The Harvard University Choir 2018-12-09
The Memorial Church at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Set 1
radio intro
"Child of the Manger"
- Carlotta Ferrari [1837-1907] ]
text by Mary MacDonald [1789-1872]
translated from Gaelic by Lachlan Macbean [1853-1931]
refrain from the New Testament John 1:1
"Adeste, fidelis"
- Attributed to John Francis Wade [1711-1786]
- Descant by David Willcocks [1919-2015]
- organ interludes by John Ferris [1926-2008]
"Ave Maria" ("Hail Mary")
- Pierre-Louis Dietsch [1808-1865]
after "Nous voyons que le hommes"
- Jacques Arcadelt [1507-1568]
- Traditional Latin text
"There is No Rose"
- Benjamin Britten
from "A Ceremony of Carols", Op.28 [1942]
- Text by Anonymous, 15th century
"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" (aka "A Spotless Rose")
- German carol "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" [ca.1599]
- Michael Praetorius harmonization [1606]
"I Wonder as I Wander"
- Carl Rütti [1996]
- Text and original tune by John Jacob Niles [1892-1980]
- Setting and tune by Carl Rütti [1996]
"Sou-Gân"
- Traditional Welsh carol
- Edward Elwyn Jones arangement [2003]
"While Shepherds Watched" (aka "Sherburne") [1783]
- Daniel Read [1757-1836]
- Text by Nahum Tate [1652-1715]
"Ding Dong! Merrily on High"
- Traditional French carol
- Mack Wilberg arrangement [2007]
- English text by George Ratcliffe Woodward [1848-1934]
"Angels We Have Heard on High" ("Gloria")
- Traditional French melody "Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes"
- English text by Bishop James Chadwick [1813-1882]
- Harmonization by Edward Shippen Barnes [1887-1958]
"The Shepherd's Carol" by
- 2000 arrangement by Bob Chilcott [b.1955]
- Text by Clive Sansom [1910-1981]
"Still, Still, Still"
- Traditional Austrian carol
- Norman Luboff [1917-1967] arrangement [1958]
- English text by Marilyn [b.1929] and Alan [b.1925] Bergman
"The Three Kings" [aka "Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar"]
("Die Könige") [1856]
- by Peter Cornelius [1824-1874]
- Jonathan Dove [b.1959] arrangement [2000]
- Text by Dorothy L. Sayers [1893-1936]
"Personent Hodie"
- from "Piae Cantones" [1582]
- Gustav Holst [1874-1934] adaptation [1916]
- Descant by John Rutter [b.1945]
"All Bells in Paradise"
- John Rutter [2012]
"Christmas of the Witnesses", Op.1319 [2018]
- Carson Cooman [b.1982]
- Text by Euan Tait [b.1968]
"Silent Night" ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht ") [1818]
- Franz Xaver Gruber [1787-1863]
- Text by Joseph Mohr [1792-1848]
- Descants by Murray Forbes Somerville [b.1948]
"Nation shall Not Lift Up a Sword against Nation"
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, from "Dona nobis pacem" [1936]
- Texts from the Old Testament,
Isaiah; Leviticus; Psalms; Psalms 1;
Isaiah, Isaiahand 22;
and the New Testament:
Luke[King James Version]
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
- Text by Charles Wesley [ca.1739]
- music by Felix Mendelssohn
from "Festgesang zum Gutenbergfest"
(the "Gutenberg Cantata") [1840]
- William Hayman Cummings [1831-1915] adaptation
- Descant by David Wilcocks
outro
"Child of the Manger"
- Carlotta Ferrari [1837-1907] ]
text by Mary MacDonald [1789-1872]
translated from Gaelic by Lachlan Macbean [1853-1931]
refrain from the New Testament John 1:1
"Adeste, fidelis"
- Attributed to John Francis Wade [1711-1786]
- Descant by David Willcocks [1919-2015]
- organ interludes by John Ferris [1926-2008]
"Ave Maria" ("Hail Mary")
- Pierre-Louis Dietsch [1808-1865]
after "Nous voyons que le hommes"
- Jacques Arcadelt [1507-1568]
- Traditional Latin text
"There is No Rose"
- Benjamin Britten
from "A Ceremony of Carols", Op.28 [1942]
- Text by Anonymous, 15th century
"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" (aka "A Spotless Rose")
- German carol "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" [ca.1599]
- Michael Praetorius harmonization [1606]
"I Wonder as I Wander"
- Carl Rütti [1996]
- Text and original tune by John Jacob Niles [1892-1980]
- Setting and tune by Carl Rütti [1996]
"Sou-Gân"
- Traditional Welsh carol
- Edward Elwyn Jones arangement [2003]
"While Shepherds Watched" (aka "Sherburne") [1783]
- Daniel Read [1757-1836]
- Text by Nahum Tate [1652-1715]
"Ding Dong! Merrily on High"
- Traditional French carol
- Mack Wilberg arrangement [2007]
- English text by George Ratcliffe Woodward [1848-1934]
"Angels We Have Heard on High" ("Gloria")
- Traditional French melody "Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes"
- English text by Bishop James Chadwick [1813-1882]
- Harmonization by Edward Shippen Barnes [1887-1958]
"The Shepherd's Carol" by
- 2000 arrangement by Bob Chilcott [b.1955]
- Text by Clive Sansom [1910-1981]
"Still, Still, Still"
- Traditional Austrian carol
- Norman Luboff [1917-1967] arrangement [1958]
- English text by Marilyn [b.1929] and Alan [b.1925] Bergman
"The Three Kings" [aka "Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar"]
("Die Könige") [1856]
- by Peter Cornelius [1824-1874]
- Jonathan Dove [b.1959] arrangement [2000]
- Text by Dorothy L. Sayers [1893-1936]
"Personent Hodie"
- from "Piae Cantones" [1582]
- Gustav Holst [1874-1934] adaptation [1916]
- Descant by John Rutter [b.1945]
"All Bells in Paradise"
- John Rutter [2012]
"Christmas of the Witnesses", Op.1319 [2018]
- Carson Cooman [b.1982]
- Text by Euan Tait [b.1968]
"Silent Night" ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht ") [1818]
- Franz Xaver Gruber [1787-1863]
- Text by Joseph Mohr [1792-1848]
- Descants by Murray Forbes Somerville [b.1948]
"Nation shall Not Lift Up a Sword against Nation"
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, from "Dona nobis pacem" [1936]
- Texts from the Old Testament,
Isaiah; Leviticus; Psalms; Psalms 1;
Isaiah, Isaiahand 22;
and the New Testament:
Luke[King James Version]
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
- Text by Charles Wesley [ca.1739]
- music by Felix Mendelssohn
from "Festgesang zum Gutenbergfest"
(the "Gutenberg Cantata") [1840]
- William Hayman Cummings [1831-1915] adaptation
- Descant by David Wilcocks
outro
Set 2
Organ preludes and postlude:
Thomas Sheehan, organ
Preludes:
"Fantasia di natale su Adeste, fideles†(2015)
- Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975)
"Greensleeves [1934]
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
- Arranged by Stanley Roper (1878–1953)
"Christmas", Op. 80 [1918]
- Arthur Foote (1853–1937)
The Dawn of Redeeming Grace [2003]
- Judith Bingham (b. 1952)
"A Festive Voluntary:
Variations on Good King Wenceslas" [1986]
- Petr Eben (1929–2007)
postlude:
Improvisations on "Adeste, fidelis" [2005]
- Francis Pott [b.1957]
Thomas Sheehan, organ
Preludes:
"Fantasia di natale su Adeste, fideles†(2015)
- Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975)
"Greensleeves [1934]
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
- Arranged by Stanley Roper (1878–1953)
"Christmas", Op. 80 [1918]
- Arthur Foote (1853–1937)
The Dawn of Redeeming Grace [2003]
- Judith Bingham (b. 1952)
"A Festive Voluntary:
Variations on Good King Wenceslas" [1986]
- Petr Eben (1929–2007)
postlude:
Improvisations on "Adeste, fidelis" [2005]
- Francis Pott [b.1957]
Set 3
Comment
Harvard University Choir
Edward Elwyn Jones, Choirmaster and organ
Thomas Sheehan, organ and Associate Choirmaster
at The Memorial Church
at Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
December 09, 2019
2018-12-09
WHRB-FM Harvard University radio live broadcast
109th Annual Christmas Carols Service;
traditional and contemporary songs.
Organ preludes set and postlude
are included.
Edward Elwyn Jones, Choirmaster and organ
Thomas Sheehan, organ and Associate Choirmaster
at The Memorial Church
at Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
December 09, 2019
2018-12-09
WHRB-FM Harvard University radio live broadcast
109th Annual Christmas Carols Service;
traditional and contemporary songs.
Organ preludes set and postlude
are included.
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