The Holy Birth #1050
…timeless musical gifts from many hands and many lands celebrated the festival of Christmas.
Hour 1
TRADITIONAL (arranged by Chapman): Bring a torch, Jennette Isabella. TRADITIONAL (arranged by Dragon & Peter Richard Conte): O Tannenbaum –Philadelphia Brass Ensemble; Peter Richard Conte (1911 Wanamaker/Grand Court, Macy’s Center City, Philadelphia, PA) Gothic G49294
ANDRÉ FLEURY: Variations on a Burgundian Noël –François Lemanissier (1893 Debierre/Eglise Sainte-Croix de Saint-Lô, France) & (1968; 1987 Beuchet-Debierre/Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô, France) Triton 331137
JEAN LANGLAIS: La Nativité –George C. Baker (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Solstice CD-240
HERBERT SUMSION: The Holy Birth –Gloucester Cathedral Choir, John Sanders, conductor; Mark Blatchly (1898 Henry Willis; 1971 Hill, Norman & Beard; 1999 Nicholson/Gloucester Cathedral, England, UK) Priory PRCD5033
HERMANN SCHROEDER: In dulci jubilo –William Watkins (1957 Aeolian-Skinner/Georgetown Presbyterian, Washington, DC) Vermont Organ Academy 02
DENIS BÉDARD: Variations on In dulci jubilo –Thomas Fitches (1928 Casavant Frères/Anglican Church of St. Clement, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) RCCO 09
ANTHONY HAMMOND: Improvisation-Toccata on Adeste Fidelis –Anthony Hammond (1912 Harrison & Harrison/St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England, UK) Priory PRCD1038
Filler –MARCEL DUPRÉ (see below)
Hour 2
JERRY HERMAN: We need a little Christmas. ALFRED BURT (arranged by Steven Ball): A Carol Medley –Steven Ball (1929 Möller/Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA) StevenBall 01
CARLO RÜTTI: I wonder as I wander. JUDITH BINGHAM: The Shepherd’s Gift –BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury, conductor; Robert Quinney (1954 Harrison/The Temple Church, London, England, UK) Signum 067
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN: Allein Gott in der Höh –Éric Lebrun (1810 Kyburz/Santa Maria de Maó, Menorca, Spain) Solstice CD-187
JOHANN HEINRICH BUTTSTETT: How brightly shines the Morningstar –Shin-Ae Chun (1985 C.B. Fisk/Moore Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Chun 2005
BERNARD WAYNE SANDERS: Variations on Ihr Kinderlein Kommet –Julian Bewig (2002 Fischer & Krämer/St. Mary Church, Emsdetten, Germany) Classicophon 2009-010
MARCEL DUPRÉ: Nativité, from Symphonie-Passion, Opus 22 –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1980 Virtanen/Cathedral, Turku, Finland) MILS 10110
HERBERT BUFFINGTON: Improvisation on Joy to the World –Herbert Buffington (2009 Schlueter/Immaculate Heart of Mary RCC, Atlanta, GA) Sonare 2009
Filler –JEAN LANGLAIS (see above)
