedral
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E. Johnson, Dove: Songs of Celebration / Partington, Lenehan, Choir of Gloucester Cathedral

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Details

Composer
Emma Johnson, Jonathan Dove, Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Emma Johnson, Adrian Partington, John Lenehan, Recorder Consort
Format
CD
Label
Nimbus
Released
Sep 02, 2022
Catalog #
NI6431
UPC
0710357643125

About

In 2018 I was delighted to accept the challenge of writing a Christmas song for clarinet and higher voices and decided to set one of my favorite medieval poems, I Sing of a Maiden that is Makeless. The poem tells of the miracle of the divine birth and is a paean to the mother of Christ. I became so fascinated with composing for clarinet and upper voices that I found myself writing three more songs, all celebrating the Christmas story. All four songs are grouped under the title, Songs of Celebration and they can be performed separately or as a suite. Oddly, the lyrics for Precious Gift, came to me whilst waiting in an NHS hospital waiting room. Perhaps influenced by my surroundings, I focus on the pain inherent in baby Jesus’ story! An epilogue from the clarinet expressing grief completes the story and turns the mood around in readiness for the final carol. There is No Rose of Such Virtue is another early 15th century poem equating Mary with a vigorously growing rose, a popular metaphor of the time. It was very gratifying to see the children in Gloucester cathedral choir singing this carol with gusto, relishing its beat boxing and glissandi which felt at once incongruously modern and yet perfectly apposite in the cathedral surroundings. (Emma Johnson)

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Sing of a Maiden 04:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Sing of a Maiden
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Emma Johnson
    Performer
    Emma Johnson
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  2. 2 II. He is Born the Divine Infant King 03:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. He is Born the Divine Infant King
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Emma Johnson
    Performer
    Emma Johnson
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  3. 3 III. Precious Gift 03:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Precious Gift
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Emma Johnson
    Performer
    Emma Johnson
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  4. 4 IV. There Is No Rose 02:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. There Is No Rose
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Emma Johnson
    Performer
    Emma Johnson
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  5. 5 I. Opening 09:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Opening
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Emma Johnson, John Lenehan
  6. 6 II. Into the Street the Piper Stepped 06:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Into the Street the Piper Stepped
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Emma Johnson, John Lenehan
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir, Recorder Consort
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  7. 7 III. Once More He Stepped Into the Street 12:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Once More He Stepped Into the Street
    Duration
    12:16
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Emma Johnson, John Lenehan
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir, Recorder Consort
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  8. 8 Carol of the Bells (arr. E. Johnson for choir and clarinet) 02:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Carol of the Bells (arr. E. Johnson for choir and clarinet)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
    Performer
    Emma Johnson
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  9. 9 Coventry Carol (arr. E. Johnson for choir and clarinet) 03:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    Coventry Carol (arr. E. Johnson for choir and clarinet)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Emma Johnson
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  10. 10 Silent Night (arr. E. Johnson for choir and clarinet) 04:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Silent Night (arr. E. Johnson for choir and clarinet)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Performer
    Emma Johnson
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  11. 11 Variations on We Wish You A Merry Christmas 03:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variations on We Wish You A Merry Christmas
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Emma Johnson
    Performer
    Emma Johnson, John Lenehan
  12. 12 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. E. Johnson for choir, clarinet and piano) 04:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. E. Johnson for choir, clarinet and piano)
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Emma Johnson, John Lenehan
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington