The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge / Graham Ross
An English Christmas
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Recorded live at the Domkerk Utrecht, 19 December 2023
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About this concert
Spicy gingerbread, warm wine, thousands of lights and almost as many gifts: lovely! But it won’t really be Christmas without the magnificent seasonal classics, with just the right dose of poignancy and shouts of joy. As one of the best university choirs in the world, the Choir of Clare College Cambridge is the ideal mood creator for the most beautiful time of the year. Between stillness and revelry, the singers curate the ultimate end-of-year soundtrack with age-old traditionals, festive polyphony and English choral classics from past and present.
Programme
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Anonymous / arr. Graham Ross
O come, O come, Emmanuel
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Anonymous
Ther is no Ros of swych vertu
15th century -
Michael Praetorius
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Quem pastores laudaverec1571-1621 -
Cristóbal de Morales
O magnum mysterium
c1500-1553 -
Michael Praetorius / arr. Jan Sandström
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
*1954 -
William Byrd
Vigilate
c1540-1623 -
Jean Mouton
Nesciens mater
before 1459-1522 -
William Byrd
Lullaby: My Sweet Little Baby
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Harold Darke
In the bleak midwinter
1888-1976 -
Anonymous / arr. Stuart Nicholson
Ding! Dong! Merrily on high
*1975 -
Michael Praetorius / arr. Melchior Vulpius
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
1570-1615 -
Hieronymus Praetorius
Magnificat quinti toni
1560-1629 -
Sally Beamish
In the stillness
*1956 -
Herbert Howells
A Spotless Rose
1892-1983 -
Traditional / arr. Graham Ross
Silent Night
Musicians
- Emma Caroe, Emily Coatsworth, Jessica Folwell, Jemima Gazzard, Maria Teresa Maddison, Emma Paterson, Helen Southernwood, Maggie Tam, Lilly Vadaneaux soprano
- Ananya Ajit, Lisa Blum, Zoe Shu, Maya Stubbings, Flora Tassinari, Isabella Theodosius, Megan Webb alto
- William Harris, James Kitchingman, Daniel Livermore, Nicholas Ong, John Richardson, Luca Zucchi tenor
- Alex Carter, Isaac Chan, Harry Elliot, John Gallant, Eoin Jenkins, Julius Kiln, Julian Manresa, Cameron Riley bass
- Daniel Blaze, Evie Perfect organ
- Graham Ross musical direction
About the performers
2022 was not just any old year for the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. With exactly half a century on the clock, the university choir celebrated a real milestone in its already impressive history. The path paved by conductors such as John Rutter and Timothy Brown has been successfully trodden by music director Graham Ross since 2010. In addition to gracing church services in the college chapel, the choir focuses on recordings on the Harmonia Mundi label and concert tours, which take them to the most prestigious venues. Numerous figures from the past, including John Tavener and Herbert Howells, appear as commissioned composers. With tradition and 'thrills' at the heart of the interpretation, the collective gets under your skin time and again to leave behind an unforgettable listening experience.