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Christmas with St John's
Various composers

The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge

Christmas with St John's

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212045824
Catnr: SIGCD 458
Release date: 30 September 2016
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Signum Classics
UPC
0635212045824
Catalogue number
SIGCD 458
Release date
30 September 2016
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About the album

Well ahead of the Holiday season, The Choir of St. John’s College along with their director Andrew Nathsingha present this new release featuring brand new Christmas Music. Opening the album is a work commissioned by former St. John’s organ scholar Stephen Cleobury: “The Shepherd’s Carol” by Bob Chilcott’s. Two works commissioned by the choir are featured, Michael Finnissy’s “John The Baptist,” and Judith Bingham’s “The Clouded Heaven.” The Choir of St. John’s College is one of the finest choral ensembles of men and boys, and have been recognized for their distinctive sound and as a cornerstone of the English choral music tradition since the seventeenth century.
Voortreffelijk mannen- en jongenskoor zingt hedendaagse kerstliederen
Kerstmis biedt de perfecte mogelijkheid om gloednieuwe muziek aan een breed publiek te presenteren. Deze opname met hedendaagse koorwerken toont aan dat The Choir of St John’s College een belangrijke rol op dit gebied speelt. Het bevat twee werken die in opdracht van het koor zijn gecomponeerd: Judith Binghams The Clouded Heaven en Michael Finnissy’s John the Baptist. Het programma begint met Bob Chilcotts The Shepherd’s Carol en eindigt met het ritmisch aanstekelijke Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day van John Gardner.

The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge is een van de voortreffelijkste mannen- en jongenskoren ter wereld, bekend en geliefd bij miljoenen om hun albums, uitzendingen en concerttours. Het koor vormt een hoeksteen van de Engelse koortraditie sinds de jaren 1670. Het staat bekend om zijn typische, rijke en expressieve klank. Op dit album wordt het koor geleid door Andrew Nethsinga.

Artist(s)

Andrew Nethsingha (conductor)

Performing as a conductor and organist in North America, South Africa, Far East, and throughout Europe, Andrew Nethsingha has been Director of Music at St John’s College, Cambridge since 2007. His innovations at St John’s have included weekly webcasts and a termly Bach cantata series.  His recordings for Chandos have been well reviewed. Andrew Nethsingha received his early musical training as a chorister at Exeter Cathedral, where his father was organist for over a quarter of a century. He later studied at the Royal College of Music, where he won seven prizes, and at St John’s College, Cambridge. He held Organ Scholarships under Christopher Robinson, at St George’s Windsor, and George Guest, at St John’s, before becoming Assistant Organist at Wells...
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Performing as a conductor and organist in North America, South Africa, Far East, and throughout Europe, Andrew Nethsingha has been Director of Music at St John’s College, Cambridge since 2007. His innovations at St John’s have included weekly webcasts and a termly Bach cantata series. His recordings for Chandos have been well reviewed.

Andrew Nethsingha received his early musical training as a chorister at Exeter Cathedral, where his father was organist for over a quarter of a century. He later studied at the Royal College of Music, where he won seven prizes, and at St John’s College, Cambridge. He held Organ Scholarships under Christopher Robinson, at St George’s Windsor, and George Guest, at St John’s, before becoming Assistant Organist at Wells Cathedral. He was subsequently Director of Music at Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals. Other recent positions have included Artistic Director of the Gloucester Three Choirs Festival and Musical Director of the Gloucester Choral Society.

He has served as President of the Cathedral Organists’ Association. He has worked with some of the UK’s leading orchestras. Andrew’s concerts with the Philharmonia Orchestra have included many of the major choral works: Mahler’s 8th Symphony, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Britten War Requiem, Brahms Requiem, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and The Kingdom, Walton Belshazzar’s Feast, Poulenc Gloria and Duruflé Requiem. He has also worked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, Britten Sinfonia, the Aarhus Symfoniorkester and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Recent conducting engagements have included the BBC Proms, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Tokyo Suntory Hall. He regularly runs choral courses in various countries, including France and the U.S.A.


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01.
The Shepherd’s Carol
03:40
(Bob Chilcott) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
02.
The Holly and the Ivy
02:54
(traditional) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
03.
Sir Christèmas
01:33
(William Mathias)
04.
O Oriens
04:35
(Cecilia McDowall) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
05.
Adam Lay ybounden
01:19
(Boris Ord) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
06.
A Spotless Rose
02:00
(Philip Ledger) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
07.
The Seven Joys of Mary
04:45
The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
08.
Dormi Jesu
04:56
(John Rutter) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
09.
Creator of the Stars of Night
03:41
The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
10.
I Wonder as I Wander
01:46
(Carl Rutti) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
11.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
04:49
(Henry Walford Davies) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
12.
I Saw Three Ships
02:00
(traditional) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
13.
Three Kings
02:40
(Peter Cornelius) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
14.
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
02:03
The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
15.
As Dew in Aprylle
01:57
(Peter Warlock) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
16.
John the Baptist
03:26
The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
17.
Mary’s Magnificat
03:24
(Andrew Carter) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
18.
People, look East
03:18
(Peter Tranchell) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
19.
Silent Night
03:19
(Franz Gruber) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
20.
Out of Your Sleep Arise
02:43
(Anthony Milner) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
21.
Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree
03:34
(Elizabeth Poston) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
22.
Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day
02:23
(John Gardner) The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
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